an update

it has been three days since my last confession...... ha no just since I updated the trip.

Well on our lay over day in Sturgis, while we were waiting for members to catch up, we took a tour of Mt. Rushmore, it was a nice ride, warm day and not much traffic, compared to bike week. Carl was taking a picture for these two ladies I jumped in behind to be the random guy in the pic.One lady thought it was funny the other was pissed. Carl did take a nice pic of the two anyways. After Mt.Rushmore we had an easy stroll down the backside of the mountain and into Deadwood. For those of you out there who might like to know a little tidbit, Deadwood is where Wild Bill Hickcock was killed in 1890. After deadwood it was back to the hotel for a lazy evening. We went to the Loud American, a bar on the mainstreet of Sturgis, meet with the group from District seven, had a beer and got given some rules on the ride and then back to the hotel for the night. So that was our Sunday.

Monday we where good little kids and showed up at 6:45 for a 7 departure. Weather was good, the ride to Rapid City was good, after that the road was all new to me and let me tell you from Rapid City to Sioux Falls was fairly straight, so straight for three hundred k's, I think maybe 15 turns and not relly turns just slight bends. Besides the straight roads and bieng very flat, but still really interesting stuff to look at. Sioux Falls to Sioux City was more of the same except we crossed over the Missouri River, Carl spotted a big Turtle on the side of the road. we had no sign for turtle so I was confused. Sioux City is a really nice town, lots of old, really old brick buildings. Off to bed and up early.

Tuesday we didn't get up early as Carl had to get a new tire and the dealeship didn't open till 8:30 so we didn't get on the road until 10:30. The road is a good road, I-80 all the way across Iowa. to pass from Iowa into Illinois you get to cross over the Mississippi River, a really cool bridge and beautiful meandering river under it. From the bridge into Ottawa, Illinois is rolling planes and all covered in corn fields, lots and lots of corn fields, who wood have thunk.... tomorrow we head to Akron, Ohio.