Today is the anniversary of D-Day, the invasion of Normandy in 1944. Remember our soldiers and the sacrifices they made for us.
We were up at 6:00 AM, still functioning on Eastern time. It was good to finally meet Condi, a VROC newsgroup regular that we had not crossed paths with until now. Lucky Al rolled in before breakfast after covering 1,540 miles in 23:11 hours on his way in from New Jersey. This qualifies him for a Bunburner Gold with the Iron Butt Association and Sherm and I were honoured to be the official witnesses of his arrival.
We had breakfast at the cafe here and Mal and Yvettes arrived from Lead as we were eating. We sat around and talked for a while and then Serm and I took his Toyota truck to Lead to wash it. Afterwards, we drove back to Deadwood via US 85, stopping to check out Whistler Gulch Campground. We saw where Stewey was set up and found Hal (Redeemed) getting his campsite established.
Back at the hotel, we caught the green Deadwood Trolley and rode at around a lot of its route before getting off and hitting the soup and salad bar at Tin Lizzie's Casino. Then we walked back up the main street to Gold Country where we sat around and greeted the new arrivals as they rolled in. It was a very nice, warm, sunny day.
For supper, Mal, Yvette, Sherm, Sandy and I headed up to Mad Man'z Pizza in Lead. As we reached the top of the mountain, we saw black clouds coming our way. Resigned to a wet ride back, we went inside and ordered food. Sherm was trying to track down a house in town that Mary Baker Eddy was associated with somewhere in Lead. He asked a police officer who was getting supper and he took us next door to the local historian. The gentleman directed us to the Glover House, a home Mrs. Eddy had built for her miner son George Washington Glover. I also got talking to a local man and his wife outside the restaurant and found out that Dan had been Jamey's boss.
When we came out after supper, we found the rain clouds had split and gone either side of us. Mal, Yvette and I rode back via 85 while Sherm and Sandy went looking for the Glover House. Back at the hotel, we mingled in the parking lot and turned in about 10:00 PM.
Skid's Photos
Hal (Redeemed)
Lucky Al finishes his Bunburner Gold
Lots of spare gas for the long run
Flamekiller rolls in wearing his custom riding pants
Sherm and a very tired Lucky Al
Yvette, Hal and Sandy
You can ride the loop as long as you want for a buck
Mal tries a different bike as JR, Condi and Yvette look on
Lunch at Tin Lizzie's
Condi, Mal, Sherm and Lucky Al
Southern Draw, JR and Condi
Ronda and Stewey
Mal, Yvette and Lucky Al
Looks like Yummy's and has Pennsylvania plates, too
A Deadwood service worker?
The trolley on Main St.
Wompus on an alternative vehicle
Bucky has arrived
Trouble, Grampa D, Condi, JR and Sixpack Jack
Stockbridge Richard and Wompus
Mal, Sherm, Grampa D, JR, Sixpack and Condi
Kioti and RJ
Lucky Al, Yvette, Southern Draw and Rem at the registration table
Lucky Al and Yvette with armslengths of raffle tickets
Ev (Reverse) and Flamekiller
Rem and Reverse
Hal (Redeemed)
Our host Jamey T with his usual smile
Malachi
kopperhed's new Vaquero
Rainman, Jamey T, Mal and Redeemed
Teri, John and Trouble
Bucky, Sandy, Sherm and Southern Draw
Big house in Lead South Dakota
The local cop, the local historian and his wife
Wrong Turn and KT
Stewey and Cranky
Stewey, Cranky and Brillo
Mal, Jamey T, kopperhed, KT and Wrong Turn
Deb, Trouble and Sandy
Sandy's Photos
Southern Draw, Mal and Sherm on the trolley
The Pump House - a local Deadwood restaurant
Rolling green hills
A go-kart track on US 85 in Deadwood
I wonder how long you can stay parked?
The historic Franklin Hotel - Deadwood
Mustang Sally's - Deadwood
Southern Draw and JR - Tin Lizzie's - Deadwood
Malachi - Tin Lizzie's - Deadwood
Ronda and Stewey - Tin Lizzie's - Deadwood
Sherm, Yvette and Malachi - Tin Lizzie's - Deadwood
Malachi and Lucky Al - Tin Lizzie's - Deadwood
Me - - Tin Lizzie's - Deadwood
The Glover House built for the son of Mary Baker Eddy - Lead
Blue deer in the Glover House yard
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