How an Edelweiss Tour Taught Me to Go Along for the Ride Gallery

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The 2024 BMW R 1300 GS. (Rubin Kostov/Edelweiss/)
The Valbona Valley in Albania. (Seth Richards/)
Rastoke, Croatia. (Doris Lenahan/)
Plitvice Lakes National Park. (Seth Richards/)
Plitvice is a must-see. (Seth Richards/)
Rural life in Una National Park in Bosnia. (Seth Richards/)
Željava Air Base. The entrance to the tunnels is roughly airplane-shaped. (Doris Lenahan/)
A bombed-out building. The evidence of war was evident throughout much of the region. (Seth Richards/)
Sarajevo City Hall, which underwent a complete restoration after the Bosnian War. (Rubin Kostov/Edelweiss/)
Durmitor National Park in Montenegro. (Doris Lenahan/)
Riding slowly to enjoy the view. (Rubin Kostov/Edelweiss/)
There was snow in the mountains even in May. (Doris Lenahan/)
Montenegro deserves a place on your bucket list. (Seth Richards/)
A damp morning in Albania on the SH22. (Seth Richards/)
The Valbona Valley. (Seth Richards/)
The cities we visited in Albania were pretty bleak; the natural beauty was stunning. (Seth Richards/)
The new GS is a worthy successor to the 1250. (Seth Richards/)
Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia is one of the world’s ancient lakes, home to roughly 200 endemic species. (Seth Richards/)
The Church of St. John the Theologian overlooking Lake Ohrid. Each day we visited historic sights like this. (Seth Richards/)
Skopje, North Macedonia, and the controversial statue of Alexander the Great. (Seth Richards/)
Dancers in traditional garb performed in the city center. (Doris Lenahan/)
Passing through a village in Croatia. (Doris Lenahan/)
The author, looking forward to the day’s ride, marks the route on the map. (Rubin Kostov/Edelweiss /)

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