Mountain Run & Sturgis MC Rally July/August 2020

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June 24th & 25th On the road to Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and South Dakota

Passing through Routt National Forest

July 26th Around Yamba State Park

Road going to Steamboat from Yampa State Park

Yampa River

RV Camp at Yampa State Park

July 27th Motorcycle Trip

Beautiful weather for a motorcycle ride through the mountains and into the small western towns.

Wildlife on motorcycles in Oak Creek, CO at Colorado Bar & Grill. The ram is on an Indian MC. Google Map Location

Taking the long way to lunch:)

Canyon driving near Hot Sulphur Springs, CO on US-40

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests along CO-125 with a view of Parkview Mountain

Home on the range or at least range cattle near the road on CO-131

June 28th R & R day

Sunrise on the eastern horizon facing Steamboat Springs, CO

The interpretive path around the campground takes you by the ramp to access the Yampa River.

June 29th Flaming Gorge, UT - Cedar Springs Campground

When it's cooler outside the RV, stay outside in the camping chair.

It's beer:30 now that the RV has come to a stop for the day.

Early morning, departing the Flaming Gorge recreational area.

Leaving Cedar Springs campground and heading to the Tetons next.

June 30th - Aug 2nd - Teton National Forest Area

We have been here several times in the Bridger–Teton National Forest located in western Wyoming and it is still one of our favorite camp spots. The forest consists of 3.4 million acres, making it the third largest National Forest outside Alaska.

The camping patio is open for shrimp tacos, $1 beers, and scenic views. #CampingLife

Our camp spot in the Bridger–Teton National Forest

Early morning view of the Tetons and Snake River off of US-26

Spot the RV! Heading up through Shell Canyon to the campground.

August 2nd was a travel day from Tetons to Wyoming's Big Horn National Forest. Shoshoni, WY was was just some of the canyon driving and sight seeing we did that day. Around this area you can stay along the reservoir at Boysen State Park and view Boysen Peak.

Aug 3rd - 6th Big Horn National Forest - Owen Creek Campground

After a travel day we usually follow up with R & R day upon arriving at the new location. Owen Creek Campground near Granite Pass, elevation 9033ft on US-14.

Drone view of Shell Canyon

Shell Falls in the Bighorn National Forest on Shell Creek, about halfway down Shell Canyon, and a few miles upstream from the town of Shell in northeast Wyoming. The falls are 120 feet in height and tumble over basement rock of granite

This remote canyon in Northern Wyoming offers amazing views of Shell Creek and the surrounding mountains and cliffs. Roadside markers help showcase the unique geological formations in this area, It's a great day for a motorcycle ride!

Jeep Day around the forest. Route 26 along Woodchuck Creek

Lars found this spot and a couple others at Tie Flume campground that back up to the South Tongue River. They will be on the list for the next time we are this way.

Haven't seen as much wildlife on this trip as we have on others trips but we did get see this moose on the way back to camp.

August 6th Travel Day from Big Horn National Forest to South Dakota

US Hwy 14A east winds through steep canyon terrain and high alpine meadows from Burgess Junction.

Arrival included passing by Crazy Horse and then into Hill City, SD

Pactola Reservoir on US-385 about 15 miles from Rapid City

August 7th - the Needles Highway, Custer State Park, Hill City.

Needles Eye Tunnel - SD-87

Sylvan Lake in Custer Park SD-87

Hill City, SD located 26 miles southwest of Rapid City on U.S. Highway 16 and on U.S. Route 385 that connects Deadwood to Hot Springs.

August 9th Sturgis, Deadwood, Spearfish Canyon

If you look closely you can see a path where a tornado touched down in the Spearfish Canyon area just a few weeks before the the rally. See the news link here.

Pactola Lake within the Black Hills National Forest is along US Hwy 385 and includes a marina, swimming, and campground area.

Due to Covid-19 we made a cameo appearance in downtown Sturgis. Road through town and onto Spearfish Canyon.

Click on picture for a view of downtown Deadwood.

Spearfish Canyon’s narrow, 1000-foot walls created by a creek-carved gorge is among the most spectacular scenery in the Black Hills.

August 10th - Hanging around the campground

August 10th - Creekside Mountain Resort our campground for the rally. Located just outside of Hill City, SD on Hwy 385. Notice the continuous motorcycles going by on the highway.

August 11th Sylvan Lake, Needles Highway, and Iron Mountain 16A

At 6100 feet in elevation, Sylvan Lake is a lake located in Custer State Park, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, It was created in 1881 when the Sunday Gulch Creek was built.

Cathedral Spires dot the landscape of Needles Highway.

Great day for a ride through the Needles.

he Needles Highway is more than a 14-mile road—it’s a spectacular drive through pine and spruce forests, meadows surrounded by rugged granite mountains.