Patagonia, AZ is one of those touristy little towns nestled within rolling hillsides and national forests that motorcycle riders often go to as an afternoon destination. While Patagonia is a great little town, with a handful of restaurants, coffee shops, and knick-knack stores, for the most part it’s just a town that motorcycle riders...
While many locals consider Lindy’s on 4th the burger in Tucson, you might just walk right past it, not even knowing it’s there. The tiny little burger shop is nestled in the heart of Tucson’s famous 4th Avenue Shopping District. But if you don’t know to go there, you’d never know that the Nirvana...
The Mission San Xavier Del Bac is located just outside of Tucson, AZ inside the San Xavier Indian Reservation. Established in 1692 by Jesuits, it’s part of the Sonoran Desert Chain of Missions that stretches from Mexico into Arizona. The original building was actually destroyed in 1770 by Apaches. The structure seen today started...
Of the 1,433 miles that Interstate 15 runs north and south from Mexico to Canada, there is no other 14 mile stretch more beautiful and pleasurable as the Virgin River Gorge. It runs entirely through the State of Arizona, in the north-west corner of the State, following the Virgin River through a twisting, winding...
Riding up Arizona Highway 386, a twisty mountain road that takes you up Kitt Peak, a mountain just west of Tucson, AZ, I felt a sense of isolation and spirituality. Located inside the the Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation, it’s a short 12 miles of easy to moderate turns that gains 3,600 feet in elevation...
Catalina Highway, also known as Mt. Lemmon Highway, and officially name, General Hitchcock Highway, is probably the best motorcycle riding to be had in the Tucson, AZ area. Roughly a 30 mile jaunt that ascends Mt. Lemmon, the road takes numerous sweeping curves winding its way up to an old ski resort some 8,000...
La Siesta Motel in Ajo, AZ might be the best deal to stay in the town. $60.00 for a cabin with a queen bed, AC, microwave, fridge, coffee maker, shower, Cable TV, pool and spa? Yup, it beats the two other lodgings there. Albeit, La Siesta Motel isn’t in town, it’s effectively on the...
One would never expect to find cool shade trees under a hot Yuma afternoon in the downtown section of the city, but it exists at quaint little cafe on Madison Street. The Garden Cafe & Spice Co. is located on a piece of property that’s been in the family for four generations. Open only...
For much of my life, Yuma, AZ seemed like a town struggling to define itself. Rich with history and tales of the Old West, it seemed unable to leverage its past to commercial success in the way Tombstone, Dodge City, and Virginia City have done. Yet, Yuma had always attracted me. Why I had kept...
As part of Yuma, AZ’s on-going redevelopment of downtown, The Pint House opened up in 2012 to breathe new life into the city’s historical downtown district. It just so happens to offer motorcycle travelers one of the city’s best destinations for great food and great beer. Amy Biallas, the owner of Pint House, described her bar and...