Wildfires Explode

Forest fire aerial photo

In Black Hills near Sundance

In what seems like a perennial signal from Earth to humans about climate change, another fire(s) breaks at the approach of the Sturgis Rally.

This one near Sundance. Now at 500-acres and increasing. Burning in a remote area across the South Dakota state line in Wyoming. Part of the Black Hills not far from Devils Tower, so smoke should be visible from there or on Interstate 90.

Fire out-of-control

Much of Rapid City covered in smoke from the fire. Spearfish in the northern Hills with air alert warnings of "unhealty" at airnow.gov.

It will be days at least before controlled.

The area still very dry with hot weather forecast for the week.

Black Hills forest fire from car

Early Arrival Trend

Hundreds arriving

Entering Sturgis

The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally still two weeks away. For the official opening, that is.

Already hundreds have arrived. Maybe thousands by the time you read this.

The 'Big One'

Some tenting already set up in Sturgis. Vendor work is ongoing. Though Sturgis is still the sleepy cowtown trying to horn in on some of the tourist action this time of year. That all changing as August approaches.

More updates coming.

Rusty Wallace at Sturgis

Famous Nascar Driver

He'll be the official Grand Marshal at the Sturgis Rally in 2022. Being seen around the area during he rally.

Here is the City of Sturgis video on it:

He's been to 19 previous Sturgis Rally years

Short and Most Excellent

No nonsense. Lots of good video action. From Laconia, N.H.

Weir's Beach and environs

Sonny Barger News Reports

The most famous Hells Angels of them all

This from the local TV stations in California. He died at age 83:

From "Access"


From CBS News Bay Area:

Sonny Barger, 1938-1922

Iconic Leader of Hells Angels in California

One of the first presidents of Hells Angels dies of liver cancer. He gained fame in movies, books and ultimately in the criminal court system with his leadership in the Hells Angels.

Sonny Barger, Hells Angels

Barger gained fame through many avenues, including now-famous books that featured some of his exploits and life. These include:

"Hells Angels," by Hunter S. Thompson. The book launched Thompson's most famous period of work.

Hells Angels, by Hunter S. Thompson


Wild drug laced parties and California counter-culture galore in this one, by Tom Wolf The Electric Acid Kook-Aid Test, by Tom Wolfe

Top photo - "Oakland chapter Hell's Angel PREZ Ralph ' Sonny' Barger and taken care of business crowd" by ATOMIC Hot Links is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.

Laconia Action This Summer

In the middle of the event

From this year at one of the big ones.

Fast actioned videio

More to come as we are locating the best of the videos here...

99th

Oldest motorcycle rally in America

motorcycle biker

Laconia Motorcycle Week the oldest in the world. This year the 99th.

The 99th now underway at Laconia NH

Next year the Big One...the 100th

Laconia Motorcycle Week News

News report by WMUR TV station as bikes roll in

Under 2-minutes, so no excessive babbling...

Chaos sure to ensue later.

Constant motorcycledom here...

Day 1 Laconia

Arriving multitudes in New Hampshire

A big one in all of North America

And it will only grow from here

More to come.