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Motorcycle Journeys Through The Appalachians - 2nd Edition (Motorcycle Journeys)

Motorcycle Journeys Through The Appalachians - 2nd Edition (Motorcycle Journeys)
By Dale Coyner

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This book lays out 35 day-long routes through mountains and valleys of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee, plus an ideal north-south through route. Coyner's affection for the region is clear in his lyrical descriptions of the best roads to ancient caverns, covered bridges, rolling farm country, Civil War battlefields and president's homes. Includes coverage of the famed Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway, and features up-to-date suggestions for restaurants and lodging along each of the routes.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #42649 in Books
  • Published on: 2004-08-29
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 304 pages

Editorial Reviews

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"...one of the most enjoyable guidebooks I've read to date..." -- CityBike

"...this book would make a very useful traveling companion." -- Motorcycle Consumer News

"For the rider who ... would like a few already mapped-out tours to take, this book would be a valuable resource." -- Keystone Motorcycle Press

"If you tour, you need a copy of Motorcycle Journeys Through the Appalachians." -- WRMT

About the Author
Dale Coyner's journeys through the Appalachians began out of a curiosity for what was "around the next bend." He came to riding later than some, purchasing his first motorcycle, a Yamaha Radian, after he finished college. He credits the open, freewheeling nature of motorcycling with firing a sense of wonderment about his surroundings that led to rediscovering his native region. He shares his best finds with you in this book.

For many of the tours in this volume, Dale relied on his trusty Honda Gold Wing. He's not sure if it was the size of the Wing, the pop-up camper he was pulling, or the bright red Aerostitch suit that garnered the most friendly smiles in his travels, but he got a lot of them. His current ride is a Honda GL-1800.

Customer Reviews

excellent book for motorcyle enthusiasts5
great book detailing not just roads, but local custom and color for the mid-atlantic area from PA down to the Carolinas and eastern Tennessee.

numerouse routes from a central point in each region are detailed and the local dining, lodging, and other points of interest are detailed in an interesting style of writing.

useful for anyone who wants to tour the mid-atlantic region and take their time doing it...

A "Must" for anyone traveling the Appalachians5
I just finished a ride of a little over 1000 miles from my home in NJ to and through WV and VA. I used this book to guide me on some really terrific roads and through some truly beautiful areas. This was the first long, extended ride I've ever taken and it was in large measure due to the "encouragement" expressed through this well written resource. If you're thinking of traveling through the Appalachians then I would recommend that you purchase and pour through this well written book before you go.

Invaluable!5
I just got back from a near-1000 mile trip through the Appalachians. I used this book to guide me through some thoroughly fascinating and beautiful areas -- the author, Dale Coyner, has create a terrific resource! I am not exaggerating when I say that VA Route 39 has changed my view of the eastern United States (I lived in the West -- Alaska, Utah, and Arizona -- until 2000). I'm sure I won't be the first, but I've set a goal to do all 36 rides in the book.

I showed this to the clerk at the bookstore at the Peaks of Otter wayside on the Blue Ridge Parkway. She's a rider, so she took the name of the book down with considerable enthusiasm and pledged to talk to the manager about stocking the book in the store. It seems strange NOT to have your book on the shelves in such a rider's paradise!