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Utah Splendor: Native American History and Geologic Revelations

Riding in Utah is always a treat. You are served a wide variety of motorcycle roads, a cornucopia of awesome and incredibly beautiful parks...

South Carolina Secrets: Throttle Therapy in the Palmetto State’s National Heritage Corridor

If the weekend arrives and I only have time for a ride of a few hours instead of days, there’s a good chance I’ll...

The Ride to Red Wing: Meandering Through the Midwest

The planning session for the ride had been laughable. We were three old farts, card-carrying AARP members, edging into retirement. Gary had suggested a...

Sierra Nevada Three-Pass Motorcycle Ride

Our ride with the Sacramento Road Cruisers today starts in Folsom, California, and heads out of town via Latrobe Road through rural Sacramento County,...

Riding the Tail of the Newt in Kansas

Kansas City straddles the border of two states, so if you are from the area, starting in one state and finishing in another is...

Exploring Wisconsin State Route 67

My Dad told me, “Always go home a different way than you went, or you’ll never learn your way around.” I’ve always tried to...

Motorcycle Riding in Rural Santa Barbara and San Luis Obisbo, California

Today I’m riding the rural roads of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, California, leaving mid-morning because I want to miss the deer-roaming hours...

Motorcycle Ride in Door County, Wisconsin

Door County, Wisconsin, covers the tip of a narrow peninsula, with Lake Michigan lapping at its eastern beaches and Green Bay gracing its western...

Riding Old U.S. 66 from Seligman, Arizona, to Barstow, California

I always like intros where you get to ride the new model home. The new Aprilia Caponord 1200 ABS Travel Pack (Rider, July 2014)...

Following Hemingway: Motorcycle Adventure on Michigan’s Lower Peninsula

Iconic author Ernest Hemingway followed his own path in a distinctively adventurous manner. I’ve compared his approach to life to that of motorcyclists, pursuing...

Exploring Southwest New Mexico By Motorcycle

Not caring for Interstate highways, I choose to ride the “blue highways” north and south of Interstate 40 from Grants, New Mexico, where I...

Motorcycle Touring in West Virginia (and a Bit of Virginia)

There’s an old joke about the Mountain State that goes something like this: “If you could flatten out West Virginia, it would be as...

Down To Downieville: Rural California Motorcycle Ride

My machine had been idle too long during a busy summer, occupied by matters far less important than riding, so I said to Cookie...

Ohio River Valley: On the Trail of Simon Kenton

Simon Kenton is one of America’s least-known heroes. Kenton and Daniel Boone were contemporaries in the beautiful but deadly wilderness of the Ohio River...

Twisted Sisters: The Texas Hill Country’s Most Famous Trio

Three Hill Country Ranch Roads, 335, 336 and 337, are known throughout Texas as the Twisted Sisters, and riders come from near and far...

Iowa’s Unique Scenic Byway

What landform is found only in a small part of Iowa and in China? If you answered, “Huh?” you need to ride the Loess...

Riding to Daytona: A Woman’s Solo Journey from Ohio to Florida

Deep in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, I pulled my 2011 Harley-Davidson SuperLow 883 Sportster over to the edge of a back road. I took off...

Georgia Great Roads

The following is an excerpt from the article North Georgia Colors printed in the April 2007 issue. Tear it out and take it with you,...

South Dakota Escape

As a young boy, my stamp collection included a green 1952 three-cent commemorative of Mt. Rushmore. The four presidential faces gazing wisely across America...

The Blue Ridge Parkway from the Backseat

Plenty of riders have sung the praises of the Blue Ridge Parkway. But I’m here to give you the straight story from the passenger’s...

Southern Utah Splendor

For three decades, my buddy Ted and I have taken long rides from our homes near Portland, Oregon. Years ago, we exhausted all the...

St. Augustine SaddleSore

My favorite rides are usually on the Blue Ridge Parkway by way of the connecting back roads that bring multitudes of motorcycle riders to...

Catskills Escape: Curves and Coolness in New York's Reservoir Valleys

Say “New York” and people think of Manhattan with its skyscrapers. But most of New York State is rural, with excellent motorcycle roads throughout....

The Long Way to Monterey and Morro Bay, California

It’s 6 a.m. on a Wednesday as I head out of Port Hueneme, California, north to Monterey—the long way! There are so many fantastic...

Touring the Forgotten Iron Range in Wisconsin and Michigan

Late in the 19th century, in Wisconsin’s far north and on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, above ground thousands of men hacked out a living logging...

A Scootour of Puerto Rico

Sometimes you just need to take a ride. Even if circumstances aren’t optimal. Even if there are obstacles to overcome. Even if those around...

Motorcycle Travel in Iowa: Taking The Old Lincoln Highway Across The Hawkeye State

Story and Photos By Clement Salvadori I was a little concerned about riding through Iowa in June of 2011. Nothing to do with bandits, earthquakes...

Alaska Roadhouse Run: The Valdez to Fairbanks Trail

(This story was published in the July 2012 issue of Rider magazine.) Story and photos by Dennis Bible When gold was discovered in the 1890s in...

Two-up on the Redwood Coast: Motorcycle Travel in California and Oregon

(This Favorite Ride was published in the July 2012 issue of Rider magazine.) We were twisting our way up Highway 1, tight curve after tight...

Colorado Chasms: Riding the other Canyonlands

(This Favorite Ride was published in the June 2012 issue of Rider Magazine.) Story and photos by Kathleen Kemsley Colorado is best known for its lofty...

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