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Category: Destinations

Cool places to visit on your motorcycle.

05 August 2019

Really Cool Rest Area – Chamberlain, SD, I-90

Written by Steve Johnson
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Rest areas are not known as a destination, but this one is. Located on I-90, at Chamberlain, SD (serving both directions), is a rest area featuring a museum about the Lewis and Clark Expedition and a giant statue of an Indian woman. The statue, dubbed, “Dignity Statue” pays homage to the Native American culture...
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04 August 2019

Dows, IA Rest Area, I-35, Lots of Overnight Parking

Written by Steve Johnson
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Folks traveling along I-35 through Iowa will find lots of overnight parking at the rest area in Dows. The Dows I-35 Rest Area has 48 parking spaces for trucks and RVs. But making things better, this rest area is not busy at all. You’ll find plenty of available parking all through the night. The...
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03 May 2019

Wire Pass Hike, Utah – Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument

Written by Steve Johnson
Wire Pass is a relatively short slot canyon located in southern Utah, just a few miles from the Arizona border. It’s named “Pass” because it presents a shortcut into Buckskin Gulch, the longest slot canyon in the United States. The trailhead for Wire Pass is located along House Rock Valley Rd, a dirt road...
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30 April 2019

Moqui Cave – Oldest Tavern in Southern Utah

Written by Steve Johnson
Moqui Cave, a combination museum and gift shop, located about 5 miles north of Kanab, UT, along US-89, lays claim as the oldest tavern in Southern Utah. Indeed, the cave has a tavern, albeit no longer functioning, yet the actual bar and barstools are still there. But back in the day, actors and camera...
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26 April 2019

Toadstool Hoodoos Hike – Paria, Utah

Written by Steve Johnson
Toadstool Hoodoos is perhaps one of the most popular destinations within Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, located just east of Paria, UT, along US-89. Hoodoos is an actual geological term referring to tall, thin spires of rock worn down by winds and rains. Toadstool Hoodoos are those where large rocks that fell from higher...
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11 April 2019

License Plate Pole, Washington, Utah

Written by Steve Johnson
Located along Dam Road, in Washington, Utah, is the famous, “License Plate Pole”. A tourist attraction for those who visit the City of St. George and surrounding areas, the License Plate Pole is stands 81 feet high (90 feet if you include the part that it’s anchored into the ground). The pole features license...
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14 November 2018

St. Thomas Loop Trail, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada

Written by Steve Johnson
St. Thomas Loop Trail lies on the northern-most point of Overton Arm of Lake Mead. The trail takes you into the old town site of St. Thomas, a town that dates back to 1865 when it was first settled by Mormons. The trail itself is relatively new, having been officially improved in 2018 with...
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18 August 2017

Stout Grove Trailhead, Jedidiah Smith Redwoods

Written by Steve Johnson
After so many days of hiding behind my keyboard inside our RV, tagging up text, marking up code, and whatever else I need to do to keep my half of our marketing business going, I needed to get outside. Stout Grove Trailhead is located inside Jedidiah Smith Redwoods State Park, just outside of Crescent...
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12 August 2017

Tuttletown Recreation Area – Review

Written by Steve Johnson
Tuttletown Recreation Area sits on the banks of New Melones Lake, just outside of Sonora, CA. The park is managed by the Bureau of Reclamation. New Melones Lake is the fifth largest lake in California, at 12,500 surface-acres, and is situated along the edge of the Mother Lode, the rich gold vein that prompted...
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16 May 2017

The Thing? Arizona: What Is It?

Written by Steve Johnson
May 8, 2017: Driving along I-10 through eastern Arizona is to be deluged with road sign after road sign advertising, “The Thing?” What is “The Thing?” It’s a basically some kind of mummy. It’s not a real body, but something made up to look like a real mummy… “The roadside area was the creation...
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