Gophers and Cheese

With the last bike night of the year just around the corner, I figured I should get photos from this month's bike night at Forgotten Star , hosted by The Litas Twin Cities , on the blog.  The weather cooperated again and there was a good turnout at the brewery.

Saturday morning, I packed up the tent in Elk Mountain Campground and headed north, spotting some buffalo along the way.

The weather was still quite nice in mid-September and I decided, rather last-minute, to take a couple of days off and ride to the Black Hills.  I left on Friday the 13th.  I opted to avoid I-90 and take a slightly northern route through Pierre, SD.  This is Apol's Harley-Davidson in Raymond, which is along the way.  My Road King was loaded with supplies and camping gear to make the trip comfortable as I knew I'd be in for a lot of miles in a short amount of time.  I even dusted off the ol' windshield and threw it on to reduce fatigue and act as a bug shield.