Spring Transporter Specials are Back! It’s that time of year again! Our motorcycle fleet needs to relocate in order to get properly fitted for an array of adventures, and with this mass migration you have the chance to take your own adventure at a fraction of the cost. While we prep for the busiest stretch of […]
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If I’ve learned anything over the years, it’s that there are many different ways to experience Alaska on a motorcycle. If you stick to the pavement, you will be served up a buffet of dramatic scenes. Stay on the Alaska paved highway system and you will ride past cascading waterfalls, untamed rivers, precipitous fjords, and miles and miles of untouched wilderness – all with a backdrop provided by the tallest mountains on the continent.
Alaska paved or unpaved? That is the question. Read More »
The state with a motto of “North to the future” and the alpine forget-me-not as the state flower is the one I get the good fortune of sharing with motorcyclists from around the world. Riders come seeking dramatic landscapes, abundant wildlife, and reminders that life is to be lived to the fullest, and in Alaska,
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Goodbye 2018, hello 2019! Another amazing year is in the books, and we are so very excited to share more incredible adventures with you in 2019! To help us put things in perspective, we checked in with the MotoQuest staff and guides to find out some of their favorite moments from this past year. We hope you enjoy reminiscing with us and we hope to hear from you soon!
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“It’s not like Alaska isn’t wilderness – it mostly is. But most Alaskans don’t live in the wild. They live on the edge of the wild in towns with schools and cable TV and stores and dentists and roller rinks sometimes. It’s just like anyplace else, only with mountains and moose.” That was an excerpt
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Happy Halloween! As millions of children around the country eagerly await their candy-filled Trick-or-Treat adventures, we offer our faithful readers with backstories on some of the spookiest places we visit on our travels around the world. From legendary movie monsters and filming locations to good old fashioned ghost stories and ancient mysteries, we hope you
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Custom Tours Long Ago, MotoQuest founder Phil Freeman began taking intrepid motorcyclists on two-wheeled tours of his home state of Alaska. Armed with just a few bikes and a beat-up Subaru serving as a support vehicle, Phil showed riders from around the world the wonders of the Last Frontier. The sense of adventure was palpable.
You are what you eat. This was originally a metaphor to describe the effects of diet on overall health and well-being, but before we slide into a debate about which diet is better and what kind of foods we should be eating, we’d like to put our own twist on the saying: If you are
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We see some some pretty unusual road signs in our travels around the globe. Some warn of animals and road hazards, or promise us delightfully curvy roads ahead! Others encourage safe driving, even though you are hundreds of miles from civilization. No matter where you are in the world, keep an eye on the signs,
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Last summer, Robyn “RoKo” Kocienski had the chance to take four incredible women on a custom tour of Alaska. This trip was not only the adventure of a lifetime, but also inspired RoKo to refresh the itinerary for our Alaska Women’s Tour that she will be guiding in June 2018. RoKo describes some of her
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