Bad boys, Badlands

Day 6 - Today we road the bikes to the Badlands.  It is a long haul just to get to the beginning of the park, but well worth it once you get there.  Pam had studied up on the geological beginnings of the area and educated the rest of us heathens.  We stopped several times on the ride, the first being a little bar just outside the park, the same place we stopped at on the last trip.  We also stopped at the entry gate as we saw one motorcycle after the other pay with credit card!  How frustrating.  You would think the first bikes would pay for the rest as they were together.  I think they may have been from outside the U.S..

Once we finally got into the park, we were able to enjoy all the sites.  The Badland is a very desolate and inhospitable terrain, but beautiful at the same time.  The wind today was wicked, pushing the bikes from the side, making it difficult riding.  We stopped on several occasions to take pictures and enjoy the view.

Badlands

Bad Asses

I've often made reference to our trailering our bikes on previous trips, but that is now behind us as we "Rode Ours".  After seeing someone trailiering their bike through the Badlands, I do not feel that bad anymore.

After the Badlands, we went to Wall Drug.  Wall Drug basically takes up the entire town of Wall.  It started as a mercantile, drug store and turned into a major tourist attraction with its quirky shops, cafeteria and yes, nickel coffee.  Please keep in mind that you so have to pay for refills.

Nickel Coffee at Wall Drugs

After lunch and browsing in Wall, we rode back to Sturgis to pick up a few odds and ends we did not get the previous day.  I'm quite convinced that we are doing more to stimulate the economy than president Obama.  All I can say is that it is a good thing we brought the pick up!  We rode home before it was dark and the enjoyed a lovely evening with dinner on the veranda.  Tomorrow we start our drive home.

See you on the road.