MOTRA Home

Places

Sea Rock Inn — A Romantic Getaway

Originally published in Motorcycles On the Road Again, April 2006. Sea Rock Inn, as the name suggests, overlooks the sea, in Mendocino, California. Here you can get a cottage or a suite on a hillside with a sweeping view of the ocean. As you sit and look out over your view, the sincere beauty of … Read more

The View From Here: Lake Louise, Canada

Lake Louise in Banff, Canada seems to be one of the most beautiful locations on earth, as you may well agree when you take the opportunity to look at the photos from this month’s feature. The photographer of the photo above is Diane Wood, an artist living in Longmont, Colorado, who during a visit to … Read more

Picture This: Rocky Mountain Highs

The Rocky Mountains, "the Rockies," stretch more than 3,000 miles from New Mexico to British Columbia. Colorado's Mt. Elbert (14,440 feet) is the highest peak. Mt. Robson (12,972 feet) in British Columbia is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. These images include the majesty of both the Colorado Rockies and the Canadian Rockies, as … Read more

Legacies — A Romantic Getaway

Originally published in Motorcycles On the Road Again, April 2006. The biker friendly Legacies B&B is in Williams Arizona, the closest city to the Grand Canyon! Historic Route 66 travels through Williams, which is located thirty minutes from Flagstaff and one hour south of the Grand Canyon. Owners Linda and Ron Dixon are dedicated to … Read more

The View From Here — Iraq

Originally published in Motorcycles On The Road Again, October 2005. A year in Iraq is enough to make any person homesick. Besides the great emptiness I feel without my family nearby, there is the loss of something else I love, my Harley. I often reminisce about the long and short rides I would take on … Read more

Arsenic & Old Lace — A Romantic Getaway

Originally published in Motorcycles On the Road Again, April 2006. Fancy-schmancy! Yes. But they are biker friendly and they welcome motorcyclists. Eureka Springs is a favorite destination location for bikers. The town is well over 125 years old and is handling its age well. In 2001 Eureka Springs was named one of 12 Distinctive Destinations … Read more

Arizona – Tortilla Flat

Originally published in Motorcycles On The Road Again, September 2007. tions to this ride; 1) "WOW" that was too much fun" and, 2) I have to do it again. Shortly after you leave Apache Junction, on Route 88, you will see the entrance to the Lost Dutchman State Park, which is located in the Superstition … Read more

Romantic Getaways – Cozy Cove Cottages

Originally published in Motorcycles On The Road Again, February 2007. Lake Travis Cozy Cove is a wonderfully tranquil and peaceful Bed and Breakfast on Lake Travis in the beautiful Texas Hill Country west of Austin, Texas. The hills of the Travis County Texas area may not be the mountains of The Ozarks but they do … Read more