Petrified Forest Photos
Petrified Forest, Piedmont, SD
Photos From the Petrified Forest of the Black Hills
When I first arrived at the campground in Piedmont, SD I noticed there was a sign for a petrified forest that seemed to be located somewhere on the grounds that our cabin was located. After spending the day in Spearfish Canyon, Deadwood and the motocross races we decided to spend a little time back at the cabin. I spoke with one of the girls that worked there and she told me that the petrified forest was just over the hill that was behind the cabin. We decided to go check it out.
I have been to a few petrified forests over the years, and most of them have been quite unimpressive. This was was an exception to the rule. There were complete trees laying around. If you looked or touched them without knowing what you were looking at, they would probably appear as nothing more than rocks. When you paid closer attention you could see that these were definitely trees that were over 120 million years old! That is pretty cool in my book. These photos are from the petrified forest as well as the surrounding valley. After checking out the forest we headed into town for a little dinner at the Sawtooth Saloon.
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Categories: Photos Tags: 2010 Limited, 70th Annual Black Hills Rally and Races, Canon EOS Rebel, geek good girl, Petrified Forest, Photos, pictures, Piedmont, South Dakota, Tanya
Photos from Deadwood, South Dakota
Photos from Deadwood
Bike Week, Black Hills Rally
After riding through Spearfish Canyon, you are dropped off in Lead followed by Deadwood. Lead does not really have a lot to offer and as Tanya had never been to Deadwood before it was decided that we would stop there for lunch and to check out the hot bikes. Deadwood has really changed a lot since my first visit in 1986. I guess the combination of bikers and casinos has paid off for them. I am not really sure why Sturgis does not have any casinos, or if they do have them, where they are hidden.
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Categories: Photos Tags: 2010 Limited, 70th Annual Black Hills Rally and Races, Canon EOS Rebel, Deadwood, geek good girl, harley-davidson, motorcycles, Photos, pictures, South Dakota, Sturgis, Tanya
Photos From Spearfish Canyon
Photos of Our Ride Through Spearfish Canyon
70th Annual Black Hills Rally & Races 2010
On Saturday, I decided to take Tanya on a ride through Spearfish Canyon. The Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway is billed as one of the most beautiful rides in the country. We started off in Spearfish, then rode it to Deadwood, Boulder Canyon and back into Sturgis. It was kind of rainy, so I did not make as many stops as I would have if it was dry, but we enjoyed the ride thoroughly.
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Categories: Photos Tags: 2010 Limited, Canon EOS Rebel, geek good girl, harley-davidson, Photos, riding, South Dakota, Spearfish Canyon, Sturgis, Tanya
Photos of a day in Sturgis and Rapid City
Sturgis and Rapid City, SD
70th Annual Black Hills Rally and Races, August 2010
We woke up to an absolutely gorgeous day in South Dakota. Not too hot, not too cold. Well rested and a great latte prepared by Tanya (yes, she brought her latte machine and special blend of coffee with her), and we were ready to roll. I was pleasantly surprised by the lack of traffic. I had spoken to a few people on their way home from Sturgis and had been led to believe that there were more than 1.250 million attendees. Well, if there were that many people they had sure thinned out by Friday.
These photos are primarily of Main Street in Sturgis, although we did need to make a quick visit to Black Hills Harley-Davidson in Rapid City to take care of an electrical short with the Limited’s tail light.
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Categories: Photos Tags: 2010 Limited, 70th Annual Black Hills Rally and Races, Black Hills Harley-Davidson, geek good girl, Photos, pictures, Rapid City, riding, South Dakota, Sturgis, Tanya
A Picture a Day, July 2010
Photo of the Day, Project 365
July 2010 Photos
July 2010 Photos
Sorry this is late, but there was a legitimate reason which I will not go into here. July was a pretty active month. It started off with some friends taking me out to dinner and then to see Devo in concert. It was pretty fun. I should probably put up a gallery from the show. The next day I flew to Indiana to visit Tanya and to participate in the annual GotWebHost.com 4th of July Extravaganza. Tanya flew home with me to attend VidCon and then we spent several days celebrating my birthday. Other than that, the highlight of the month had to be when I visited Gu Gu Sushi & Roll and discovered they had created a GotBaddog.com roll in my honor. It is delicious.
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Categories: Project 365 Tags: 2010 Limited, Buddy, daily, geek good girl, gotbaddog roll, Gu Gu sushi and roll, Indiana, LA to Vegas, Las Vegas, picture of the day, pictures, Project 365, restaurants, Tanya, VidCon, walking, Wii
