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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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

Motorcycle Riding Along the Natchez Trace Parkway

Click here to see and download the Natchez Trace Parkway route on REVER Rod Serling’s words ran through my mind as I turned off Highway...

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...

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...

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...

Washington’s Scenic State Route 410

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

Wisconsin Motorcycle Rides: Touring the Lower Wisconsin Riverway

story and photography by Gary Ilminen From Sauk City to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, the road and the river take you to another time and...

Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway Motorcycle Ride

View/download the route above on REVER High on the mountain tell me what you seeBear tracks bear tracks lookin’ back at meBetter get your rifle...

Florida Motorcycle Touring: Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway

story and photography by Ed Garland Mild winters may make Florida motorcycle touring ideal, but the Sunshine State isn’t exactly rife with mountains, vistas and...

Oregon Motorcycle Roads: The Elkhorn and Blue Mountain Scenic Byways

story and photography by Bruce and Sharon Hansen Why go? The story of a virgin landscape, raped by a hotel-sized dredge, a vast fire-ravaged forest,...

Texas Motorcycle Rides: The Texas Forest Trail

story and photography by Don Mills It’s spring along the Texas Forest Trail, a 1,000-mile ribbon of two-lane asphalt that winds through East Texas. Mystical...

Following the Great River Road in Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois

Thousands of years ago the glaciers swept across the upper Midwest like a giant bulldozer, flattening everything in their path. Fortunately they missed a small...

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