Destination Unknown

20 years ago, I started a second career as a motorcycle journalist, and I’ve been lucky enough to see many of the beautiful places in the world and publishing stories and photos of my adventures. I’ve started documenting my bicycle adventures in a similar fashion, and will be sharing those stories here. Please join me.

“The idea is to die young as late as possible

Ashley Montagu

The Latest Stuff…


  • Manic 5 Dam, Quebec, originally uploaded by john m flores.The Manic 5 dam is the world’s largest multiple arch buttress dam. I’ve been to Hoover Dam and that was big, but there’s a different feeling altogether here as you stand at the base and look up at this mountain of concrete.Just one of ~2,100 photos…


  • .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Manic 5 Dam, Quebec, originally uploaded by john m flores. The Manic 5 dam is the world’s largest multiple arch buttress dam. I’ve been to Hoover Dam and that was big, but there’s a…


  • Just returned from a weeklong motorcycle trip to the Canadian province of Quebec. I’m now transferring photos, videos, and GPS tracks to the computer, doing laundry, and getting back to normal life. It will be a while before I actually sit down to write the story and choose the photos, but the K-01 and K-5…


  • Just returned from a weeklong motorcycle trip to the Canadian province of Quebec. I’m now transferring photos, videos, and GPS tracks to the computer, doing laundry, and getting back to normal life. It will be a while before I actually sit down to write the story and choose the photos, but the K-01 and K-5…


  • Just returned from a weeklong motorcycle trip to the Canadian province of Quebec. I’m now transferring photos, videos, and GPS tracks to the computer, doing laundry, and getting back to normal life. It will be a while before I actually sit down to write the story and choose the photos, but the K-01 and K-5…


  • This is How I Roll, originally uploaded by john m flores.I’m getting ready to leave for my next RoadRUNNER Magazine assignment – a trip up to the Canadian province of Quebec with a 2012 BMW R1200RT. What cameras and lenses to bring is always part of the puzzle. The BMW’s got a pair of decent-sized…


  • .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } This is How I Roll, originally uploaded by john m flores. I’m getting ready to leave for my next RoadRUNNER Magazine assignment – a trip up to the Canadian province of Quebec with a…


  • So I live in this small town that’s just a slice of America, with a Main Street chockfull of restaurants and small shops. And an honest to goodness record store. On a recent Saturday night, a crowd of teens overflowed onto the sidewalk as a band was thrashing away inside the shop window. June 2012…


  • So I live in this small town that’s just a slice of America, with a Main Street chockfull of restaurants and small shops. And an honest to goodness record store. On a recent Saturday night, a crowd of teens overflowed onto the sidewalk as a band was thrashing away inside the shop window. June 2012…


  • Division Street, Somerville NJ