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2016 Sturgis Rally Concerts

Every August the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming are filled with motorcycle enthusiasts for the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.  Not only is there great riding, but there are some really great concerts – big names – to entertain all the rally goers.

Officially the 76th Sturgis Rally and Races are August 8th through the 14th 2016.  However, the fun begins even before that.

Friday August 5th 2016

Buffalo Chip

– 7pm Jimmie Bratcher

– 8:30pm Drake White and The Big Fire

– 10:30pm Willie Nelson

Iron Horse Saloon 

– 1pm The Cold Hard Cash Show

– 3:30pm Fryed Brothers

– 6pm Jasmine Cane

– 8pm Autograph

– 9pm Mick Klein

– 10:30pm Finger Eleven

Glencoe – 9pm Moon Sugar

Full Throttle Saloon – Sevendust and Crobot

Loud American Roadhouse

– 8:30pm Dirty Word (inside)

– 11pm Judd Hoos (inside)

– 8:30pm Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band (outside)

– 11pm Dustin Evans and the Good Times (outside)


Saturday August 6th 2016

Buffalo Chip

– 7pm Midnight Mob

– 8:30pm Tribute to Metallica

– 10:30pm 3 Doors Down

Iron Horse Saloon

– 1pm Fryed Brothers

– 3:30pm David Allan Coe

– 6pm Kat Perkins

– 7pm Mick Klein

– 8pm Drowning Pool

– 9pm Cold Hard Cash Show

– 10:30pm Hellyeah

Glencoe – 7pm Jasmine Cain

Full Throttle Saloon – Molly Hatchet

Loud American Roadhouse

– 8:30pm Judd Hoos

– 11pm Dirty Word

– 8:30pm Tripwire (outside)

–  11pm Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers band (outside)

 

Sunday August 7th 2016

Buffalo Chip

– 7pm Tim Montana & The Shredneck

– 8:30pm Leon Russell

– 10:30pm Kid Rock

Iron Horse Saloon

– 1pm Fryed Brothers

– 3:30pm David Allan Coe

– 6pm Kat Perkins

– 7pm Mick Klein

– 8pm Clare Dunn

– 9pm The Cold Hard Cash Show

– 10:30pm Jarrod Niemann

Full Throttle Saloon – Brian Howe

Loud American Roadhouse

– 8:30pm Dirty Word (inside)

– 11pm Judd Hoos (inside)

– 5pm Tripwire (outside)

– 8:30pm Nathan Dean and the Damn Band (outside)

– 11pm chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band (outside)

Monday August 8th 2016

Buffalo Chips

– 7pm Mothership

– 8:30pm Elle King

– 10:30pm Lynyrd Skynyrd

Iron Horse Saloon

– 1pm Fryed Brothers

– 3:30pm David Allan Coe

– 6pm Kat Perkins

– 7pm Mick Klein

– 8pm Badlands House Band

– 9pm The Cold Hard Cash Show

– 10:30pm Hairball

Glencoe – 7pm Jasmine Cain

Full Throttle Saloon – Foghat

Loud American Roadhouse

– 8:30pm Judd Hoos

– 11pm Lights Out with DJ Oakley Tye

– 5pm Tripwire (outside)

– 8:30pm Nathan Dean and the Damn Band (outside)

– 11pm Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band (outside)

Tuesday August 9th 2016

Buffalo Chip

– 7pm  The Grizzled Mighty

– 8:30pm Texas Hippie Coalittion

– 10:30pm Cheap Trick

Iron Horse Saloon

– 1pm Fryed Brothers

– 3:30pm David Allan Coe

– 6pm Hell’s Belles

– 7pm Eric Reitan

– 8pm Scott Stapp

– 9pm The Cold Hard Cash Show

– 10:30 Hairball

– 11pm Blind Joe

Glencoe – 4pm Darci Carlson – 7pm Jasmine Cain – 10pm Moonshine Bandits

Full Throttle – Ted Nugent

Loud American Roadhouse – 8:30pm Dirty Word – 11pm Lights Out with DJ Oakley Tye

Wednesday August 10th 2016

Buffalo Chip

– 7pm Low Volts

– 8:30pm Reverend Horton Heat

– 10:30pm Five Finger Death Punch

Iron Horse Saloon

– 1pm Blind Joe

– 3:30pm Chris Hawkey

– 6pm Hell’s Belles

– 8pm Loverboy

– 9pm Eric Reitan

– 10:30 Hairball

– 11pm The Cold Hard Cash Show

Glencoe – 7pm Chris Janson – 8pm Snake Oil – 10pm Moonshine Bandits

Loud American Roadhouse

– 8:30pm Judd Hoos

– 11pm Lights Out with DJ Oakley Tye

– 5pm 35th and Taylor (outside)

