Do you remember those dull family road trips that you took when you were a kid? You were stuffed in the back of a station wagon for days at a time, following your parents schedule. Now is your chance to redeem those miserable days and see the country on your own terms. The United States is an ideal land to travel across by motorcycle. You can be your own boss and choose your own adventures on bike holidays. You answer to no one on the open road with a heavy hog under you burning up the pavement. There is nothing between you and nature. With the sun on your face and the wind in your hair, you can have an intimacy with the landscape that you couldnt enjoy in a car, train, or plane. There are ample routes to take on a motorcycle in the American West especially.
An extremely popular place to ride motorcycles is up and down the Pacific coast. You can start in the cool air of Oregon or Washington and make your way down the coast to California. The Pacific highway is gorgeous, overlooking ocean vistas. Just watch out for the drop there are some curvy parts of the road. From California you can bike across the desert to Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Strip is an ideal place to...