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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 07:51 PM
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What's the best place for tent camping near Sturgis?
 
Old Jul 20, 2012 | 08:06 PM
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What's the best place for tent camping near Sturgis?
Depends on what atmosphere you want. Shade valley is nice and relatively quiet. Stayed there last year and doing it again this year.
 
Old Jul 20, 2012 | 09:54 PM
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My wife and I are both LEO and I want to attend this event sometime, how much of the 1% is represented, I don't want to work while on vacation.
 
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My wife and I are both LEO and I want to attend this event sometime, how much of the 1% is represented, I don't want to work while on vacation.
This is a non issue......come and enjoy you will be among friends....
 
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Hog Heaven campground has the best showers and quiet after 10......
 
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So many rides! I love all of them, I could do Spearfish Canyon 20 times and not get tired of it..
This is my favorite bar...
 
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Will be my 3rd Year in a row for Sturgis lot of great rides ...
 
Old Jul 21, 2012 | 02:23 PM
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Take the NPS tour of the Minuteman missile control center and silo. Then go the the air museum at Ellsworth AFB, where they take you down into an real silo. Then get the maps, and ride around the boonies looking for where the silos where before they imploded them.

Wall Drug is a have-to....

Thunderhead Underground Falls on 44 outside Rapid City

Hot Springs used to have its own wild life, but failing that, a dip in the hot springs.
 

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If you haven't been to the Crazy Horse Monument I highly recommend a trip there. It's not far from Hill City and in my opinion puts Rushmore to shame, even though it's not finished yet.

If you go the best time is before sunset. That way you can see it in the daylight and hang around for the display they put on after the sun goes down. It's really awesome.



 
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