| Do you remember those dull family road trips that | | | | can visit Roswell, the town where a UFO is rumored |
| you took when you were a kid? You were stuffed in | | | | to have landed in 1947. Check out the amazing |
| the back of a station wagon for days at a time, | | | | restaurants in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Park your |
| following your parents' schedule. Now is your chance | | | | bike and stop in a watering hole to absorb some local |
| to redeem those miserable days and see the country | | | | flavor and ingredients. The Mexican-influence cuisine |
| on your own terms. The United States is an ideal land | | | | can be spicy. New Mexico is also home to Lincoln |
| to travel across by motorcycle. You can be your | | | | County, famous for its affiliation with Billy the Kidd |
| own boss and choose your own adventures on bike | | | | and his gang of marauders. There is plenty of |
| holidays. You answer to no one on the open road | | | | picturesque camping in New Mexico, especially near |
| with a heavy hog under you burning up the | | | | Cloudcroft, where you can set up camp in the |
| pavement. There is nothing between you and nature. | | | | mountains and rest up for your next day's travels. |
| With the sun on your face and the wind in your hair, | | | | Camping is an ideal way to save on hotel fees. You |
| you can have an intimacy with the landscape that | | | | can purchase a light tent and sleeping bag that can |
| you couldn't enjoy in a car, train, or plane. There are | | | | easily be strapped to your motorbike. Travel with |
| ample routes to take on a motorcycle in the | | | | bikes is also cheaper than travel in a car because of |
| American West especially. | | | | all the money you save on gas. |
| An extremely popular place to ride motorcycles is up | | | | If you're interested in the Civil War, there are plenty |
| and down the Pacific coast. You can start in the cool | | | | of battlegrounds to see on a motorcycle. You can |
| air of Oregon or Washington and make your way | | | | drive across the Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, and the |
| down the coast to California. The Pacific highway is | | | | Westport battlegrounds in Arkansas and Missouri. If |
| gorgeous, overlooking ocean vistas. Just watch out | | | | you are interested in staying on the East Coast of |
| for the drop - there are some curvy parts of the | | | | the United States, consider taking your bike north |
| road. From California you can bike across the desert | | | | across the border. There are beautiful rides through |
| to Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Strip is an ideal place | | | | Canada and Nova Scotia. Just be sure to go in the |
| to sightsee on a motorcycle. Parking is free and | | | | summer because the climate can be very cold up |
| abundant whenever you want to get off your bike | | | | north in the winter. In summer the weather will be |
| and try your luck in one of the city's many casinos. | | | | ideal - not too hot but pleasant enough to spend |
| You can bike through New Mexico, taking in the vast | | | | days on the back of your bike, taking in the open air. |
| plateaus and deserts from the back of your ride. You | | | | |