Jan/Feb '18 Premium Content Austria: Behind the Mountains For the longest time, the high alpine valley of the Lungau sat in remote isolation, approachable only by treacherous pass roads. And the region’s old traditions and stunning natural appeal have been preserved very well. Two of the many reasons to travel there. It’s slightly decadent. Plenty of
Jan/Feb '18 City Escape: El Paso, Texas > Wineries, missiles, and views—this loop north of El Paso is a great mix for a short getaway. This city escape begins with a ride through a peaceful wine and agricultural region. It then tracks through a small portion of the fascinating White Sands Missile Range (ID and appropriate
Jan/Feb '18 City Escape: Athens, Ohio > This City Escape features a loop from the Athens County Visitors Center’s “Ohio’s Windy 9” map. The Pioneer Pass offers rolling hills and leads through Wayne National Forest, Stroud’s Run State Park, and Gifford State Forest. As if that weren’t enough, a taste of the
Jan/Feb '18 Premium Content Classic Roads: Blue Ridge Byways The Blue Ridge and Appalachians are often referred to as the “gentle mountains.” Over hundreds of millions of years geological forces have rounded their shoulders and smoothed out most of their hard edges. The area’s long geological history and high levels of annual rainfall have produced a rich patchwork
Jan/Feb '18 Premium Content Brattleboro, Vermont Shamrock Tour®: Green Days I’ve logged a lot of miles with my wife, Meredith, riding pillion, but I’ve never seen this before: she’s back there snapping photos of a straight, four-lane interstate, as if we’re riding God’s own highway. “What’s up?” I ask. “Well, it’s the most
Jan/Feb '18 Premium Content Rural Tennessee: Chasing the Cumberland Curves The Ducati Scrambler. I can’t think of a better bike for Cameron on this tour. I wanted a touring partner for the trip that I was sketching out to explore a small portion of the Cumberland Plateau. The route was going to be only 308 miles by Google’s
Jan/Feb '18 Premium Content Lonesome Wyoming: In the Tire Tracks of a Pioneer, Part 3 In May 1903, George A. Wyman left San Francisco with the then crazy idea of riding his motorcycle all the way to New York City. Into the Rockies East of Ogden, the sharp, rocky 9,000-foot peaks of the Wasatch Range look impenetrable, but the Weber River has patiently carved
Jan/Feb '18 Review: 2018 Aprilia Shiver 900 and Dorsoduro 900 > You (or your grandad) may have had a UJM—Universal Japanese Motorcycle—in the ’70s or ’80s. It could do it all, and there are plenty of good standard models out there today, but what if you want something with a dollop of Italian panache? Aprilia has offered a
Jan/Feb '18 2018 Harley-Davidson Touring Lineup: The New Softails > Earning a reputation for fulfilling open-road dreams of freedom since 1903, Harley-Davidson enjoys mythical status in motorcycling. The one criticism the Milwaukee brand has suffered over the years has been their dependence on aging design and technology, with changes to their original machine being few and far between. Ironically,
