From: styer@ms.uky.edu (Eugene F. Styer)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Road Rider Interesting Road Report
Keywords: roads, good
Date: 19 Aug 92 12:35:52 GMT
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences

In the April, May and June issues of Road Rider, they had the results of a
survey about "What is your favorite motorcycle road in North America".  They
asked three questions regarding roads in each person's home state or province:

1. Where in your home state would you recommend a visitor go for a superior
   touring experience?
2. What specific areas in your home state would you advise tourers to avoid?
3. What are your favorite home state roads?

Here are the responses:

Alabama - Recommended: Gulf Coast Region, Talladega Mountains, dams along the
   Tennessee River.  Advised Against: Birmingham congestion, all of the
   southern half, I-65.  Favorite Roads: AL-117/TN-56 "twisties", Highway 9,
   Little River Canyon Rd., Natchez Trace.

Alaska - Recommended:  "Everywhere the roads go",  Kenai Penninsula to Homer
   and Seward, sidetrip to Valdez, Highways 1, 3 and 4 (aka. "The Loop")
   Advised Against:  Haul road to Deadhorse, Rt 3 to Fairbanks.
   Favorite Roads: Rt 1 to Homer, Delta to Summit Lake on the Richardson Hwy.,
   Rt 1 from Glennallen to Palmer.

Arizona - Recommended:  North Rim of Grand Canyon, "Anywhere on state, county
   or Indian roads outside of suburban areas," along the Mogollon Rim, Oak
   Creek Canyon.  Advised Against:  I-8 from Yuma to Casa Grande, Colorado
   River area in summer, Pheonix, all Interstates.  Favorite Roads:  US-666
   from Clifton to Springerville, US 89A from Prescott to Flagstaff, Hwy 67
   from Jacob Lake to the North Rim.

Arkansas - Recommended: Ozarks in northern Arkansas, Ouchita Moutains west of
   Hot Springs.  Bul Shoals area around Mountain Home.  Advised Against:
   southeastern section along the Mississippi, Little Rock.  Favorite Roads:
   Hwy 7 - Hot Springs to Harrison, Hwy 23 - Eureka Springs to Ozark,
   AR-88/OK-1 - the Talimena Skyline Drive.

California - Recommended: Seirra Passes, northern half of state, coast north of
   San Francisco.  Advised Against:  Los Angeles freeways (highest negative
   vote in entire survey!) Death Valley in summer, Sierra passes in winter,
   I-5 south of Sacramento.  Favorite Roads:  Hwy 1 along coast, Hwy 49
   through Gold Country, Avenue of the Giants (off Hwy 101 near Weott), Hwy 89
   throught Lassen Nat'l Park, Tioga Pass Road through Yosemite, Los Angeles
   Crest Hwy (Hwy 2).

Colorado - Recommended: Loop through San Juan Mtns (Telluride, Ouray, Silverton,
   Durango), Estes Park, High Rockies along Continental Divide.  Advised
   Against:  eastern half of state, I-25 from Ft. Collins to Pueblo, Denver
   traffic.  Favorite Roads:  US 550 ("Million Dollar Highway"), US 34 through
   Estes Park, Hwy 125 - Granby to Walden, Hwy 67 - Woodland Park to Deckers,
   Hwy 14 along Poudre River.

Connecticut - Recommended:  Western CT along side roads, northwestern part of
   state.  Advised Against: I-95 between Greenwich and New Haven, Central CT,
   Hartford area.  Favorite Roads:  US 7 - New Milford to Canaan, Hwy 20 -
   Granby to Winstead, Hwy 169 - to Woodstock.

Delaware - Recommended:  forests in southern part of state, Trap Pond St. Park.
   Advised Against:  Wilmington area, US 13 through Dover.
   Favorite Roads:  US 9 - Laurel to Delaware City.

Florida - Recommmended: back roads in the Panhandle, the Keys.  Advised
   Against:  southern coast - West Palm Beach to Miami, Jacksonville area,
   Hwy 19 along west coast, Florida Turnpike.  Favorite Roads: US A1A through
   Daytona, US 1 (Overseas Highway) - Florida City to Key West, Hwy 27
   (Everglades road), Hwy 98 - Perry to Pensacola.

