We took Lake Sheridan Road to US Hwy 385 and practically had the road to ourselves. That's almost unheard of during rally week. It's nice when it does happen because no one is pushing us faster than we want to ride and we aren't pushing anyone else along.
We arrived in Deadwood around 2:30-ish, parked in the big lot across from the casinos, and walked the length of Main Street down to the Mineral Palace Casino to have dinner with our friends from North Dakota.
A few beers and steaks later, we toddled down to the casino and I dropped a twenty into an interesting looking machine. I started slow, like I always do, and I got a bonus spin. Then I got another bonus spin. And another. Pretty soon I was up about $50.00. That was when Lin told us that she had found a roulette machine.
We spent the next half hour or so playing roulette before we got the weather report from our friends who were wandering around outside. The clouds had turned black to the south and east, so we decided to cash out and head back to the cabin.
The skies over Deadwood had cleared by the time we got out to the bikes and on the road back, but we could see the blackness in the distance. Heading down US Hwy 385 we watched the sky with our eyes on the clouds. Luck was on our side all the way from Deadwood to Rapid City. The roads were still wet in spots, and we could tell that we had missed the rain by mere moments. But overall, the trip back was dry and incident free.
Tomorrow we ride Iron Mountain Road and Needles Highway.
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