Black Hills of Dakota

Sturgis is a relatively small town of a few thousand but swells to around 250,000 over the week of the motorcycle rally. It is nestled against the Black Hills of South Dakota and about 15 minutes ride to Deadwood and about an hour to Mt Rushmore. We rode Spearfish Canyon in the Black Hills – yet another stunning piece of scenery. We also visited Deadwood – one of the original “wild west” towns best known perhaps for being the place where Wild Bill Hickok was murdered while playing poker. It is also the place Calamity Jane made a name for herself and where Wyatt Earp earned some money providing firewood to gold prospectors before he moved on to Tombstone.

There are a number of other fascinating places within easy ride of Sturgis also, including the Crazy Horse memorial – giant rock sculpture that is a work in progress, the wildlife loop road and a number of caves.