Georgia - Recommended - northern GA forests, Georgia coast from Savannah to
   St. Marys.  Advised Against:  Atlanta area (mentioned unanimously by
   Georgia reporters! ) Favorite Roads: US 129 - Fizgerald to Macon, US 136 -
   Gainesville to Trenton, Hwys 60/180 - Suches and environs.

Hawaii - Recommended - Big Island, Maui.  Advised Against:  downtown Honolulu,
   Waikiki area.  Favorite Roads: Oahu Hwy 99 - to Waialua, Oahu Hwy 72 -
   around KoKo Head to Hawaii Kai, Hawaii Hwy 200 (Saddle Road), Maui Hwy 378 -
   to Haleakala Crater.

Idaho - Recommended: anyplace north of Boise, Hell's Canyon area, area enclosed
   by Salmon River.  Advised Against:  "gets pretty lonesome out around Atomic
   City" (west of Idaho Falls).  Favorite Roads:  US 12 - Lewis and Clark trail
   over Lolo Pass, Hwy 71/86 to Hell's Canyon, "any little road that goes into
   the mountains is fun in Idaho."

Illinois - Recommended: northwestern IL around Galena and Hanover; southern
   area; Garden of the Gods - Shawnee Nat'l Forest; along the Illinois River;
   along the Mississippi River.  Advised Against:  central part of state,
   anywhere close to Chicago (Cook county).  Favorite Roads: Great River Road
   (series of hwys - 84, 92, 96, 3, etc. - which follow the Mississippi River
   south), Hwy 2 - from Rockford along Rock River, US 30 West, Hwys 3, 145
   and 1 through Shawnee Nat'l Forest.

Indiana - Recommended:  Western area around Park County and Wabash River,
   south-central around Brown County, any section of Hoosier Nat'l Forest.
   Advised Against:  50-mile radius around Indianapolis or Gary, north-central
   part of state.  Favorite Roads:  Hwy 135 through Brown County to Kentucky
   border, Covered Bridge routes in Park County, Hwy 156 along Ohio River to
   Madison, Hwy 67 from Martinsville south, almost any north-south two-laner
   in the Hoosier Nat'l Forest areas.

Iowa - Recommended: anywhere in the four northeastern counties, all rural
   hard-surfaced roads, eastern part of state along Great River Road.
   Advised Against: north-central IA, northwestern IA, southern IA especially
   along Hwy 2, Des Moines area.  Favorite Roads:  Hwy 26/US 52/Hwy 99/US 61
   - Great River Road, any backroad in northeastern quadrant.

Kansas - Recommended: northeastern section along Missouri River, rolling
   country around Council Grove.  Advised Against: western section from I-135
   west, central part of state.  Favorite Roads: Hwy 99 through Flint Hills,
   Hwy 2 - Wichita to Kiowa, Hwy 7 - White Cloud to Leavenworth (Great River
   Road).

Kentucky - Recommended: Red River Gorge, "the whole state," anywhere in the
   Boone Nat'l Forest, area around Cave Run Lake, Land Between the Lakes
   (western KY).  Advised Against: Lexington or Louisville, western part of
   state.  Favorite Roads: Hwy 11 through Boone Nat'l Forest, "US 68 north of
   Lexington in spring with the locust blossoms,", US 421 - Manchester to
   Richmond, Hwys 119/160 past Black Mtn. Hwy 31 from Lousiville to Mammoth
   Cave area, Hwy 715 between Hwys 15 and 77 (near Campton).

Louisiana - Recommended: Along the Mississippi between Baton Rouge and New
   Orleans, backroads in The Catahoula Ranger District, Atchafalaya Basin,
   Northern LA.  Advised Against:  delta area south of New Orleans, Grand Isle
   and Avery Island (motorcycles not permitted), area around New Orleans.
   Favorite Roads: Hwy 10 - Bogalusa to St. Francisville, Hwys 44, 48, 75 along
   north shore of Mississippi River west or New Orleans, US 90 and sideroads in
   "cajun country" (Atchafalaya Basin).

