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[Ironhorse]

I'm picking Wyoming for Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Cody and the ride through Utah and Colorado to get there.

However, where I live in California is damn hard to beat.  In the dead of winter I can ride up the coast to Malibu for breakfast, and then ride the Santa Monica mountains all in a day. Stop at The Rock Store and maybe meet Jay Leno, or Arnold.  Further up the coast is Morro Bay, Cambria, all the way up to San Francisco.  Cut inland at Santa Cruz and you can take the 9 as it winds through small towns in the Santa Cruz mountains stopping for lunch at Alice's Restaurant.  Keep going up the coast and you'll hit the California Redwoods and Oregon.

Then there's the Sierra Nevada mountains.  A nice ride up 395 will bring you to nice small towns, and then Yosemite. From there you can take Hwy 49 and stop in all the Gold Rush towns before ending up in Lassen Volcano National Park.  If you want to stay local ride the 2, Angeles Crest Hwy.  You can go to Lake Big Bear and end up in Wrightwood for lunch.  Cross over the 15fwy and continue on to Lake Arrowhead where you can drop down into Palmdale and Lancaster (really not much there) or drop down and go to Palm Springs. I haven't even touched on San Diego, Palomar mountain, and Ortega highway.

All of this depending which way I turn coming out of my driveway.

[Indenial]

Interesting question.  I've ridden all 50 states and each one is beautiful in it's own way.  As Dawg says, Alaska and the Alaskan Highway is the most beautiful, but it's so far to get to.  The Southwest has the red rock formations and canyons, the Northwest has the mountains and forests, the Midwest has nothing, East of the Mississippi has a lot of people.  The two places I hope I never have to go back to are Atlanta and San Francisco. Both are a nightmare, especially on a bike.  Each area has something special and unique and fun that I could go back to and spent a lot more time exploring. 

[FLSTFI Dave]

Upper Michigan is one of my favorite places to ride in summer (motorcycle) and Winter (snowmobile). Beautiful scenery, great back roads, interesting bars, and lots of old artifacts.

Road condition in MI leaves a lot to be desired, most are pretty straight also.  I do enjoy spending a week riding the UP though.  Some very nice waterfalls, pictured rocks sea shore and Kewanaw Peninsula.  I like that its nice and cool in mid summer.

[Finster101]

Road condition in MI leaves a lot to be desired, most are pretty straight also.  I do enjoy spending a week riding the UP though.  Some very nice waterfalls, pictured rocks sea shore and Kewanaw Peninsula.  I like that its nice and cool in mid summer.

If you don't like the road conditions in MI don't go to AK.  We went in via The Top Of The World Highway.  I found myself on a 900lb dirt bike quite often.  I would do it again in a heartbeat.  Beautiful trip, all 12,000 miles of it.

[FLSTFI Dave]

If you don't like the road conditions in MI don't go to AK.  We went in via The Top Of The World Highway.  I found myself on a 900lb dirt bike quite often.  I would do it again in a heartbeat.  Beautiful trip, all 12,000 miles of it.

I have found myself on dirt roads many a time on my Road Glide.  MI roads are some of the worst Paved roads there are.  That said, I go there often.

[Finster101]

Dave I have to say for me it was a challenge.  My comment was not to disparage anyone or their riding skills.  Heck you stay in Florida long enough you get rusty on taking curves.  I go up to a friends house in Blairsville GA every now and then to get a refresher course.  Nice roads around there.

[FLSTFI Dave]

Dave I have to say for me it was a challenge.  My comment was not to disparage anyone or their riding skills.  Heck you stay in Florida long enough you get rusty on taking curves.  I go up to a friends house in Blairsville GA every now and then to get a refresher course.  Nice roads around there.

Roads around Blairsville GA and North GA are great riding.  The Gauntlet, 19/129 Between Blairsville and Dahlonega is great.  Hwy 60 north out of Dahlonega is also another fun ride.