The Canyon Roads

"Proficient Motorcycling" Tour

This tour is a rider's dream. Designed with the experienced rider in mind, we cover more miles than the other tours and at a faster pace. The route is selected with the "grin factor" of the road the primary concern.

One of the participants on this tour will be David L. Hough, moto-journalist and author of the book "Proficient Motorcycling". David will be offering free riding skills seminars and personal coaching throughout the tour for those who are interested. "Personal Coaching" means David will follow any rider who wishes and offer advice about skills and habits. The daily seminars will address many aspects of rider skills and some of the best roads in the world are right outside the door!

Fortunately, some of these roads just happen to pass through red-rock canyons like along the Colorado River near Moab. Or the magical rock formations of Bryce and Zion National Parks. The road from Boulder to Escalante is one of the finest anywhere - on that stretch you won't even care about the scenery!

Down the "Grand Staircase" with a stop at the north Rim of the Grand Canyon, then up into Monument Valley for a taste of Old Western Movie scenery.

Now that you've enjoyed thousands of curves through the canyons, we'll head up into the mountains! A night in Durango and we're off to the high elevations and thrilling curves that you'll find only on the backroads of Colorado.

The same factor that treats us to the changing colors of fall also can bring some interesting weather in mid-September, so from this point each day we have a "high road" and a "low road". Our lodging is in the mountain valleys at lower elevations, so if a storm front moves in, we'll take the low road. Hopefully (as last year) the weather will be perfect and we'll take the high road every day. The low road is also usually shorter and is a daily option.

You thought all those curves yesterday were enough? After a night in Buena Vista, we'll take you on cruise in the morning along the Arkansas river, then north on some amazing roads almost in the shadows of Pike's Peak. (All the tourists are on the other side and the road is nearly empty). Or, the northern route with hundreds more curves to the front range of the Rockies, along the Peak to Peak Highway and ending in Longmont.

The tour will leave Longmont, Colorado on Tuesday, September 11th, and return to Longmont on September 21st, 2001

The Canyon Roads Tour

Single w/private room $3250.00 Couple $4150.00

Price includes lodging, guide, support vehicle w/trailer, all taxes and gratuities, airport pickup, and all the other extras that make our tours special. Breakfast and evening meals will be provided on all days except for the one day off in Utah.

This tour is set up differently than our other tours. Pace will be faster, distances longer with fewer stops, more riding and somewhat less sightseeing. Imagine: eleven days with fellow motorheads on twisty backroads. And this year with the unusual opportunity to hone your skills too.

We're going - c'mon along!

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