Maine - Recommended: western mountains around Rangeley Lake, coastal route from
   York to Bar Harbor, Moosehead Lake Region (central).  Advised Against: I-95,
   all of coast south of Portland, area around Portland.  Favorite Roads: US 2
   from Canadian border to New Hampshire, Hwy 9 - Bangor to Calais, US 201 -
   Hinckley to Jackman, US 11 - Sherman to Fort Kent area, Hwy 27 - Kingfield
   to Canadian border.

Maryland - Recommended: Garrett County (far western panhandle), Allegany County
   (east of Cumberland), eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay, western side of state,
   along Pennsylvania line.  Advised Against:  Washington D.C. and Baltimore,
   Baltimore Beltway, central part of MD, US 50 on eastern shore (near Ocean
   City Resort area).  Favorite Roads: Hwys 550, 77 in Catoctin Mountain area,
   US 40, 48 through panhandle [note: take Alt 40 - US 40 is now I-68, EFS],
   Hwys 67, 65, 17 in Harper's Ferry area, Hwy 28 - Rockville to Point of Rocks,
   Hwy 12/US 113 - Salisbury to Pocomode througth Pocomoke Forest.

Massachusetts - Recommended: Western half of state (west of Worcester), "almost
   anyshere in the western Berkshires", Cape Cod(*).  Advised Against: Cape
   Cod(*), Massachusetts Turnpike, Greater Boston area (especially area around
   Logan airport), Springfield.  Favorite Roads: Hwy 2 (Mohawk Trail), Hwy 9
   Northampton to Pittsfield, Loop route on Hwys 2,8,116, 112, Hwy 57 - Feeding
   Hills to Barrington.  (*Note: for the record the Massachutes respondents
   voted 4 in favor of touring on Cape Cod, 9 opposed to touring on Cape Cod.)

Michigan - Recommended: Upper Peninsula, circle tour of Lake Superior, Sleeping
   Bear Dunes and northwestern lower MI, "most lake shore roads."  Advised
   Against: I-75 and US 24 between Detroit and Toledo, OH; Detroit area, south-
   central area of lower MI.  Favorite Roads: US 2 across Upper Peninsula;
   US 28 - Munising to Marquette, U.P.; over "Big Mac" (the Mackinac Bridge);
   following US 31, Rtt 37, Hwy 22 along western shore around Leelanau
   Penninsula; Hwy 119 on northwestern shoreline.

Minnesota - Recommended: Northeastern part of state in forests and along Lake
   Superior; southeastern section along Mississippi and west to US 52; west-
   central Minnesota and the lake country, especially near Lake Itasca;
   headwaters of Mississippi R.  Advised Against: metro-Minneapolis; south-
   western part of state, northwestern part of state between Grand Forks and
   International Falls.  Favorite Roads: US 61 along shore of Lake Superior;
   US 95 and 61 south from Taylors Falls along Mississippi R. to I-90;
   US 10 and 71 from Fargo (ND) to Bemidji; Hwy 113 between US 59 and 71:
   "hilly twisty"; Hwy 1 from Lake Superior to Ely and the forests.
   
Mississippi - Recommended: Gulf Coast; along Mississippi R.  Advised Against:
   Jackson area.  Favorite Roads:  Natchez Trace Parkway from Natchez into
   Tennessee; US 90 along Gulf Coast; Hwy 1 "Great River Road" from Greenville
   to Vicksburg.
   
Missouri - Recommended: Any section of Mark Twain Forest east of Springfield;
   close to Arkansas border.  Advised Against: Kansas City-St. Louis corridor:
   I-70; northern half of state; area around Branson and Silver-Dollar City
   ("used to be nice, but not totally ruined by trashy over-developement").
   Favorite Roads:  Any two-laner in Mark Twain Forests; Hwy 19 Rolla to
   Winona; State Hwy 86 in Ozarks near AR border; Hwy 79 "Great River Road";
   Hwy 60 Mtn Grove to Van Buren; Hwy 5 Boonville to AR border; Hwy 136 across
   northern MO; Hwy 94 Jefferson to Defiance along Missouri R.

