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Living in Montana, known by some as “The Last Best Place,” it is easy to find great roads for a short run or a...

Chasing Shakespeare: An Elizabethan Tour of the American West

The Plan “…then begins a journey in my head…” (Sonnet 27) Bourbon and conversation, biscuits and gravy, movies and popcorn–some things just seem to go...

Riding the Trans-Mass Trail: Off-road Motorcycling in Massachusetts

The Trans-Mass Trail isn’t an “official” route. You won’t find any Scenic Byway signs like you see along the best twisty two-lanes. Instead, this...

Cape Cod Cruising

Most Americans have heard of Cape Cod, and a large number have been there. Much of the Cape is astonishingly beautiful, with great beaches...

Overland Adventure to the Overland Expo

There was a time not too long ago when I looked at riders on massive “adventure” bikes, loaded down with what appeared to be...

Twisty Roads and Redwoods in Northern California

On a warm summer morning, my wife and I departed on a four-day trip that would take us on some of the finest motorcycle roads...

Riding Minnesota’s Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway

Ah, autumn, mid-October. Cool mornings, mild midday temperatures, low winds—perfect. We set our sights on a new-to-us scenic byway in Minnesota. The route is not...

Wonderful West Texas

The Lone Star State is huge, and this land of cattle, oil fields and tall pickups seems even bigger from the saddle of a...

The Best of the Canadian Rockies on the Icefields Parkway

You’ve heard of the legendary pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Well, the Icefields Parkway, aka Highway 93 north in Alberta,...

The Santa Fe Trail: Hunting Geocaches on a Historic Kansas Route

Crossing Kansas can be an enlightening or boring trip depending upon your perspective. For me it was a chance to ride and geocache the...

Historic and Scenic Routes in Western Nebraska

The first transcontinental railroad, first transcontinental automobile highway (the Lincoln Highway), the Oregon Trail, the California and Mormon Trails and the Pony Express riders...

Riding a Quasi-Antique Classic in Arizona and New Mexico

Ancient Native American shadows and echoes are scattered across central and northeast Arizona. Cruising this region, Carol, my wife, and I are exploring the...

Circling the Sierra: A Three-State Ride Around Snow-Covered Mountains

Itching for a Northern California adventure, my longtime riding partner, Patrick, and I mull over the possibilities. It’s too early in the season for...

The Long Way Home in Western New York

As motorcyclists, we need the freedom riding gives us from phone calls and everyday family and work pressures. If you are like me, it’s...

A Short History of California's Cuesta Pass on U.S. 101

I imagine we all have a lot of favorite roads. One of mine is very short. About three miles long, ascending, or descending, a...

The Grand Canyon—Rim-to-Rim on Two Wheels

It would be one of the world’s greatest loop rides…except for that big crevasse that gets in the way. You’ll just have to settle...

Riding Zero Avenue in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland

I was riding my Kawasaki KLR650 on a cool, sunny March day. Mount Baker, in northern Washington State, was continuing to be elusive. The...

A Fiery Lap — Pleasant Detours in Colorado

I’m barreling along a tiny Colorado highway on a sparkling sunny June afternoon with Asleep at the Wheel’s country music in my ears and...

Eastern Kansas: Time Traveling in the Sunflower State

I was about an hour outside of Kansas City heading south on U.S. Route 169, a lightly traveled four-laner, and it was great to...

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...

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