Passes and Canyons Blog

St. Urgis, the Patron Saint of Bikers, made his debut in Sturgis during the rally last week.

St. Urgis was just a hard-partying, bike-riding, regular kind of guy who, in a lapse of judgment, got himself into a deadly situation. What he assumed to be his last thoughts passed through his mind along the lines of “Oh Lord, get me out of this with my skin intact and I’ll do anything you ask.” His proposal was accepted, he was given a halo, and he was instructed to come to the aid of his fellow bikers in need.

There’s a lot more to the story and I’ll be filling in details as time goes by, but for the moment you might want to take a look at the T-shirts that the folks in Sturgis were seeing last week. There are three designs and they’re all available for purchase. I’ll be putting up a website for St. Urgis where you’ll be able to order these and other designs to come later but for now, if you’re interested, they’re $15 and you can order by email at “contact at motorcyclecolorado dot com.”

Design 1
Design 2
Design 3

Tomorrow is the day. The Old Farts Motorcycle Club is going to the Sturgis rally this year and we leave tomorrow. There will be eight of us going this year. This includes the three stalwarts, John, Bill, and Ken; four who have joined us over the years, Friggs, Dennis, Johnathon, and Jason; and one newbie, Brett.

We’ll be heading out Friday afternoon and riding to Guernsey, WY, where we’ll spend the first night. Saturday it’s on to stake claim to our accommodations in Rapid City, where we’ll spend three nights. During that time we’ll be running over to Sturgis, up to Deadwood, and generally cruising the terrific roads of the Black Hills.

Next we’ll head west, with a stop for the night in Gillette. Then on to Saratoga to our favorite lodging there, the Sage and Sand Motel. After one night in Saratoga Johnathon, Jason, and Brett will head back to Denver while the rest of us take a loop trip through the Snowy Range and spend a second night in Saratoga.

Leaving Saratoga we’ll cruise the short distance to Craig, CO, where we have a tee-time set for a bit of golf. No, we don’t carry our clubs with us, that’s what rentals are for. Then on home the next day.

We don’t normally plan out our summer trip with reservations all along the way but this year, traveling in the vicinity of the rally during actual rally week we figured it would be wise. We didn’t used to make any plans, other than the destination for our first day. Then we’d just follow our noses and see where we ended up. Those days are gone, though–that’s part of what the OF part of OFMC is all about.

Look for details on this trip in about 10 days. Sturgis, here we come.