Maine’s fall color turns its gravel roads into prime overland country. This guide covers five destinations: the Golden Road and North Maine Woods, Baxter State Park’s Tote Road, Gulf Hagas near Katahdin Iron Works, the Rangeley Lakes region, and the Downeast Bold Coast. Each pairs real dirt miles with camping and big scenery, and the article adds timing, gear, and etiquette tips for cold-weather planning.
There’s a moment every first-timer at Silver Lake talks about later. You crest a rise, momentum still building, sand kicking off the tires — and then the dune drops away and there’s nothing ahead but blue. Lake Michigan, stretching to the horizon, with your rig hanging at the top of a 100-foot wall of sand. It’s the kind of view that turns a weekend trip into an annual tradition, and it’s exactly why the Silver Lake Sand Dunes keep pulling ORV owners back to the west side of Michigan.
By David Kidd | Adventure Motorcycle Writer How Backcountry Discovery Routes Are Redefining the American Motorcycle Adventure I’ve been throwing a leg over motorcycles for
Photos: Charlie Tango On a recent October weekend, a group of Toyota owners and enthusiasts from New England and New York met in Woodstock, Vermont
