I knew better than to attempt riding down to Key West on Friday thru Sunday, so I completed all my Everglades area adventures throughout the weekend and enjoyed a leisurely Monday morning departure. What a great call that was! I encountered none of the parking lot traffic on US-1 that I had been hearing about... Continue Reading →
With most of my preferred hotel chains booked up in Homestead (no available Bunk-a-Bikers), I rode a few more minutes south to the southernmost municipality in the state, Florida City. This ended up being the perfect location from which to explore three national park units I hadn’t yet visited – Biscayne and Everglades National Parks... Continue Reading →
Route planning for Florida was pretty straight forward – ride Highway A1A (and Hwy 1 in some parts) along Florida’s Atlantic coast until I tired of stop-and-go beach town traffic. Sections of this iconic stretch of pavement, running from Fernandina Beach in the north, down to Miami in the south, are designated as both state and... Continue Reading →
Saying good-bye to family is never easy, but my heart and belly were full as I rolled out of my parents’ driveway and picked up U.S. Highway 90 for a scenic drive along the Gulf Coast. For the most part, Hwy 90 has run a little over 1600 miles from Van Horn, TX to Jacksonville,... Continue Reading →
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