Deadwood / Sturgis

Deadwood is a cute little town loaded with casinos, restaurants, bars, gift, and art shops.  Parking is a premium here and pricey.  We toured the local gift shops and attended a saturday evening mass while here.  We visited this town and Sturgis the same day.  Sturgis is a city in South Dakota near Mount Rushmore where 750,000 motorcyclists assemble once per year from all around the world.  This year, it starts on August 4 for 10 days and we arrived 2 weeks before the party as they were setting up tents in vacant lots.  Nearly 25% of the shops were vacant and the 1/2 of the remaining shops sold tee shirts and base ball hats with the rally logo on them.  I purchased last years shirt for $5, as the 2014 shirts were $20.  There was a festival in the local park with food and music that we strolled through.  The locals stay away from Sturgis during the motorcycle festival and I don't see any reason to visit this town at any other time.  The included pictures here are of Deadwood and that is worth a visit.