Devils Tower and No Panties Wednesday

Today started out bright and early at 9:30 and 86 degrees – promising to be a hot one before it ended. We accomplished our mission and were back in the campground by 6:30 p.m.

First stop was Aladdin, Wyoming, a little town just over the border. The whole town is for sale and it can be yours for a mere million and a half. It consists of a general store built in 1890, a 6-room motel, post office and a few trailer houses. Aladdin is always a stop on our agenda not only for a butt break but they’ve got ice cream there!!

Then it was on to Hulett where we did some shopping and managed to get a bite to eat. Hulett’s claim to fame is that Sturgis is where the Rally is, Hulett is where the party is. There are no rules in Hulett. At least that’s what the sign says. Wednesday of bike week is the big day for Hulett when they hold their famous/infamous Ham and Jam Day. They roast a number of pigs and there are free pork sandwiches for everyone. As I said, there are supposedly no rules – in Sturgis it’s against the law to drink on the streets, Hulett allows it. In Sturgis any form of nudity is against the law, Hulett allows it. The big party on Wednesday is known as No Panties Wednesday – I’ll leave the rest to your imagination. Enough said. If you want to know more you’ll have to go to Hulett on the Wednesday of Bike Week.

Then we visited Devil’s Tower – a somewhat spooky place that is actually the core of an old volcano. Remember the movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind? If you haven’t seen it, shame on you. It’s a classic by now. Go watch it.

Then we got on our bikes and proceeded to ride behind a Nipco heater. It was only 110 degrees out by this time of day. We all drank so much water we sloshed by the time we got back to camp.

Our last stop was at Beulah, Wyoming, famous for their burn out contests. For those of you who don’t know, burnouts are racing your engine and spinning your back tire in place until it blows up. The one who lasts the longest wins. But what does he actually win? Possible damage to his bike and having to buy a new rear tire. Doesn’t sound to feasible to me, but then what do I know? Don’t ever stand behind someone doing a burn out because the rubber comes off in itty bitty pieces and lands all over you and in your hair and it smells. Also the smoke is awful and causes me to choke. Been there, saw that, don’t need to see it again.

So about the time we were all fried from the sun and the wind we arrived back in camp. It was toddy time and then time to eat. Tonight was Kerilynn’s last night with her parents so her mom cooked her favorite dinner and we all gorged.

As I sit here and type this I can hear the loud music coming from the concerts going on in the campground next door. I think ZZ Top is performing over there tonight with Tanya Tucker at the campground on the other side of that. You can hear the roar of all the Harleys on top of all the music. But fortunately the guys who runs the campground we’re staying in runs a pretty tight ship and once the concerts are over about 11 o’clock, he doesn’t allow much horsing around and noise making. By midnight it’s pretty quiet with the occasional exception of some idiot who might come roaring down the road. But then you have to consider where you’re at and take it all in stride. We just keep the windows closed and the A/C on and don’t hear much of anything. This rig is pretty well insulated so we sleep through the night and often don’t hear what everyone is talking about the next morning.

So now I must put my sunburned, wind burned body to bed so I’ll be ready for tomorrow.

G’night all.