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Day 55 Sat 8-9

Rockerville Sturgis/Spear Fish 8:30a 3:30p 30,682 30,773 91 Sunny and very hot all day then major thunder and rain storm in the early evening
                 
Travel Highlights              
We got to Sturgis around 10:30 and were able to park on the main street. We spent 3-4 hours walking the town and looking at event t-shirts and bike stuff. Within 2 hours the streets were so packed that you had to park many blocks or more away and the sidewalks were shoulder-to-shoulder bikers from all walks of life. It got very hot and we had a lot of fun. The more we walked around, the more we discovered. This is one massive event that packs a fair size town plus every plot of dirt, parking lot or town within miles. The experience was well worth the effort to get here. We arrived at our KOA cabin by mid afternoon and went for a swim to cool down, followed by a movie. The movie was good but much to our surprise it was pouring when we got out. It was so clear and hot when we left the KOA that we were in shorts and t-shirts and had zero foul weather gear. As it turned out we waited a few minutes and the rain stopped. We got home 95% dry and enjoyed a wonderful lightening show before bed. Yea, I almost forgot. I was in such a hurry to get home from the movie and avoid the rain that I forgot I had put the wheel lock on the bike. As soon as we started to move, the bike came to a sudden halt and it was all I could do to keep from dropping it. A guy on a bike next to us came over and helped me upright it and all was well, but very close to a disaster.

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