
Los Angeles to Las Vegas: Five Days When the Plan Met the Road
A five-day motorcycle ride from Los Angeles to Las Vegas through the Sierra, Yosemite and Death Valley.
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A five-day motorcycle ride from Los Angeles to Las Vegas through the Sierra, Yosemite and Death Valley.
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In 2013, my first solo motorcycle trip into the Appalachians nearly ended before it really began. A late start, a badly aimed headlight and rain near Savannah gave me plenty of reasons to turn around. I kept telling myself the same thing: Just keep going.
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