Montana - Recommended: Entire western third of state between Yellowstone and
   Glacier Nat'l Paks.  Advised Against:  eastern plains from US 87 to the
   Dakotas.  Favorite Roads: "Going to the Sun Highway" through Glacier N.P.;
   Hwy 83 through Lolo and Flathead Nat'l Forests; US 212 Red Lodge to Beartooth
   Pass (WY); US 89 White Sulphur Spring to Belt over King's Hill Pass.

Nebraska - Recommended: Far western part of state - Fort Robinson, Scottsbluff
   areas; along North Platte R.; Through sandhills.  Advised Against: eastern
   half of state; Omaha; I-80.  Favorite Roads: US 20 Valentine to Harrison;
   Hwy 97 Valentine to Mullen through McKelvie Nat'l Forest; Hwy 2 Grand Island
   to Alliance through sandhills; US 26 along North Platte R.; Hwy 250
   Rushville to Lakeside.

Nevada - Recommended: North-south roads through central mountains; Lake Mead
   area including Valley of Fire St. Pk.  Advised Against: Los Vegas ("unless
   you want to want to go night-crawling"); Reno ("ditto"); all of the state
   in summer! Favorite Roads: Northshore Road around Lake Mead to Valley of
   Fire; Hwy 376; Hwy 278; Hwy 305; Hwys 445, 446 447 around Pyramid Lake;
   US 50 Reno to Ely via Austin.

New Hampshire - Recommended - "Virtually anyplace in the state is good riding";
   White Mountains; follow the Connecticut R.  Advised Against: Crawford Notch
   area in tourist season; Portsmouth area.  Favorite Roads:  Kancamagus
   Hwy 112; Hwy 118 Canaan to N. Woodstock; Hwys 16 and 26 to Colebrook via
   Dixville Notch; toll road up Mt Washington; "pick any road, it'll be a good
   one to ride."

New Jersey - Recommended - Delaware Water Gap area; farm and bayside areas in
   Salem and Cumberland counties; pine barrens around Belleplain. Advised
   Against: "Everywhere! New Jersey is dangerous with bad roads," "turnpikes,
   unless you're in a hurry to escape," northeastern and central sections of
   the state; anywhere along the Jersey coast.  Favorite Roads: Hwys 519 and 29
   along Delaware R.; Rt 542 through Batsto; Hwys 553 and 49 Millville, Port
   Norris Bridgeton and Salem.

New Mexico - Recommended: Sangre de Cristos and Rock Mtn. ranges north of Santa
   Fe; west-central forests; Lincoln County.  Advised Against:  I-25 from
   Albuquerque to Las Cruces; norhtwestern corner; southeastern corner.
   Favorite Roads: Ruidoso/Capitan loop; Hwys 48, 246, 368; Rt 532 up Sierra
   Blanca (12,003 ft.); Rt 15 into Gila Primitive area - also graded roads in
   Gila National Forest; US 64 Tres Piedras to Tierra Amarillo; Us 64 Taos to
   I-25; Hwys 38, 150, 434, 518, 63 in Sangre de Cristos Mtns.

New York - Recommended: Upstate in Adirondacks; Catskills; Finger Lakes
   district.  Advised Against: New York City (Note: 21 negative votes for the
   Big Apple as a motorcycle environment; 1 vote for "crusing the city"); toll
   roads; Niagara Falls area on U.S. side; Long Island; Buffalo area. Favorite
   Roads: US 9 or US 9W north along Hudson R.; Taconic State Parkway;
   Adirondack Hwys 3, 28, 30, 73, 86; Rt 89 along Cayuga Lake; Rt 97 along
   Delaware R.; Rt 210 through Harriman St. Pk.