– 8:30pm Chancy Williams and the Younger Brothers Band (outside)

– 11pm 32 Below (outside)

Thursday August 11th 2016

Buffalo Chip

– 7pm Stolen Rhodes

– 8:30pm RATT

– 10:30pm Miranda Lambert

Iron Horse Saloon

– 1pm Blind Joe

– 3:30pm Whiskeymouth

– 6pm Hell’s Belles

– 8pm Chris Hawkey

– 9pm Eric Reitan

– 10:30pm Sawyer Brown

– 11pm The Cold Hard Cash Show

Glencoe – 8pm Snake Oil

Full Throttle Saloon – Jackyl Night

Loud American Roadhouse

– 8:30pm Dirty Word

– 11pm Judd Hoos

– 8:30pm Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band (outside)

– 11pm 32 Below (outside)

Friday August 12th 2016

Buffalo Chip

– 7pm Sweet Cyanide

– 8:30pm Pop Evil

– 10:30pm Buckcherry

Iron Horse Saloon

– 1pm Whiskeymouth

– 3:30pm The Cold Hard Cash Show

– 6pm Sunflower Dead

– 8pm Shaman’s Harvest

– 9pm Eric Reitan

– 9:30pm Nonpoint

– 10:30pm In This Moment

– 11pm Blind Joe

Glencoe – 8pm Snake Oil

Full Throttle Saloon – Black Label Society

Loud American Roadhouse

– 8:30pm Judd Hoos

– 11pm Dirty Word

– 8:30pm Chancey Williams and The Younger Brothers Band (outside)

– 11pm 32 Below (outside)


Saturday August 13th 2016

Buffalo Chips

– 8:30pm The Reformed Whores

– 10pm Weird Al Yankovic

Iron Horse Saloon

– 1pm Whiskeymouth

– 3:30pm The Cold Hard Cash Show

– 6pm Bobaflex

– 8pm The LACS

– 9pm Eric Reitan

– 10:30pm Yelawolf

– 11pm Blind Joe

Full Throttle Saloon – Zakk Wylde Book of Shadows II

Loud American Roadhouse

– 8:30pm Dirty Word

– 11pm Judd Hoos

– 8:30pm Lexi Larsen (outside)

– 11pm Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band (outside)

For Completed Details and to verify date and time Visit the Official Rally Website, Buffalo Chip’s website, Full Throttle Saloon website Iron Horse Saloon and Glencoe Camp Resort Website.

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visitors center at the homestake open pit mine lead sd

The visitor center at the old Homestake open cut is very interesting.  It is certainly worth a visit if you find yourself in the northern Black Hills.  It is now officially known as the Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center and it is located at the end of the open cut mine at 160 W Main in Lead South Dakota.

There are loads of photos and videos sharing the history of the mine.  Both, the gold mining history and the scientific experimentation history and on going studying.  And, a large viewing area of the open cut.  Plus, there is an old mine elevator you can climb in.

The part I enjoyed the most was the 3 dimensional model of the mine.  You can see it in the photo above.  Hanging from the ceiling is a model that depicts the 370 miles of tunnels that were dug during the mines 126 years of activity.  It is simply amazing to think of all those tunnels, some over 1 mile deep into the earth’s surface.

There are tours available.  We didn’t take a tour, but hope to next time we are in the area.  You can call the visitors center to inquire about tours at 605-584-3110 or visit their Facebook page.

In the parking lot is a historic Locomotive with a compressed air engine. Plus there are several trailheads for the Mickelson Trail nearby.

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It is no secret that there are amazing hiking, trail running and mountain biking options near Rapid City.  The city is nestled up to the Black Hills.  The Black Hills National Forest is home to over one million acres of public land for just such recreation options.  However, you don’t even have to leave the city limits to experience world class hiking and biking.

HLMP or Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park is right in the city.  This is no little park either.  It is 300 acres of rugged Black Hills terrain.  And, there is almost 20 miles of trails!  The trails are very well marked with names and degree of difficulty.

There are trails for every skill level.  The trails are not only beautiful themselves, but offer great views of the surrounding area.  You can see the sweeping prairie to the east and on the west side you can see the Black Hills and Harney peak.

Whenever I’m in Rapid City I try to set aside a little bit of time to hangout on the trails.  Any time of year, even in winter.  This is really a treasure for outdoor enthusiast.

Visit the HLMP website for more information and trail maps.

If you enjoy HLMP, I would encourage you to visit Lookout Mountain Park in Spearfish.  It is more than 700 acres just waiting for you to explore them.

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