What's going on here?

So, what's going on here?

The IU Rugby Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary on September 8. The Mayan calendar "runs out of time" a couple months later, and some believe that this may portend the end of the World. Whether that's the case or not, we intend to make this a celebration for the ages, and have branded this event as the EOTW Celebration.

Being rugby guys, we've got some crazy plans for the weekend. Like a golf tournament, a parade, an "old boys" match against our arch-rival Purdue alumni, and a banquet at the IU Memorial Union, from which the rugby club was once banned. Just a guess, but I think that a couple of our favorite college bars might also see a spike in business.

I've always wanted to do another cross-country ride on my Harley, and just in case the World really does end, I figure I can kill two birds with one rock by riding my bike to the EOTW Celebration from Newport Beach, CA. The round-trip distance of my intended route looks to be just over 5,000 miles, and I'll be travelling through 13 states. So I'll give myself +/- 3 weeks to get'er done.

I plan on making some fun stops along the way, including 6 national parks, and will try and invoke my usual biker travel-habits as much as I can; like taking smaller roads when possible, staying away from chain restaurants, and starting a conversation with a local at each stop. I always learn some interesting stuff this way.

A lot of friends like to follow my travels when I do something crazy like this, and I've found these blogs to be a pretty fun way of sharing a story. If you follow this one, I hope that you enjoy the ride! If you'd like to read about some of my other adventures, just click on one of the links at the bottom right.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

The Devil's Tower, Spearfish Canyon





From Deadwood, I rode up to Sturgis (not much is happening there without the biker crowds) , and then over to the Devil's Tower, which is about 60 miles away.  The formation was dedicated as the Nation's first national monument in 1903, and figured prominently in the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind.



On the way back to Deadwood, I rode through Spearfish Canyon.


Which is about 30 miles of this.




Stunning scenery, and an empty road.  Stopped for a road soda at the end, then back to the campsite to unwind a bit.  After dark, I took the campground shuttle into town for the final night of the Deadwood Jam, which featured Styx as the headliner.
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