EVEL DAYS !!

We spent some time on another poker run and the weather couldn't have been better!

Beautiful mountain scenery and long, winding roads...

And of course a cold beverage or two along the way....

Then we headed back to downtown Butte for the annual Evel Knievel Days celebration.

 

The streets were full and activities were plentiful. Of course an event honoring the great Evel Knievel is going to be chock full of motorcycle stuntriders..

And vendors lined the street selling shirts, trinkets, souveniers and food...

And then a couple of blocks lined with some beautiful street rods and custom cars..

This guy was absoulutely fantastic! He jumped from that white box on the right onto that small platform from a complete standstill. Then steadied the bike for a couple of seconds before hopping down to the other box. The act had a bunch of unbelievable maneuvers and the crowd really loved it.

Unfortunately we missed the Cannonlady's performance. The crowd had gathered and we all waited patiently while she surveyed the area and was checking for the wind direction. The wind had started to pick up a little and she announced that if it didn't let up within the next ten minutes or so, she couldn't fly becuse it was blowing form the side and she'd miss her target.....We'll needless to say the wind got a bit worse and she was forced to cancel her show.

So we walked around a little more and then called it a day..