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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...

Southwest Touring Ride on a 2013 Victory Vision Tour

"Last minute…but epic!” The attention-getting email was from Manny Pandya, the younger of the Amazing Pandya Brothers, two quick-witted gearheads who handle press relations for...

Gorgeous Columbia: Seattle to the Columbia River Gorge and Back

When it comes to unspoiled natural beauty, the Columbia River Gorge ranks as one of the most stunning places on earth. While that may...

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...

Cloverleaf Around Yakima, Washington

When I last visited my friends Brian and Pam Rafferty in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to develop an article (Connecting the Dakotas, Rider, August...

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...

Border Run: Montorcycle Travel in Washington and Canada

(The article Border Run was printed in the August 2012 issue of Rider.) Story and photos by Ben Getz Good things come in threes, they say…or...

The Haul Road: A Motorcycle Tour of Alaska’s Dalton Highway

My first ride to Alaska in 2008 was a 15-day, 7,600-mile affair and the fulfillment of a long delayed dream. Yet I still had...

California’s Angeles Crest Highway and Beyond

Snaking through the San Gabriel Mountains, California’s 66-mile Angeles Crest Highway, part of State Route 2, provides exceptional riding and spectacular views. Part of the...

Washington’s Scenic State Route 410 Favorite Ride

The sun was shining. In the weeks before moving from Atlanta to Seattle, virtually everyone I talked to managed to get in at least...

High Adventure in Colorado and Utah

Few regions in the United States have more low-traffic miles of wonderful twisty roads and stunning natural beauty than western Colorado and southern Utah....

The Game Plan (Or Lack Thereof)

Since first hearing about it I’ve wanted to visit the Husky Memorial, a “sacred site for desert riders” in the Mojave Desert. There’s a...

Riding Among Giants, A 2011 Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS Tour Test

Our motivations differed, but our destination was the same. Having fallen under the spell of majestic redwoods several years ago at Muir Woods National...

Central California’s Morro Bay Loop Favorite Ride

One of my favorite rides includes a road loaded with demanding curves and fantastic Pacific Ocean views, a road through peaceful and solitary farmland,...

Alaska and Yukon Ayres Adventures Rider Motorcycle Tour 2011

photography by Clement and Sue Salvadori Alaska and Yukon Ayres Adventures Rider Motorcycle Tour 2011 was originally published in the October 2011 issue of Rider...

From Hollywood to Malibu Through a Star-Studded Landscape

story and photography by Steven W. Ross In 1980 British artist David Hockney produced the painting “Mulholland Drive—The Road to the Studio.” The painting is...

Relaxing Oregon Motorcycle Rides: Exploring Unity, Oregon

story and photography by Ben Getz What distinction does this nondescript cow town in the arid foothills of Oregon’s northeast corner bring to the table...
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