North Carolina - Recommended: Far western section from I-77 to the Smokeys;
   two-laners through Uwharrie National Forest; Cape Hatteras.  Advised
   Against: anywhere near the Winston-Salem/Greensboro/Durham corridor; I-85;
   Charlotte and environs.  Favorite Roads:  Blue Ridge Parkway (Note: 16
   native rider votes for the popular parkway); Hwy 64 around Lake Lure; US 421
   state line to I-77; Hwy 16; Rt 12 along Cape Hatteras (no twisties, but
   great stretch of ocean shore); US 129.
   
North Dakota - Recommended: North Dakota badlands (western ND); Missouri R.;
   north-central hill country.  Advised Against: "Entire eastern half of state
   if you don't like agriculture."  Favorite Roads: US 85 Belfield to Williston;
   park roads through Theodore Roosevelt Nat'l Pk. (both north and south
   sections); Rt 1804 along Missouri R.; Hwy 5 Rolla to Bottineau over Turtle
   Mtn.

Ohio - Recommended: Southeastern quarter of state; Hocking Hills; AMA HQ and
   American Heritage Museum in Westerville; Amish country in east central OH;
   along Maumee R.  Advised Against: northern half of state above Columbus;
   [Note: in followup, one reader recommends south of US 30 and east of US 23]
   along Lake Erie; Cleveland and Cincinatti; "Orange Barrel Heaven" (Note:
   we have no idea what that is, but at least one reader thinks it should be
   avoided!).  Favorite Roads: Us 52 and Rt 7 along Ohio R.; roads in Hocking
   Hills area; 180, 374, 664; Rt 78 Glouster to McConnellsville; Hwy 41
   Chilicothe to Maysville; Rt 800 Canton to Marietta; Rts 424, 110, 65 Defiance
   to I-75 along Maumee R.; Amish country loop: Hwys 93, 39, 515, US 62 and
   US 36 in Holmes and Coshoction counties.

Oklahoma - Recommended: Southeastern quadrant of state (south of I-40, east of
   US 69); Wichita Mtns; eastern "reservoir" area.  Advised Against:  Panhandle;
   Oklahoma City and environs; Oklahoma City to Tulsa corridor (Turner Turnpike-
   toll); far southwestern corner.  Favorite Roads: Talimena Skyline Drive -
   AR 88/OK 1; US 271 Forth Smith to Antlers; Rt 10 and US 59 in eastern lakes
   area; Rt 49 through Wichita Mtns;

Oregon - Recommended: Anywhere in Cascade Range; coast; Costal Range; Umatilla
   and Malheur Nat'l Forests.  Advised Against: I-5 corridor Portland to
   Medford; Columbia R. George in tourist season!; southeastern corner; "coast
   route if you're in a hurry."  Favorite Roads:  Rts 82 and 3 Elgin to WA
   state line via Enterprise; Cascade Lakes Hwy Bend to Rt 58; Rt 138 Roseburg
   to Crater Lake; US 101 along coast; Rt 126 (US 20) Eugene to Bend - also
   Rt 242 bypass en route; forest road from Galice to Gold Beach (sections
   unpaved); forest road from Prinevile to Seneca via Paulina; Rt 86 Baker
   to Joseph.

Pennsylvania - Recommended: Northeastern section; Pocono Mtns. area; North of
   I-80; Lancaster and Lebanon counties (Amish country); Allegheny Nat'l
   Forest.  Advised Against: Big cities and nearby turnpikes and expressways;
   Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Harrisburg, Allentown, Bethelhem, Easton, Erie;
   southeastern corner of state.  Favorite Roads:  US 6 across northern PA;
   Rts 23 and 340 through Amish country; US 62 along Allegheny R.; Rts 66, 948,
   666, 321 through Allegheny Nat'l Forest; US 30 Latrobe to Lancaster
   (alternate to PA turnpike); US 220 "Appalachian Thruway"; Rt 120 Flemington
   to Ridgeway; Rt 144 from US 6 to I-80; Rt 56 Leechburg to Bedford; Rt 87
   Mountoursville to Russell Hill (US 6); Rt 44 Jersey Shore to NY state line.

