2006 COG National Photos
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Rest Area near Idaho Falls, Idaho after crossing east from Mountain Home, Idaho
 
Red Canyon, Wyoming, southeast of Lander, Wyoming.
 
Three Forks Junction, Wyoming. The Oregon Trail, a covered wagon and a Mormon Cart
 
Store at Three Forks Junction, Wyoming
 
Interesting bit about Wyoming wildlife. There is no shortage of pronghorns.
 
Final map check south of Newcastle, Wyoming. It's getting dark, but we are close, now.
 
Parking lot, Golden Spike Motel. Rally HQ
 
Rally registration table
 
Hill City's main drag
 
Parking lot, Rally HQ
 
Parking lot, Rally HQ
 
Installing a Bergmen oil filter adapter
 
Parking lot, Rally HQ
 
Sturgis, South Dakota
 
Sturgis, South Dakota. Nice and quiet in the off season
 
Deadwood, South Dakota
 
Deadwood, South Dakota
 
Bike parking, Deadwood, South Dakota
 
Walk to the observation area, Mt. Rushmore
 
Mt. Rushmore. Amazing work of art in the large.
 
Crazy Horse Memorial. Begun in 1948, it is not too far along yet
 
Crazy Horse Memorial scale model
 
Crazy Horse Memorial scale model
 
Text of the plaque on the Crazy Horse Memorial model
 
Chopper being raffled off at the Crazy Horse Memorial
 
More of the chopper
 
Chopper rear fender. Very nice work. The picture does not do it justice.
 
Chopper, other side
 
Bike show, Rally HQ. The black and yellow bike to the left won best of show. The silver to the right won best post-94.
 
Touring Scooter, Rally HQ
 
Break time, Custer Park ride
 
Feeding the donkeys in Custer Park
 
Feeding the donkeys in Custer Park
 
Approaching bison, Custer State Park. We did not get a photo of the previous, close encounter.
 
Bison, Custer State Park
 
Little Bighorn Memorial. Custer's Last Stand. The sign below the memorial advises that this is a mass grave and asks people to please stay off.
 
On the left side of the notch in the mountain top is a huge statue of The Virgin Mary. It's a poor photo, but the locals said it is as big as the Statue of Liberty. Butte, Montana
 
The Montana-Idaho border at Lolo Pass
 
Visitor's Center, Lolo Pass
 
Along the famous Highway 12 in Idaho. "77 miles of winding road" and a 50 MPH speed limit, unfortunately.
 
Home in Oregon. Mt. Hood.