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Tennessee & North Carolina: Theme Rides, Biodiversity, and Casinos

Mar/Apr '24 Premium Content

Tennessee & North Carolina: Theme Rides, Biodiversity, and Casinos

It was a bright morning in late May. A leisurely breakfast at Pete’s Coffee Shop & Restaurant in the delightful town of Knoxville, TN, set us up for the start of our Great Smoky Mountains motorcycle tour. After the breakfast (with eggs, bacon, pancakes, and the works), my wife and

Ötztal Valley, Austria: The Story of Three Roads

Jan/Feb '24 Premium Content

Ötztal Valley, Austria: The Story of Three Roads

It is September and my wife and I are staying at a small apartment hotel on the outskirts of Sölden in Tyrol. This place serves as a base from which to explore the area by motorbike. Today’s plan is to ride over the Timmelsjoch, Austria’s highest international border

Italy: Apples & Speck

Italy: Apples & Speck

Italy beckons many riders. Although some might be put off by recent reports of punitive noise regulations and reduced speed limits, those restrictions only apply on a few roads in the summer or near urban areas with high air pollution. The Italian Dolomites is still one of the best regions

California: A Ride Along the Eastern Sierra

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California: A Ride Along the Eastern Sierra

Geoff, this is not good. I can’t see anything!” “Can you see the yellow line down the middle of the road?” “Well, yes.” “That’s all you need to see.” That is a short snippet of bike-to-bike communication my wife Liz and I went through while riding Carson Pass

Sölkpass & Radstädter Tauern: Ancient Alpine Trade Routes | RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel

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Sölkpass & Radstädter Tauern: Ancient Alpine Trade Routes

It is a sunny day in late May and Austria has lifted the pandemic riding restrictions for those of us who live here. What better way to celebrate our long-awaited freedom than by tackling the highest pass in Styria—the wonderful Sölkpass between Stein an der Enns on the north

Hahntennjoch & Kaunertaler Gletscher: From Valley to Glacier | Austria Motorcycle Tour | RoadRUNNER Magazine

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Hahntennjoch & Kaunertaler Gletscher: From Valley to Glacier

It’s motorcycling season and today we’re going to ride a route that should cover an amazing range of scenery types as we climb two famous motorcycling roads from the verdant floor of the Elmen Valley in Austria at 3,200 feet to the very foot of the Kaunertaler

New Zealand: Mount Cook and the Blue Lakes

Nov/Dec '21 Premium Content

New Zealand: Mount Cook and the Blue Lakes

My goddaughter Beth was getting married in New Zealand. What better excuse could there be to do that South Island motorcycle trip we had so often dreamed of? After a long flight from Vienna with a jet lag-busting layover in Singapore, we arrived in Christchurch. We met up with Paul

Tenerife’s Teide National Park Spanish Motorcycle Tour

Jul/Aug '21 Premium Content

Tenerife’s Teide National Park

Tenerife, the largest of the Spanish Canary Islands, lies some 200 miles off the coast of northwest Africa in the Atlantic Ocean. It has become synonymous with endless apartments, timeshares, restaurants, and all-day cheap booze. This, combined with full English breakfasts for a few euros and tacky tourist attractions, does