2008 Tour of Washington DC Tail of the Dragon attended the Washington DC Motorcycle Show for the second year in a row. We toured the city acting like real tourists. This is one great city and it would take weeks to see all the sights of interest. CLICK HERE FOR 2008 TOUR CLICK HERE FOR 2007 TOUR

2007 Completing the Florida A1A Story begun in 2005 We raced to Key West and then worked our way northward through Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Jupiter, Stuart to Jensen Beach. These two stories cover the Entire A1A A1A from Key West to Jensen - 2007 A1A from Fernandina to Jensen - 2005

2007 We Explore the area of Oneida and Big South Fork, Tennessee - This area really surprised us for good riding. We found a little bit of everything from great dual sport gravel routes to paved twisties. CLICK HERE for story

2007 Looking for the Best Backroads in Southeastern Virginia - Hearing that there were some great roads in Virginia that we had been ignoring got us on the road again in October. The rumors were true ..... read about our four days of exploration south of Roanoke. There was a little bit of everything here except harrassing state troopers. CLICK HERE for story

2007 Exploring the Cumberland Gap Area of Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia with a Visit to the Witch's Knuckle - We had to do some searching, but found some good backroads for motorcycling. The Knucle was a big disappointment. CLICK HERE for story

2007 Dragon Dreams Museum, Chattanooga Tennessee - Don't miss this amazing dragon collection on the way to or from the Tail of the Dragon. CLICK HERE for story

2007 Shady Valley Tennessee - The Striped Snake, Motorcycle Playground - We are off again to explore another popular riding area in the Appalachian Mountains. CLICK HERE for story

2007 The Complete Devil's Triangle aka Brushy Mountain Prison Run - Nancy and Ron ride and analyze this unique road located north of Oak Ridge Tennessee. We found it to be a lot of fun and challenging. Not a great place for beginners though. CLICK HERE for story

2007 Charleston South Carolina Ghost Tour - A two-up ride to Charleston looking for ghosts in this historic seaport with a rich past spanning three centuries. CLICK HERE for story

2006-2007 Motorcycle Shows - TORONTO WASHINGTON CHICAGO ATLANTA

2006 Tour of Southeast Tennessee- the Etowah and Ocoee River Run - We found some good roads, unusual places to eat, and lots of things to see and do. And it is all just a hop from the Dragon and Cherohala. CLICK HERE for story

2006 Tour of Valle Crucis A midsummer escape to explore roads in the area of Valle Crucis, Linville, Boone, and Blowing Rock North Carolina. We revisited NC 194 to see the good the bad and the ugly on this one of a kind roadway. CLICK HERE for story

2006 Tellico OHV Area - A day in one of the roughest off-roading areas around. We took 4-wheelers while a good friend rode Nancy's KTM. No place for the newbies. CLICK HERE for story

2006 Tour de Apalachicola Nancy and Ron spent three days riding KLRs in the Apalachicola National Forest with some 30 other adventure riders. From scenic and desolate Florida coastal roads to backwoods Forest Service roads to piney woods single tracks - we tried it all. The next KLR event will be in our neck of the woods at Tellico Plains, TN in May. CLICK HERE for story

2005 October Trip Down A1A and US1 on the Florida East Coast After hurricanes changed our travel plans several times, we headed for Fernandina Beach to explore A1A, Florida's coastal highway. Hurricane Wilma made us cut the trip in half, only travelling as far south as Jensen Beach. CLICK HERE for story

2005 Touring the entire US129 from Chiefland FL to Knoxville TN
We decided on the spur of the moment to trace the entire length of US 129 from Florida to Tennessee and document all of this now famous US Highway for posterity before the huge, terrain eating Interstates take it over completely. As of this date Interstate 3 threatens to devour US 129 from Athens Georgia to Knoxville.... . CLICK HERE for story

Electronics for Tail of the Dragon Adventure Touring Bike
GPS, Radar Detector with screamer, XM Radio, communication between rider and passenger. CLICK HERE for story

2005 Triumph RAT Raid Tiger Aventure Ride
Our annual back road adventure ride for the Tiger riders who attend the RAT Raid. We take them to the back roads, gravel and paved. CLICK HERE for story

2005 High Country of North Carolina
We decided to try some roads closer to home since it is so hard for us to get away for any long time frame. We took the RV and the dual sports to the Blue Ridge Parkway and explored some North Carolina and Tennessee Roads described in Hawk Hogebak's motorcycling books. We found a lot more than we expected. CLICK HERE for story

2004 Adventures in Colorado, New Mexico, & Area 51
We began our adventures in the mud baths and mineral springs of Ojo Caliente, made our way to Taos, then spent a fantastic week in Ouray Colorady bagging numerous San Juan mountain passes on our KLR's and a rented jeep, and finished up our adventure by hunting for UFO's and discovering the fun of riding a dry lake bed in Area 51. CLICK HERE for the adventure

Indy Dealer Expo
We have heard for several years that the Dealernews International Powersports Dealer Expo in Indianapolis was a must do for people in the motorcycle industry. This year we finally made it there and found it even bigger than expected. CLICK HERE for story

Off Road in Ocala National Forest
Escaping the dreary February weather didn't take alot of effort and we found Ocala National Forest the perfect place to spend some time in the warm dirt of central Florida. We found great dirtbike, dualsport, and even cruising throughout the Forest. CLICK HERE for story

Utah 2003
September 2003 - Discovering the back roads and trails surrounding Moab... shut our eyes and imagine riding the KLR's through this desolate but beautiful area. >>CLICK HERE for the story

Big Bend National Park & Terlingua Ranch Texas
November 2001 - 200,000 thousand acre private ranch with 1500 miles of (very) unimproved roads and the least visited National Park in the country. - no people and plenty of dirt, what more could you want?? We trailerd our dual sports to the desert for one big Texas style adventure. CLICK HERE to read more

Coastal Tour of North Carolina
March 2002 - Four day off-season sport bike tour of the Outerbanks of North Carolina and the inland coastal area. We explored from Emerald Isle to Currituck and everywhere in between. CLICK HERE to read more.

West Virginia and Virginia
June 2002 - In search of twisties and the women's AMA Conference in Buckhannon WV. CLICK HERE to read more.