Hill City, South Dakota

After our drive through the hills, we stopped off in Hill City to have lunch. We've heard so much about the Alpine Inn that we figured that we were way past due to dine there. It was a wonderful meal, the service is top notch and they kept the place deliciously cool! Heads up- they don't take credit cards, but they do have an ATM in the lobby which is quite convenient☺

Upon exiting we saw this...

The street had begun to fill with motorcycles on both sides of the street plus down the middle of the road was one lane of bikes. Main street is "bikes only", no cars period!

I'm not one for riding motorcycles really, but I sure can appreciate the art and design work that goes into making custom bikes and the custom leather saddle bags. I like to think of it as an art show on wheels.

And to think, this is just a "little" example of how this week will be because today is the kick of of Sturgis Bike Week 2009.