Archive | Backblocks America

Backblocks America

A motorcycle tour through the USA, Canada and Alaska

Riders: Gareth Morgan, Jo Morgan, Dave Wallance, Mike O’Donnell, Roger Clausen
Motorcycles: BMW R1200 GS
Distance: 22,096km
Countries: United States, Bahamas, Mexico, Canada

Trip description: A journey of discovery from the Rio Grande to the Yukon, Bimini Island to Death Valley. Gareth & Jo tour through USA, Canada and Alaska sticking to the backroads as much as possible.


Blogs from the trip


Good life in Bahamas

Good life in Bahamas

So we arrived on Eleuthera, a long skinny island that you see the clear pale-blue Carribbean Ocean on one side and the deep blue Atlantic on the other side. We had been picked-up by the Famous Bob who is now trying to restore the once famous Rocks Sound Club, haunted by the spirits of Princess […]

Continue Reading

In the Beginning

We are sitting on the coast at Fort Lauderdale watching the big red sun rise from the ocean, warm balmy weather, BIG cars and utes cruise by and Gareth is telling us that oil is over $70 today. Today is Tuesday after Easter and the last 5 days have had us out of phone or […]

Continue Reading