Downtown Sturgis, SD - before the 75th Anniversary begins.
A happy T-shirt buyer.
Mt. Rushmore required photo.
Wall Drug Store - Wall, SD. Much to see.
South Dakota
July 08, 2015. Overnight in Sioux
Falls, South Dakota (Pop. 170,000). Traveled east all day.
This morning we rushed to get our tasks
behind us so we could see those things and places we wanted to visit before we
left the area. After leaving Deadwood we headed to Sturgis, a short ride
(10 miles or so), where we did a ride through of the town. The fixed
vendors were preparing for the big event (75th annual motorcycle gathering – A million
bikes are expected.), and some of the enthusiast were riding the streets.
I am not sure if the motorcycle riders we saw came early to stay for the
gathering, or if they were like us, just passing through. We fueled the
bikes, Larry bought tee shirts, and we were quickly on our way.
Mount Rushmore is approximately 25 miles
away so that was our next stop. Although it was early in the morning the
parking lots were nearing capacity, and once we got to the viewing area of the
memorial we were confronted with a mass of people. We made the requisite
photos, quickly went through the book/gift shop, and then we were again headed
to the bikes.
We navigated our way back to I-90, which
is the best way to cross the state from this point, and we were again headed
east. A hundred miles east of our
starting point for the day is Wall Drug Store, in Wall, South Dakota. Wall Drug Store is the biggest tourist shopping “store”
in all of the Midwest, and possibly all of the US. All approaching and connecting interstates
for 300 miles from Wall Drug Store has teaser signage beckoning the shopper to stop
at Wall Drug Store. There are hundreds of
signs, placed at infrequent intervals, all along the interstates. These signs apparently are most effective as
there were thousands of vehicles, campers, motorcycles, etc. parked over
several acres near the downtown Wall area.
There is ample street parking too, but these were mostly filled.
After leaving Wall we were back on the
road again. The rest of the day was
spent riding on the interstate (I-90).
South Dakota is the 5th least populated state and the plains
are extensive. The last photo included
with this posting is representative of the days viewing.
Another good day.
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