Considered by many to be the greatest guitar player of all time, Jimi Hendrix passed away on September 18, 1970, while touring through London, England. Read our reviews of other Washington State campgrounds and destinations) When news made its way to his father, James “Al” Hendrix, the plans for a long-lasting memorial began to...
Alsea Highway runs a total of 84 miles from the Oregon Coast at Waldport to Lebanon in the central part of the state. But it’s the 57-mile stretch from Waldport to Philomath that’s the the most scenic and most fun riding. Denoted as State Highway 34 on the maps, Alsea Highway is named for...
Duarte’s Tavern in Pescadero, CA is a piece of history along the coastal area of San Mateo County that motorcycle travelers ought not to pass by. Pescadero was known as a resort town in the late 1800s for the wealthy living along the San Franciso Bay area. In 1890, Frank Duarte brought barrels of...
California Highway 25, also referred to as “Airline Highway”, cuts its way along the Diablo Mountain Range of Central California, offering motorcyclists a way to travel north-south through the state while avoiding the heavily trafficked US-101. Airline Highway was originally named because before the advent of radio communications, airplane pilots had used the highway...
James Dean made his last stop at Blackwell’s Corner, a gas station located on the intersection of Highways 33 and 46, just outside of Lost Hills, CA. After finishing an apple and Coke, he and his racing mechanic Rolf Wütherich, got back into the Porsche 550 Spyder, and sped down Highway 46 (then called...
Bakersfield, CA has never been known as a tourist destination, let alone a place where motorcycle riders would see as a place to hang out in. Sash and I, on the other hand, were still able to make it a good two weeks here. We managed to find an afternoon ride out of town,...
Motorcycle riders in the Bakersfield area looking for an excuse to ride their bikes out of town, look no further to the town of Kernville located along the Kern River, just north of Lake Isabella. Highway 178, which is the main east-west thoroughfare through Bakersfield, leads you east into the southern arm of Sequoia...
Located in the uptown section of Palm Springs, CA, Dickie O’Neal’s Irish Pub Restaurant is bringing a taste of Youngstown, OH to the Coachella Valley. It’s been a life long dream of Michael Farber, a third-generation Irish-American from the blue collar East-Ohio town. “My pub is fashioned after the Irish-American pubs that cropped up around...
Guthrie’s Alley Cat bar in Bakersfield, CA doesn’t stand out and make itself known. That’s because it doesn’t have to. The landmark drinking establishment was founded in 1940, originally as Oscar’s Alley Cat, and still pours drinks well into the evening, with no shortage of customers. Located along Wall Street, which is actually an...
Cafe Moto in San Diego, CA is a unique homage to the rockers of the 1960s who rode their cafe racers from one transport cafe to another. It’s also one of the most important fair traded coffee bean distributors throughout the greater San Diego area. Often the favorite hangout of motorcycle riders today, Cafe...