Re:Bill's Crazy Alfa Trip Idea another Western states narrative/travelguide

[Bernie & Diana Bennett <bennetts@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Travellers:
Ducati motorcyclist, sometime (current?) Alfa driver and I believe
contributor to this digest, Beth Dixon, wrote of her 16 day, 4,300 mile
motorcycle trip http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mcfrank/bdintro.html in
Motorcycle Online.
The article, entitled "A Woman, a Ducati and a lot of Friends ..." includes
maps of good  (fun) roads and locations in N. California, Oregon, Idaho and
Washington.  Check it out!
Best Wishes,
Bernie Bennett

David Rubie wrote:

> > Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 10:37:14 -0400
> > From: "Simpson, Jr, Joe B." <jbs@domain.elided>
> > Subject: Re:Bill's Crazy Alfa Trip Idea
> >
> > > Robin Boyar <rboyar@domain.elided> wrote:
> > >
> >       >Having recently taken a tour of the West, I have one
> > suggestion- avoid
> >       >the Interstates and take secondary roads.  The obvious choices
> > are Route
> >       >1 in CA and Route 66 through the Southwest, but there are other
> > equally
> >       >wonderful roads that present a slice of Americana from the 50s
> > and 60s.
> >       >Basically, what I did was wake up every morning, and pick a
> > thin line on
> >       >the map- but there's a book called Road Trip USA by Jamie
> > Jensen which
> >       >outlines many of these roads.
> >
> > There's also a good book called "Blue Highways," written (I think) by
> > William Least Heat Moon.
> >
> >         -joe
>
> Yeah, but are either of these books as good as "Roadside America",
> the bizarre guide to every tacky and awful tourist destination
> in the US?  Great book for a giggle.
>
> dave.
> (safe down under :-)

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