Around Here (Sturgis Edition)

Last weekend I went to Sturgis.

It was basically the best.

It was crazy and crowded and full of bikers from all over the place. While I’m positive there are some scary people that come to Sturgis, I met nothing but the super awesome ones. Really nice men and women from all over the country, of all ages and backgrounds. Burly old biker dudes that were just big ol’ teddy bears. Sweet older women (some of whom wandered around in nothing but pasties and body paint!) and kind young bartenders who were in town for the rally.

We went to Full Throttle Saloon Thursday night and danced, watched burnouts and explosions, listened to live music, and searched for the perfect souvenirs. On Saturday we went down to the rally on the last big day, early in the morning to find spots on the strip. We had breakfast, walked up and down looking at bikes, took photos from the top of the towers, and bought our official Sturgis pins and gaurdian bells for the bikes. Then we hauled butt out of their before enormous hail and strong winds came ripping through town.

Monday we made the eight hour ride back to Colorado through Wyoming, where we managed to run out of gas in the middle of nowhere. Thankfully, there were several nice people traveling down the road, one of whom let us siphon gas from his tank so we could make it to the next town.

It was an adventure, that’s for sure.

One I hope to have again some day… only on my own bike. 😉