TOURING ARTICLES


American Motorcyclist Through July, 2008.
Just in case you can't tell by the smile, I do like twisty roads. In this case, it's U.S. 12 in Idaho, heading east toward Lolo Pass. Another great motorcycling road!

This listing consists of month/year, title of article, and the area toured in the article. Use the search capability in your browser.

05/08 To Da Yoop - Great Lakes touring through Michigan's Upper Peninsula
02/08 Ride Guide: Ohio - Is the Buckeye State the Best Place You've Never Ridden?
01/08 Both Sides of Paradise - Exploring Hawaii's Big Island
11/07 Between the Mountains - Discovering the heart of central Pennsylvania
10/07 The Other Ozarks - For most people, the Ozarks mean Arkansas, but there's plenty to like in the same mountains in Missouri
08/07 Great Routes through Good Country - Finding Kentucky's best backroads
07/07 On a Mission - Finding the California that traffic forgot
03/07 To the Top - The goal: 10 mountain passes over 10,000 feet in 48 hours - Colorado
02/07 Ride Guide: Arizona - Not of this Earth
01/07 Along Any Road - Meandering through the Adirondacks - New York
12/06 The Heart of the Heartland - Riding back to the '60s in Wisconsin
12/06 In the Shadow of the Sierras - Dual-sport riding in the California high-country
10/06 Oregon's Coast Highway - Threading dunes and hugging cliffside drives from Portland to California
9/06 Down by the Boardwalk - Cruising 420 miles of Eastern Seaboard - New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina
8/06 The Dead Zone - Looking for something unique? Ride through the Valley of Death - California
7/06 Greetings from California - The Pacific Coast Highway
6/06 Sport Riders Unite! - Discovering the best of the Columbia River Gorge at Sportbike Northwest - Washington, Oregon
5/06 The First Way West - Crossing the Allegheny Mountains along the National Road - Pennsylvania, West Virginia
1/06 'From Away' - On the road to remote Prince Edward Island - New Brunswick, Canada
1/06 On Top of the World - Now 30 years old, the Colorado 500 is America's greatest trail ride
12/05 Chasing Freedom - Following the Underground Railroad's secret past - Ohio, West Virginia
11/05 Pacific Heights - The best of Northern California
10/05 Vertical Touring - From sea level to summit: A mile-high ride in New England - Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire
9/05 Along the Cajun Coast - Louisiana
8/05 Escape from L.A. - Southern California
7/05 Working Man's Country - Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia
5/05 The Great River Road - In search of Mark Twain's Missippi River - Missouri
3/05 The Uninhabited Land - Riding into Big Bend National Park, the empty heart of untamed West Texas
2/05 Ride Guide: Alaska - Down the Kenai Peninsula, Mt. McKinley and the Denali Highway
1/05 Modern Classics, Vintage Roads - Retro touring in New York's Finger Lakes
12/04 Backroads R&R - Riding and recreation in the Ozark Mountains - Arkansas
10/04 Badlands and Bad Guys - In Search of Arizona's Real Wild West
9/04 Rule the Rockies - 9 Must-Do Rides in Colorado
8/04 Chase Scenes - On the trail of an incredible chapter of Civil War history - Georgia
7/04 Crossing Over - Cresting the Eastern Continental Divide - 24 times - Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania
6/04 Into the West - Ghost riding in the tracks of Jerimiah Johnson, Chief Red Cloud and Gen. George Custer - Montana, Wyoming
2/04 Ride Guide: New Mexico - Road, Dual-Sport and ATV
1/04 Going Solo - A New Yorker's first ride in the Rockies - Colorado, Utah
12/03 To the End of the Road - The down East Maine nobody knows
11/03 Against the Current - Heading upstream on America's historic river - Maryland, Virginia
9/03 California's Other Side - There's big fun to be had off the Pacific Coast Highway, too
8/03 Chasing Ghosts - In search of California's boom-town past
7/03 The Big Empty - Adventure touring where the pavement ends and the West begins - Oregon, Nevada
6/03 Into the High Sierras - Hot on the trail of California sunshine
5/03 Island Hopping in Georgia - Leaving the mainland behind on a trip back in time
4/03 Peak Experience - Riding byways in Virginia's high country
2/03 Ride Guide: Michigan - It's different up here. Better, too.
1/03 The Highway That's Still the Best - Decades after it was decommissioned, Route 66 hasn't lost its kicks. - Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California
12/02 First Frost: Touring Valley Forge on the verge of winter - Pennsylvania, New Jersey
11/02 Superior Touring: Circumnavigating the greatest of the Great Lakes - Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ontario
10/02 Holy Smokies! Taking the twisty roads less traveled in Appalachia - Tennessee, North Carolina
9/02 Escape from New York - Leaving the rat race behind along the Delaware River - New York
6/02 Smokin' - Hot on the trail of great Southern barbecue - North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
4/02 Back-Roads Express - 2 Days, 9 Presidents, 1 Grand Tour - Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, Maryland, New York
3/02 The Bridges of Parke County - Indiana
2/02 Ride Guide: Idaho Street, Trail, and ATV