Rhode Island - Recommended: "Shoreline roads in spring or in fall after
   tourists go home."  Advised Against: Newport or Providence in tourist
   season.  Favorite Roads: Rt 77 to Sakonnet Point; US 1 or 1A in fall;
   Rt 102 ("you have to ride on it because of the size of the state").

South Carolina - Recommended: Far northwestern section of state near NC state
   line; coastal islands south of Charleston; Francis Marion Nat'l Forest.
   Advised Against: Coastal tourist area from North Myrtle Beach to Huntington
   Beach St. Pk.; Florence to Columbia on I-20.  Favorite Roads: Rt 11-Cherokee
   Foothills Scenic Hwy; US 17 Georgetown to Savannah; Alternate 17 Georgetown
   to Savannah via Monck's Corner and Walterboro; US 21 Beaufort to Hunting
   Island St. Pk.; Rt 61 from US 78 (between Midway and Branchville) to
   Charlestown.

South Dakota: Recommended: Black Hills; Custer St. Pk.; Badlands Nat'l Pk.
   Advised Against: Entire state east of the Missouri R.; Central SD in July
   and August; Indian Reservations, including Standing Rock, Pine Ridge.
   Favorite Roads: US 14 through Spearfish Canyon; Us 385 Deadwood to Hot
   Springs; Rt 87 through Custer St. Pk.; all graded forest roads in the Black
   Hills (dual sport); Rt 240 through Badlands Nat'l Pk.

Tennessee - Recommended: Smoky Mtns; west-central valleys along Tennessee R.;
   Land Between the Lakes and Big South Fork Recreational areas.  Advised
   Against: Pigeon Forge tourist traps; Nashville and Memphis; US 45 from
   Jackson to MS state line.  Favorite Roads: US 441 over Smokys; RT 100
   Nashville to Whiteville; Natchez Trace Pkwy; US 64 east to west; Rt 13 Erin
   to AL state line; US 321 north; US 70 Dickson to Arlington.

Texas - Recommended: Texas Hill country (west of San Antonia); eastern section
   of state in Piney Woods; Big Bend and Davis Mtn areas; Palo Duro Canyon.
   Advised Against: Metro-Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston; western deserts and cap-
   rock area (in panhandle).  Favorite Roads:  Rt 16 San Antonio to Kerrville
   via Bandera; Rt 337 Medina to Camp Wood; US 59 Timpson to Lufkin; US 69
   Lufkin to Beaumont; Rt 470 Bandera to Fm. Rd 1050 to US 83; Davis Mtns;
   Rts 118, 17, 166; US 67 and Fm Rd 170 to Big Bend Nat'l Pk. via Terlingua;
   Rt 118 Fd Davis to Big Bend.

Utah - Recommended: Wasatch Mtn corridor from Zion in southwest to Logan in
   north-central; Canyon country in southeast corner.  Advised Against: West-
   central desert; Salt Lake/Provo megalopolis; salt flats east of Great Salt
   Lake in summer.  Favorite Roads: Roads through Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capital
   Reef and Arches National Parks; Rt 12 Panguitch to Torrey via Escalante;
   Rt 14 Cedar City to US 89; trans canyon-country via Rts 24, 95, 261; Rt 150
   Kamas to Evanston (WY); Skyline Drive and other Wasatch forest roads between
   I-70 and Rt 31 (unpaved, graded); Ashley Ck. loop, forest road beginning and
   ending in Maeser (half unpaved, graded surface).

Vermont - Recommended: Gread secondary roads statewide; roads through Green
   Mtns.  Advised Against: "Just about anyplace in Vermont is worth a visit,
   even the interstate (I-89) is a pretty motorcycle ride."  Favorite Roads:
   Rt 100 north to south; Rt 9 across south of state; Bennington to Burlington
   via US 7; Rts 30 and 116; Rt 14 along White R. to I-91.

