I-29 detours, first arrivals fill watering holes:
Bad News for Bikers using I-29:
A sand bagged interstate?
It's an unreal scene. Water on both sides of the interstate, from St. Joseph, Mo, on north all the way up to Omaha, Ne, including the eastern bank of the swollen Missouri river. Louisiana, Mississippi bayou country has nothing on the lowlanders here. Farm houses, barns, etc, sit on pinnacles of wet island, surrounded by thousands of acres of prime farm land, underwater. You'd need a boat to get to them.
For bikers, this means time costly delays in getting to Sturgis from the southeast, south, and some of the western areas of the country. Bottom line: Avoid I-29 from St Joseph to north of Omaha/Council Bluffs like the plague, or be prepared to visit little towns like "Tarkio", home of an 1800's one room school house, and some very tasty deep fried fish 'n' chicken.
Two Sturgis bars packed last evening:
Full Throttle: You couldn't park another bike in the lot. It looked like the sales picture of Barnett HD in El Paso. The new kid, EasyRider's steakhouse is hard to miss, slap on Lazelle, at the busy intersection, it fronts right up to the street, and features three levels, with two balconies where you can gawk at the bike traffic. The two balconies were full of people.
9am this morning, It's on:
I wouldn't call it packed on Main, bikes are just beginning to park down the middle of the street. Traffic jam on Lazelle, with bikers heading out to to the many natural attractions. I took a few shots to compare before and after. We'll get them to you when the crowd arrives. Meanwhile, we'll be gathering biker audio, vids, and pics.
Oh yeah, the weather is really fine. A little humidity today, but not enough to complain about. Unlike at the ABM compound, you can actually go outside and not sweat through your shirt in 10 minutes. Future temps are predicted to be in the 80's and even a few 70's..with lows down into the 50's. This could be the best Sturgis riding weather in the past ten years.
One more thing:
The town has installed portable traffic lights at a few intersections. When you see one, there is bound to be a cop parked nearby. Forewarned.
A sand bagged interstate?
It's an unreal scene. Water on both sides of the interstate, from St. Joseph, Mo, on north all the way up to Omaha, Ne, including the eastern bank of the swollen Missouri river. Louisiana, Mississippi bayou country has nothing on the lowlanders here. Farm houses, barns, etc, sit on pinnacles of wet island, surrounded by thousands of acres of prime farm land, underwater. You'd need a boat to get to them.
For bikers, this means time costly delays in getting to Sturgis from the southeast, south, and some of the western areas of the country. Bottom line: Avoid I-29 from St Joseph to north of Omaha/Council Bluffs like the plague, or be prepared to visit little towns like "Tarkio", home of an 1800's one room school house, and some very tasty deep fried fish 'n' chicken.
Two Sturgis bars packed last evening:
Full Throttle: You couldn't park another bike in the lot. It looked like the sales picture of Barnett HD in El Paso. The new kid, EasyRider's steakhouse is hard to miss, slap on Lazelle, at the busy intersection, it fronts right up to the street, and features three levels, with two balconies where you can gawk at the bike traffic. The two balconies were full of people.
9am this morning, It's on:
I wouldn't call it packed on Main, bikes are just beginning to park down the middle of the street. Traffic jam on Lazelle, with bikers heading out to to the many natural attractions. I took a few shots to compare before and after. We'll get them to you when the crowd arrives. Meanwhile, we'll be gathering biker audio, vids, and pics.
Oh yeah, the weather is really fine. A little humidity today, but not enough to complain about. Unlike at the ABM compound, you can actually go outside and not sweat through your shirt in 10 minutes. Future temps are predicted to be in the 80's and even a few 70's..with lows down into the 50's. This could be the best Sturgis riding weather in the past ten years.
One more thing:
The town has installed portable traffic lights at a few intersections. When you see one, there is bound to be a cop parked nearby. Forewarned.
posted by americanbikerminute at 9:06 AM
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