1/02 The Other Rockies - Peak riding experiences on the Canadian side - Canada, British Columbia, Alberta
1/02 The Redwood Coast - The best of northern California with AMA Tours
9/01 Due South - Adventure in Central America - Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
9/01 Rode Trips - Going to the Sun - Montana
8/01 Rode Trip: The Bourbon Trail - Kentucky
7/01 Great Rides Start at the Crossroads - Ohio
7/01 Rode Trip: SoCal Sojourn - California
6/01 Rode Trip: Down on the Bayou - Louisiana
6/01 Conquering the Canyons - Arizona, Utah
5/01 Vanishing Trail - Idaho
5/01 Rode Trip: Florida's Overseas Higway
3/01 Over the Top - Motorcycle touring in the Alps - France, Italy, Switzerland
3/01 In Search of Baja - Finding paradise south of the border - Mexico
2/01 Ride Guide: West Virginia: Asphalt IQ, Playground, The Roads Less Traveled
1/01 The Diner Tour - Ride to eat, eat to ride - Ohio, Indiana, Michigan
12/00 Pennsylvania Crude - Oil, that is, in the Keystone State
11/00 Black Hills Back Roads - Sturgis: "The best rally for riding" - South Dakota
9/00 Rode Trip: Maryland touring
9/00 Road Reunion - A father and son take the long ride to the Vietnam memorial - Georgia, North Carolina, West Virginia
8/00 Out of Africa - An adventure to the end of the earth
8/00 Rode Trip: Texas Touring
7/00 Rode Trip: The Blue Ridge Parkway - North Carolina
6/00 The Lincoln Logs: Part III - Reaching the end of the first transcontinental highway - Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, California
6/00 Rode Trip: Pacific Coast Highway - California
5/00 Some Like It Hot - Winding through Arkansas' scenic roads and unwinding in its natural springs
5/00 Rode Trip: Arizona
4/00 Hit the Road - Tour Guide 2000 - Planning, Mexico, New Mexico
4/00 The Lincoln Logs: Part II - Riding the original transcontinental highway - Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa
4/00 Trail Bike Nirvana - New riding area is "almost heaven" in West Virginia
3/00 The Lincoln Logs - Riding the original transcontinental highway - New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
2/00 Ride Guide: Utah
2/00 The Lost Canals - Tracing Ohio's transit system - circa 1830
1/00 Copper Canyon - Into the abyss in Mexico... and back - Mexico
12/99 Death Valley Days - High adventure in low places - California
6/99 Road to Nowhere - Leaving civilization behind in Quebec's far north
5/99 Thin Air - Riding through 14,000 feet in Colorado
4/99 Ride Guide: Boston - Boston's Split Personality, Endangered Species: Trail Riding in the Berkshires - Massachusetts
3/99 Points West - A solo expedition from rush hour to Rushmore - Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana
2/99 The Routes of Country - From Kentucky coal dust to Nashville stardust - Tennessee
2/99 South of the Border - One tope over the line in Mexico
12/98 Close Encounters - Homing in on Nevada's ultra-secret Area 51
11/98 The Shortest Season - In search of fall in West Virginia
11/98 Riding the pipeline - Seeing Alaska from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay
9/98 The Granola Coast - Cruising the People's Republic of Northern California
8/98 A Hi-Way diary - Criss-crossing the nation during the Great Depression - Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Mexico
7/98 Castles, Cobblestones & Conquistadors - Touring through 20 centuries of Spain
6/98 In Your Dreams - Trailing an off-road champion - British Columbia
6/98 Treasure Island - Caribbean cruising in Puerto Rico
6/98 A lone Star State of Mind - Heading for the Texan hills
5/98 Passage to Labrador - Where no road has gone before
4/98 On the Rocks - Touring Oregon's rugged coastline
4/98 Destination Laguna - Pilgrimage to a road-racing Mecca - California
3/98 Ticket to Ride - seeing Great Britain with AMA Tours
2/98 Ride Guide: Denver - Altitude Adjustment, Riding the divide, The lure of silver - Colorado
12/97 How the West Won - Seeing the elephant along the Oregon Trail - Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming
11/97 Tahoe Getaway - Lessons learned on the road - California, Nevada
9/97 Chasing the Dragon - Carving up Appalachia's awesome roads - North Carolina
8/97 The Wright Stuff - A weekend trip through aviation history - Ohio
8/97 Grand Canyons - Riding Utah's red rock trails
7/97 Nowhere, Man - That's where you go on the Loneliest Road in America - Nevada
7/97 200 by 4 - Ed Hertfelder's excellent Colorado adventure
6/97 Nine Days in May - Atlanta to Montana by back roads - Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana
4/97 Great Lakes - Cruising Michigan's cottage country
3/97 Cheap Thrills - Touring West Virginia on $23 a day
3/97 Storming through Virginia - Sloshing along the Blue Ridge on a thundering Guzzi
2/97 The Air Up There - Exploring Colorado's peaks and passes
1/97 The Rock - Touring the Canadian Maritimes, Part II - Newfoundland
12/96 Far and Away - Touring Canada's remote Maritimes - Nova Scotia
12/96 Cruisin' - A day in the life of a Royal Star - Illinois
10/96 California's North Country - A dual-sport adventure
10/96 Treacherous Touring - Hunting down Benedict Arnold - Quebec, Maine, Connecticut, New York

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