motorcycle travelogue Archives

Nothing But Corners

Exploring the Southern Appalachians. Aw $@#! The bike’s first scratch. Thinking that glamping might be fun, my buddy Gary and I were following a narrow road...

Go Your Own Way

Beach’s Motorcycle Adventures allows a rider to pick a route and ride at their leisure, either solo or in a group, to the day’s destination. Today’s ride will be on a road race course, and...

Only the Back Roads

Taking the long way through Appalachia. By most people’s reckoning, any day that begins at a brewery and ends in intercourse is a good day. In our case, that meant a tour of Yuengling Brewery in...

Our U.S.A. Bucket List Detour

Exploring the wonders of the American Canyonlands. You just don’t leave an item on your bucket list when you have a chance to cross it off, do you The majestic Monument Valley was on mine, and Las...

Fire & Ice

In a land of volcanoes and glaciers comes astounding beauty around every corner, in every valley and on every mountaintop. Grey. I waited and waited but all I saw was grey. We descended into...

Adirondack Mountain Adventure

The Adirondack region is rife with rollercoaster roads that twist and turn, scenic mountain look-offs and quaint villages that beckon stops for lunch In the flickering blue light of a darkened room...

The Fish & Chips Tour

A long-awaited bucket-list trip to the Scottish Highlands. I often find myself reading a travel article in Mojo, thinking “OMG, I wish I could do that!” And now I can say I have, with a...

Volcanic Fury to Scenic Splendor

We talk about karma and hope our good deeds will be rewarded. About 10 kilometres south of Chain Lakes on Highway 22 we came across four Harley riders in trouble, one with a blown front tire. The...

Adventure Motorcycling on Newfoundland

From hydro cuts to rail trails, the Rock has a lot to offer the dual sport or Adv rider Being a Newfoundland expat, these words always echo in my mind: “You never know how good you have it, until...

Midwest Magic

Grassroot Goodness in the American Heartland It’s true that riding the U.S. Midwest gives you lots of time to think. Straight, flat roads have stamped a uniform grid on the American plains. But if...

Moments of Canadian Heritage

A ride into St. Lawrence River history. John Anderson, Jim Oliver and I pulled out of my remote cottage north of Kingston on our way to ride the Adirondacks in upstate New York. I have had a lifelong...

Great Roads, Good People

Exploring mountain passes, national parks and the Black Hills. It was a single-digit morning. The dew was frosty, and I was hungry. As I transitioned bare arms and legs from bivy to jacket and pants,...