The plan for this leg of the trip was to travel a short distance from the Wall Drug Store area and set-up a base camp for four nights at a "BoonDocker's Welcome" host location just north of Rapid City, SD.  Then ride the motorcycle and tour some of the sights around the area.

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Ride: To Deadwood & Sturgis South Dakota In route to Deadwood South Dakota Snapshot of downtown Deadwood SD  Downtown Deadwood SD Breaktime in a Deadwood city park. In route to Sturgis South Dakota In route to Sturgis SD Welcome to Sturgis South Dakota - Downtown Downtown Sturgis Downtown Sturgis Downtown Sturgis Leaving Sturgis and heading for base camp. RVERTV "YouTuber" 82nd Sturgis Motorcycle Rally - Main Street. A visit to Sturgis SD - 2022 Ride: Wind Cave National Park Ride South Dakota Crazy Horse Memorial - view from the highway. Wind Cave NP Jim at Wind Cave Visitors Center          At the Wind Cave Visitors Center Temperatures hit 100+ degrees in Rapid City on the ride back to Base Camp! Shaded break area at the NP visitors center. Returning to the BoonDockers Welcome base camp. Swinging around to my RV to park the bike. Watching my footing in the large gravel :)                          "BoonDockers Welcome"  My Base Camp Location - Piedmont SD Excellent Scenic Area  -  Great BoonDocker Welcome (Hideaway) Hosts! If you are planning a trip to this area, motorcycle rider or not, you're not going to find any better Hosts! Ride:  Mt Rushmore & Custer SP Areas South Dakota Heading out and hitting the paved road.  Tony is riding his Can-Am Spyder. Breakfast at the Millstone Family Restaurant in Rapid City, SD. Turning left on SD-40 in Keystone, SD Tony P. and his Can-Am Spyder. Custer State Park Custer State Park Custer State Park, SD Tony P. & Jim M. Near Mt. Rushmore Scovel Johnson Tunnel Norbeck Overlook - Black Hills National Forest Dairy Queen break in Keystone, SD Mt. Rushmore Area Motorcycle Ride - Video It's Not the Destination It's the Journey