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Harley-Davidson Ride Atlas of North America, 2nd Edition
Vehicles get you from point A to point B, but motorcycles take you from a departing point to a destination with a journey in between. Sure, some days you just want to jump on your bike and get lost, while on others it's just transport for your daily routine. However, what about those days when you want to be Joe or Jane Explorer, but you're unsure where the treasure roads are buried within this vast country and beyond, like Canada and Mexico, yet to be discovered on your motorcycle? Do you open a U.S. map and throw a dart or sift through Internet blogs and chat rooms for the answers? Well, those are some options, or you could make things easier on yourself and save time by picking up and traveling with the Harley-Davidson Ride Atlas of North America (MSRP $34.95) by Rand McNally & Company. This photo is just the cover, but once you start reading it, you might feel a sick day coming on so you can jump on your bike and explore these rides.
The Ride Atlas second-edition 336-page book features 29 new and exciting rides and a 16-page ride log to record your journeys, memories and people you've met along the way. Feedback from last year's release of the Ride Atlas came from more than 300 riders -and maybe you-and it helped the development of this year's release-more curves, more winding roads and more routes. The Ride Atlas is also sturdier, with a redesigned water-resistant cover, magnetic closure and more durable pages.
The Ride Atlas is broken down into two types of rides. First, there are 25 featured rides with in-depth inset maps highlighting the route, including historic sites, long-term road construction and locations of Harley-Davidson dealerships as well as a detailed description of the ride. For example, riders traveling in the West can read about the Utah run, considered "a Harley rider's dream." It winds past the 3,000- foot sandstone cliffs of Zion National Park, which in itself has several landmark mountains. Canadian riders can experience the thrilling roller coaster ride known as the Cape Breton Loop in Nova Scotia.
This atlas also includes four legendary and adventurous rides. First, motorcyclists can (safely) brave the tight turns of the Tail of the Dragon as it whips between Deals Gap, North Carolina, and Tabcat Bridge, Tennessee. Riders out in Nevada can challenge themselves on the 256-mile stretch called the "Loneliest Road in America" (now that's just sad).
From detailed rides offering tips on the best season to experience the trip to gasoline availability, mileage/driving times for each route, camping info and side trip adventures along the way, the Ride Atlas is loaded with information motorcyclists need to know before they hit the road. Find the treasure routes to ride with the Ride Atlas, available at Harley-Davidson dealerships, select bookstores, automobile stores, military outlets and www.randmcnally.com or by calling Rand McNally at (800) 333-0136.
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Rand McNally 2008 Road Atlas
In a pinch you could go with a standard 2008 Road Atlas from Rand McNally. It can be found at just about any bookstore or truck stop (we even found it at Wal-Mart), and the price printed on the back is just $13.95. It doesn't have all of the motorcyclerelated information compiled by 300 Harley-Davidson riders, it isn't as durable as the Harley-Davidson edition and it isn't as easy to flip the pages with gloves on, but it will still keep you from getting lost when you hit the road.
The 2008 Road Atlas features individual road maps of every U.S. state and Canadian province, an overview of Mexico and detailed inset maps of more than 350 cities and 20 U.S. National Parks. Road construction sites are conveniently highlighted on the maps, and the latest construction updates are available at www.randmcnally.com
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