Colorado Chasms: Riding the other Canyonlands
Kathleen Kemsley
June 4, 2012
(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 peaks, and rightly so. Those reaching at least 14,000 feet in elevation, known as Fourteeners, number 53 in this not-flat state. A lesser-known side of... Read more »
Great Motorcycle Riding and Camaraderie in Québec, Canada
Scott A. Williams
June 1, 2012
(This article was published in the June 2012 issue of Rider Magazine.) Story and photos by Scott A. Williams Heading north from the U.S. into the Canadian province of Québec requires crossing an international border. It also involves crossing a cultural border. Experiencing some of that culture firsthand... Read more »
Motorcycle Ride with Ride Ottawa Canada
Debbie Macdonald
May 16, 2012
Eight of us were invited to Canada by the Ottawa Valley Tourism Association, Go Ride Ottawa and Trillium Motorcycle Tours to explore the promise of their spectacular province’s slogan, “Yours to Discover,” by traveling the Ottawa Valley and Algonquin Provincial Park. So, after a long day of individual... Read more »
The Haul Road: A Motorcycle Tour of Alaska’s Dalton Highway
Frederick Tressler
April 4, 2012
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 the nagging feeling of unfinished business. In many ways it merely stoked my appetite for northern travel. This time getting to Alaska involved a 21-day, 8,400-mile round trip... Read more »
Newfoundland Adventure: Motorcycle Travel Feature
Jeff McQueen
April 3, 2012
I had ridden 1,000 miles to catch the 11:30 a.m. ferry to Newfoundland. But I was late and lost and boarding closed in 10 minutes. I had made the classic GPS mistake—punched in a destination without checking a map. I was in Sydney, Nova Scotia, but the ferry was boarding in North Sydney, 12 miles away.... Read more »
Going Loopy for New Mexico: Motorcycle Travel Feature
Bill Stermer
April 2, 2012
At an overlook near Cumbres Pass (elevation 10,022 feet) north of Chama, New Mexico, I parked the 2011 Victory Cross Country to take a break. Soon I was joined by a man in a cowboy hat who had climbed out of his pickup truck to stand on a granite outcropping and peer through binoculars. He explained... Read more »
Adriatic Motorcycle Tours’ Beautiful Balkans Adventure
Greg Drevenstedt
March 10, 2012
The Balkans. Not usually the first place that comes to mind when planning a motorcycle trip. When tasked with reviewing Adriatic Motorcycle Tours’ 15-day, four-country Beautiful Balkans Adventure, I had few preconceived notions about the region. As it turns out, vast forests, deep canyons, rugged mountains... Read more »
Riding the Backroads of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York
Kenneth W. Dahse
October 14, 2011
story and photography by Kenneth W. Dahse [Riding the Backroads of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York was originally published in the July 2011 issue of Rider magazine] There’s nothing more adventurous and satisfying than hitting the road for a few days, especially if the route you choose offers... Read more »
A Southwest Florida Motorcycle Ride to Solomon’s Castle
Rider Contributor
August 11, 2011
[This Southwest Florida Motorcycle Ride to Solomon’s Castle was originally published as a Favorite Ride in the May 2011 issue of Rider magazine] By Csongor Daniel; photography by Sondra Allison and Csongor Daniel Even the typical southwest Florida inland crowd gets the red. U.S. 129 between North Carolina... Read more »
Muskoka by Motorcycle: Riding in Ontario, Canada
Scott A. Williams
June 3, 2011
I have never owned a boat. That is not to say I don’t enjoy them. I learned to sail aboard catamarans and to water ski behind speedboats. I have zipped across the water on many personal watercraft, none more fun than the Suzuki-powered Wetbike hydrofoil that behaves remarkably like a motorcycle on... Read more »
