Category Archives: Destinations

Etowah Indian Mounds

If you are in the Atlanta area and don’t have a full day for a motorcycle tour in the mountains, here is a quick Georgia destination that you might enjoy. The Etowah Indian Mounds are near Cartersville, Georgia and they are a really interesting destination.
The mounds were built in about 900 A.D. and were […]

Tuskeegee Airmen at Roosevelt’s Little White House Feb. 9

Here’s a chance to see some real heroes and ride at the same time. The famed Tuskeegee Airmen will be at Roosevelt’s Little White House Historic Site near Warm Springs, Georgia on Saturday, February 9 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (More information here.) This African-American fighter unit flew 15,553 sorties during […]

Better Pictures of the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum

About the same time that I was posting about the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, Anna of Excessivelocity.com was actually riding a motorcycle and visiting the museum. Well, it seems that Anna is a much better photorgrapher than I am, so if you have any interest in seeing some really good pictures, I suggest that […]

Touring the Cherohala Skyway

I’ll just say it up front - the Cherohala Skyway is my favorite ride. It winds 36 miles over the mountains between Tellico Plains, Tennessee and Robbinsville, North Carolina. The Skyway is about 160 miles from Atlanta. You can make the trip in a long day, or make it an overnight tour.

First, […]

Mountain Crossings at the Walasi-Yi Interpretive Center

If you are looking for an interesting place to go on your next Georgia motorcycle tour, don’t miss Mountain Crossings at the Walasi-Yi Interpretive Center. The Walasi-Yi Center sits in Neel’s Gap on Highway 129 North of Cleveland. The unusual name comes from the Cherokee word for “place of the Great Frog” which […]