FILM
Visiting Every State in the US on a Motorcycle
EDITORIAL SUMMARY
A solo ride on a Honda Africa Twin carries As the Magpie Flies through western Montana and into North Dakota, as part of a mission to visit every state in the lower 48. This episode follows several days on the road, combining camping and stops along the way with the milestone of crossing North Dakota off the list.
About this film
This is an episode in a larger motorcycle journey across the United States. The rider is travelling solo to reach the remaining states in her lower-48 checklist, and the chapter headings place this leg in a series also described as a ride toward New England. The opening includes a tour of the bike and a KOA cabin, followed by successive days of travel and a tent tour. Alongside the state-counting goal, the film gives space to ordinary parts of a multi-day trip: finding places to stay, preparing food, and making progress between stops. North Dakota is the key milestone identified in the description, while the later chapters add meals, an uncomfortable interaction and encounters with livestock to the journey’s account.
The journey
The available route details are selective rather than a full itinerary. The film includes the badlands of western Montana, then records North Dakota as another state crossed off during the ride. Its day-by-day chapter structure suggests the journey unfolds over several days, but the description does not specify the roads taken or the precise connections between stops. A KOA cabin and a tent tour show two kinds of accommodation featured along the way. Later chapter headings name the Rough Riders Dining Room and Fort Ransom State Park, without giving further detail about the stops. Cows and bison also feature in the story. The emphasis is on the rider’s steady progress through the trip, not on a route map or a single continuous stretch of road.
People, places and moments
Western Montana’s badlands provide the episode’s clearest landscape reference, while the North Dakota crossing gives the journey a tangible point of progress. The chapters also show practical travel interludes: the rider visits a cabin, pitches in with a tent tour, and makes pecan mushroom tacos. A chapter titled “An unfortunate interaction” signals a difficult moment, though the description does not explain what happened. The film’s other named stops and passing encounters broaden the picture beyond riding alone, while keeping the focus on a solo motorcycle trip and its accumulating state visits.
What to expect
- Solo motorcycle travel on a Honda Africa Twin.
- Badlands in western Montana and a North Dakota milestone.
- Camping and cabin stops, a meal prepared on the trip, and encounters with cows and bison.
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