2008_08_04

By far, the longest day out ride of the trip. This ride was about 377 miles total, but what a fantastic ride it was. We got an early start on a cloudy and foggy morning, but it later turned out to be a cool and dry day. We traveled North, through the Spearfish canyon, then a short visit to what was the second largest gold mine in the world at Lead SD, that is, until it closed in 2002. Then, into Wyoming for a visit to Devils Tower then backtracking to Sturgis to watch the crazy people. We dropped back by the Lucky Nugget in Deadwood for the evening buffet then a late evening trip back to Custer after dark. We were constantly on the go from 8am until about 11 pm. It all added up to a very memorable day.