Great American Motorcycle Tours

by McKechnie, Gary; Fonda, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781566919005
• ISBN10: 1566919002
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-18
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing

Summary

You're a rider...an independent spirit who's reluctant to follow someonelse's road map. But there are millions of miles of road to travel, and youould spend months searching for the best ones. Don't waste your valuablewo-wheeled vacation on ordinary routes. Instead, let Gary McKechnie be youruide. He's spent years exploring the nation by bike, and he gives you hisop 20 rides, from the rocky New England coast to the wide-open West. In thisetailed update of his best-selling guide, McKechnie includes: tips on siderips, scenic stops, and watering holes; advice on packing, equipment, roadonditions, rider-friendly attractions, and lists of conveniently-locatedotorcycle shops along the routes; and, on-the-road photographs andand-drawn maps.

Table of Contents

Why I Ride	vii
Preface	viii
Introduction	1	(10)
The Tours
White Mountains---Blue Seas Run	11	(20)
Littleton, New Hampshire to Bar Harbor, Maine
Berkshires---Central Vermont Run	31	(24)
Lenox, Massachusetts to Stowe, Vermont
Hudson River Valley Run	55	(26)
Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow, New York to Saratoga Springs, New York
Cape Cod Run	81	(16)
Sandwich, Massachusetts to Provincetown, Massachusetts
Amish Country Run	97	(18)
New Hope, Pennsylvania to Intercourse, Pennsylvania
Civil War Run	115	(26)
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to Fredericksburg, Virginia
Blue Ridge Parkway Run	141	(20)
Mount Airy, North Carolina to Hendersonville, North Carolina
Smoky Mountains Run	161	(20)
Jonesborough, Tennessee to Waynesville, North Carolina
Georgia Hills Run	181	(18)
Dahlonega, Georgia to Helen, Georgia
Southern Comfort Run	199	(22)
St. Augustine, Florida to Charleston, North Carolina
Tropical Paradise Run	221	(20)
Miami Beach, Florida to Key West, Florida
Blues Cruise	241	(24)
Memphis, Tennessee to New Orleans, Louisiana
Ozark Mountain Run	265	(20)
Hot Springs, Arkansas to Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Wisconsin Thumb Run	285	(16)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Door County, Wisconsin
Black Hills Run	301	(14)
Deadwood, South Dakota to Custer State Park, South Dakota
Wild West Run	315	(18)
Livingston, Montana to Jackson, Wyoming
Mighty Montana Run	333	(16)
Missoula, Montana to Bozeman, Montana
Colorado Rockies Run	349	(18)
Durango, Colorado to Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Land of Enchantment Run	367	(16)
Taos, New Mexico to Santa Fe, New Mexico
Red Rocks Run	383	(22)
Sedona, Arizona to Zion National Park, Utah
Sawtooth Range Run	405	(20)
Boise, Idaho to McCall, Idaho
Washington State Run	425	(14)
Seattle, Washington to Port Townsend, Washington
Oregon's Best Run	439	(24)
Cannon Beach, Oregon to Sisters, Oregon
Las Vegas--Yosemite Run	463	(20)
Las Vegas, Nevada to Yosemite National Park, California
Pacific Coast Run	483	(23)
Calistoga, California to Carmel, California
Appendix	506	(6)
Useful Information	512	(2)
Chain Hotel Guide	514	(1)
Index	515	(10)
Accommodations Index	525	(4)
Restaurant Index	529