New Completely Updated Second Edition Now Available!
MOTORCYCLE JOURNEYS THROUGH THE APPALACHIANS
One of the Most Popular Travel Guides in the Whitehorse Press Motorcycle Journeys Series
Center Conway, NH, July 2004—Whitehorse Press has just released a new edition of Dale Coyner’s popular two-wheel travel guide, Motorcycle Journeys through the Appalachians. Travelers wanting to explore the scenic mountain vistas and bucolic valleys of this idyllic touring region now have this completely up-to-date guidebook from an author who can trace his Appalachian roots back several generations.
The book lays out 36 day-long routes through Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the Carolinas, all the while offering local lore, useful advice, and easy-to-follow directions. Coyner’s affection for his native region is obvious in every chapter; his lyrical descriptions of the best roads lead to detailed depictions of ancient caverns, covered bridges, rolling farm country, Civil War battlefields, and presidents’ homes. Amish farmers, bluegrass music, Elvis memorabilia, remnants of the War Between the States-Coyner has found them all. He’ll help you get to and through, everything that’s worth seeing, including the Harley-Davidson Motor Company at its factory in York, Pennsylvania.
Along the way, he points out the region’s most rider-friendly restaurants, hotels, and campgrounds, ranging from bare-bones accommodations to spoil-yourself luxury. A new section in the book entitled “Through Routes and Favorites” contains a list of memorable trans-regional routes for those just “passin’ thru,” as well as a long list of places the author finds most enjoyable about the region (and a few that are decidedly not). Watch for the friendly but alert officers in Fayetteville, West Virginia, and Loretta’s thick, chocolatey milkshakes at the Fox Diner in Front Royal, Virginia.
Enhanced with full color photographs, the new second edition has more routes, more maps and still more colorful Coyner humor that will have you laughing out loud. No one describes the South’s good ol’ boys and offbeat historical lore quite like Coyner. To find adventure and fun with a great riding companion, take this book along when you head out to explore the tangled backroads and unique places of this ever fascinating part of the country.
Softbound, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches, 304 pages, color illustrations and maps, detailed route instructions, $24.95. Copies are available at your local bookstore, motorcycle dealer, or directly from the publisher, Whitehorse Press, 107 East Conway Road, Center Conway, NH 03813-4012. Telephone toll free 800-531-1133 or visit their web site at www.whitehorsepress.com.