Thunder Roads Magazine of Oklahoma/Arkansas September 2015 | Page 36
FEATURES
STURGIS 2015... THE 75TH ANNUAL
STORY AND PHOTOS BY âTâ COLLIER
As I traveled over 900 miles
to Sturgis 75th Anniversary Rally
from Oklahoma, I began to think
how I loved riding with no mapped
route except north and west to
Sturgis. I found myself thinking
how many others have made a
similar trek for the past 75 years.
The numbers were mind boggling
as I thought 1.5 million predicted
in 2015, half that, quarter this,
three times that, goes into this,
STOP!!! Just ride! Stop thinking
about numbers, bills, deadlines
and just ride north or west! Enjoy
the view. Smell the smells. Feel
the cool glimpse of relief of the
seldom overhanging roadside
treelines. Relax my furrowed
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brow as I turn north again away
from the setting sun on the
h Ü^