Virginia - Recommended: Applachian mtns in west; Back Bay area south of
   Virginia Beach in off-season.  Advised Against:  Back Bay area in summer
   tourist season; northern VA, especially Wash. D.C. Beltway; Petersburg/D.C.
   corridor I-95.  Favorite Roads: Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway; I-81
   if you're in a hurry; Princess Anne road to Knotts Island in spring and
   fall; US 58 through Mt Rogers Nat'l Rec. Area.

Washington - Recommended: Cascade Mtn. Range; Olympic Peninsula; along Columbia
   R. from The Dalles to Pacific Ocean.  Advised Against: I-5; Tacoma/Seattle
   megalopolis; eastern deserts from US 97 to Idaho line; Columbia R. Gorge
   from The Dalles to Wenatchee.  Favorite Roads: Rt 20 through North Cascades;
   US 12 Morton to Yakima; Columbia R./Pacific shore from Kelso to South Bend
   on Rt 4 and US 101; US 101 around Olympic Pen.; Rt 112 to Neah Bay (then
   graded road to trail head to Cape Flattery); around Mt. Ranier on Rts 123,
   410, 706; Rt 165 up backside of Ranier (last section unpaved); Us 2
   Wenatchee to Everett; east Rt 20 through Okanogan and Colville nat'l forests.

West Virginia - Recommended:  Allegheny/Shenendoah Mtn. ranges; Panhandle
   section.  Advised Against: Wheeling area; WV Turnpike I-77 (toll). Favorite
   Roads: Rt 28 Petersburg south along Potomac R.; US 250 across state; Rt 55;
   Us 19; US 60.

Wisconsin - Recommended: Southwest corner of state west and south of I-90;
   Door County (Wisconsin's "thumb" boundaried by Green Bay and Lake Michigan);
   Lake Superior shores.  Advised Against: Green Bay to Milwaukee on I-43;
   southeastern corner; Door County in tourist season (3 votes); Wisconsin
   Dells in tourist season (3 votes).  Favorite Roads: Rt 35 Prairie du Chien
   to Prescott along Mississippi R.; Wisconsin's Rustic Roads system (some
   unpaved); Rt 13 through Kickapoo Valley and around Superior shore; Rt 60
   along Wisconsin R.; "any road with a letter instead of a number is usually
   a good bike ride."

Wyoming - Recommended: Any of Wyoming's Mtns. Tetons in northwest; Medicine Bow
   in southeast; Bighorns in north-central; Yellowstone in off-season. Advised
   Against: Yellowstone Nat'l Pk. in mid-summer; southern half of state (except
   Medicine Bow area); northeastern grasslands; Rock Springs and Cheyenne.
   Favorite Roads: Logan (UT) to Yellowstone via US 89 and US 191; US 287 or
   Rt 120 through Wind River area; Rt 130 through Medicine Bow Mtns; US 16
   through Ten Sleep Cnyn; Alt US 14 through Bighorns to Cody; Rt 352 into
   Bridger-Teton Nat'l Forest (graded, unpaved sections); forest roads along
   Gros Ventre R. east of Jackson (graded, unpaved).

CANADA:
Alberta - Recommended: Jasper and Banff Nat'l Pks; northern province. Advised
   Against: USA/Canada border crossings on long weekends; eastern half of
   province; Hwys 1, 2, 16 ("boring").  Favorite Roads: Rt 93 through Banff/
   Jasper (unanimous choice); Rt 2 Slave Lake to Peace River.  Adventure Road:
   Forest truck road 940 (graded, unpaved). (NOTE: 940 is a super-scenic,
   270-mile off-pavement route through the Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve.
   Riding north on 940, then returning via 93 through Jasper/Banff makes a
   marvelous loop trip.  Gas is available at the Petro-Canada station in
   Nordegg on Hwy 11 just off the trunk road.)

