From one shrine to another

RIDING FROM STURGIS TO RUSHMORE

Now, peaking in between the low-lying clouds, I recognize four towering faces, chiseled into the light grey cliff. gazing into the distant horizon, they resemble those rock-carved figures from “The Lord of the Rings”. Only this is no fantasy film, and these are not kings. Well, not officially, anyway.

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Bucket-list item #4 – Sturgis

WHERE HALF A MILLION BIKERS COME TO PARTY

Harry is the world’s biggest dick. No, not figuratively as in “ass hole,” but literally as in “two-meter-high standing Pekker”. Cocks aside, Harry is really a nice dude with a friendly disposition to all who pass by. He’s just another massive guy that happens to clad himself in an inflatable penis outfit, complete with a set of two giant balls to keep him company. Not anything out of the ordinary in this crazy, unreal place. Standing on a busy street corner, he hands out small purple penis necklaces to whoever cares to drop by. I stop by for a quick chat with Harry, take a lovely photo of him and his wife, get the odd-looking freebee, and move on. In this shrine to in-your-face individuality, and like-or-not freedom of expression, Harry’s unorthodox costume hardly makes a ripple.

Muslims go to Mecca. Hindus have the Ganges River. Hasidic Jews pilgrim to Mt. Meron for a nightly feast. The Vatican is where Catholic Christians look for inspiration. And bikers? Harley worshipers? V-Twin aficionados? Where do they go to pray?

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