You can tell we're winding down on this vacation with one day (Saturday) left to go. The 150 miles we put on the bike today was both fun and beautiful and also exhausting. Much of the ride was through the Black Hills which got their name because, from a distance, the hills look black!
Through the Black Hills we rode south to Custer State Park for the wildlife loop where, in 2008, we saw all kinds of wildlife, including buffalo. Today, they must've had the day off as all we saw were some prairie dogs (cute, but not buffalo), an elk/caribou/member of the deer family from a long way away, and finally a lot of burros with their hands out, er, mouths out for food from tourists ignoring the "don't feed the animals" signs.
The only buffalo I saw was the buffalo burger on my plate at lunch in Custer, SD. This was probably the best overall meal we've had on the whole trip. After lunch, we ambled down the street to a fur shop and saw all kinds of skins and skeletons from the critters who must've had the day off at the wildlife loop.
One small bump in the road with Jim and Tom. They left this a.m. to make the trip home in 2 days, not the 2 1/2 we spent coming out here. Apparently in Sturgis they stopped for gas and Jim's bike would simply not restart. He eventually had it towed to the Harley dealer in Rapid City and looks like the line in front of his for service is so big he's renting a car and driving back to stay with us for the evening. More on that tomorrow when we know the cause, but I told him that both Cheryl and I have had bike problems before so just to keep it in perspective.
That's the full excitement for today. No specific plans for tomorrow but will very likely do one more swing through Sturgis and see if we can not get in any trouble. More tomororw.
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