Atlantic Provinces - Recommended: Yes! the Maritimes are great motorcycle
     country.  Advised Against:  Putting off this trip!
  Favorite Roads (by province):
  New Brunswick: Hwy 2 Fredericton to St. Leonard; Hwy 8 Fredericton to
     Newcastle; Hwy 1 Saint John to Moncton via The Rocks Prov. Pk. and Fundy
     Nat'l Pk.
  Newfoundland: Hwy 1 Port-aux-Basques to St. John's; Hwy 430 to L'Anse-aux-
     Meadows via Gros Morne Nat'l Pk.  Adventure Road: Hwy 510 in Labrador.
  Nova Scotia: Hwy 8; Hwys 101, 103 around southern coast; Cabot Trail around
     northern coast of Cape Breton Island.
  Prince Edward Island:  Hwy 6 along northern coast; Hyws 2 and 12 to North
     Cape; Hwy 1 Borden to Charlottetown.

British Columbia - Recommended: The entire province.  British Columbia is one
   of those fortunate places where just about anyplace you can ride to is
   wonderful one way or another.  Advised Against: Popular border crossings;
   Hwy 5 south of Kamloops; Hwy 1 Hope to Vancouver.  Favorite Roads: Roads on
   Vancouver Island; Hwy 1 Kamloops to Hwy 93 (Alberta); Hwy 5 Kamloops to
   Jasper; Hwy 95/93 Cranbrook to Banff; Yellowhead Hwy (16) Prince Rupert to
   Prince George; first stretch of the Alaska Hwy from Dawson Creek.  Adventure
   Road: Hwy 20 Williams Lake to Bella Coola (sections graded, unpaved); Cassiar
   Hwy (sections graded, unpaved).

Manitoba - Recommended: Western mountains, provincial parks.  Advised Against:
   Southern farmlands along border; metro-Winnipeg.  Favorite Roads: Hwy 10
   Brandon to Flin Flon; Lake Winnipeg route; Hwys 59, 11, 307; Hyws 5, 20, 68
   from Dauphin to Mulvihill; Hwy 6 Mulvihill to 101.  Adventure Road: Hwy 6
   to Sundance (Stephens Lake - sections in north graded, unpaved).

Northwest Territories - Adventure Roads: Hwy 3 to Yellowknife; Hwy 1 to Ft.
   Simpson; Hwy 7 and Alberta 77 (Laird Hwy) to Ft Nelson, Alberta.

Ontario - Recommended: Northern regions; Lake Superior shore.  Advised Against:
   metro-Toronto; southern regions around lakes Erie and Ontario.  Favorite
   Roads: Hwy 2 Kingston to Morrisburg along St. Lawrence R.; Hwy 60 through
   Algonquin Prov. Pk.; Hwy 141; North Bay to Sault Ste. Marie via Hwys 11, 17;
   Hwy 6 to Manitoulin Island.

Saskatchewan - Recommended: Northwestern section.  Advised Against: "Anywhere
   south of Saskatoon!".  Favorite Roads: Hwy 16 Saskatoon to Maidstone; Hwy
   120/106 Prince Albert to Flin Flon, Manitoba (sections graded, unpaved);
   Hwy 2 Prince Albert to Lac La Ronge Prov. Pk.

Quebec - Recommended: Gaspe Peninsula.  Advised Against: Anywhere in the
   Montreal-Quebec City corridor.  Favorite Roads:  Hwy 132 around Gaspe coast;
   trans-peninsular hwys 299 and 198; Hwy 117 Mont-Laurier to Val d'Or;
   Montreal to La Mauricie Nat'l Pk. via loop: 117, 113, 167, 155.

Yukon Terrorory - Favorite Road: Alaska Highway 1.  Adventure Roads: Hwy 2
   Whitehorse to Dawson City; Hwy 4 (Cambell Hwy.) Watson Lake to Carmacks;
   Hwy 9 and AK 5 (Top of the World and Taylor Hwys.) to Tok, Alaska; Hwy 5
   (Dempster Hwy) to Inuvik.


Eugene Styer - 402 Wallace, EKU, Richmond, KY 40475  matstyer@eku.bitnet
"There was a boy named Eustance Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it."
-- 
Eugene Styer - 402 Wallace, EKU, Richmond, KY 40475  matstyer@eku.bitnet
"There was a boy named Eustance Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it."
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