On the cover: Author Frosty Wooldridge (right)

and companion examine glacier near Hyder,

Alaska, during tour described on page 94.

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13/Denis Rouse

14/Bill Estes

16/Dick Blom

34/Grace Butcher

6/Rider Response

28/Safety Forum

40/Rider Insider

42/Rider Hot Line

114/Rider Calendar

123/Rider Clinic

147/Advertisers Index

62/Yamaha Seca 550

86/Kawasaki KZ550A

60/The Versatile Vest

66/Lady Motorcycle Cop

68/The Ride of My Life

80/The $50 Tune-Up

92/The BMW That Japan Made

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54/Touring Prince Edward Island

70/California's New England Coast

94/Valley of the Glaciers

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57/Drag Specialties Touring System

58/Equalean Sidecar

74/Compac Tank Bag System

75/Kiwi Helmet

78/Tour Lion Riding Suit

79/Compensator Cruise Control

Touring

Prince

Edward

Island

Canada’s smallest

province, 140 miles

long, offers excellent

camping, great roads

pristine beauty

Those who make their homes on

Canada's Prince Edward Island refer to

outsiders as, “people from away." This

included my wife and me, for literally

speaking it was from "away" that we

had come. Our motorcycle had carried

us across the North American continent

to Canada's smallest province.

To reach P.E.I. we drove our

two-wheeler onto the steel deck of the

Lord Selkirk for the 90-minute crossing

from Caribou, Nova Scotia, to Wood

Islands, P.E.I.

For the motorcyclist, riding ferries is

an extra-cautious maneuver. We were

riding two-up. At the signal of the dock

loader, I put the bike into gear and

started slowly down the inclined ramp.

Keeping a sharp eye out for open

grates. I wheeled the cycle into the

tunnel at the front of the ship. Steel

decking and metal grating can offer

insecure contact between the tires and

the deck.

I carefully moved down the full length

of the phip watching for oil spots. The

deckhand motioned us up front and to

one side where I put the bike on its

sidestand.

In riding ferries, the cyclist finds

himself going to the front of the line, first

on and first off. Not only that, riding a

motorcycle means cheaper fares, too.

P.E.I. still retains its pristine beauty.

Narrow paved roads radiate out from

Charlottetown, the capital and only city

on the island. Three scenic routes have

been laid out to introduce the visitor to

the 140-mile-long island — its places,

its buildings and its people.

There is Lady Slipper Drive, named

for the Provincial flower, where the

cyclist can explore the westernmost

part of the island. Then there is Blue

Heron Drive that skirts the coastline of

the islands central region, and lastly,

the King’s Byway which winds its way

around the eastern end of the island.

The favorite for us turned out to be

the Kings Byway. The engine hummed

beneath us as we headed toward

land's end at the eastern tip. It's the kind...