This was such a great summer. Three tours to BC, moving in to a new house, and I even got to see Paul McCartney in Regina between The Tall Towers and The Return to the Vines. I was riding pretty … Continue reading The Lord of the Roads Trilogy- Epilogue
Aug 28- Sept 4, 2013 This is totally cheating because it’s not a bike tour at all. It is, however, a significant trip to British Columbia…and so I included it as the final chapter of the Lord of the Roads … Continue reading The Return to the Vines
Monday, Aug 5, 2013 The last day of each motorcycle tour is painful. I’m not sure if it’s the length…or the lack of scenery…or the massive desire to get home to see my loved ones and sleep in my own … Continue reading The Tall Towers Day 11: Hurry Home
Sunday, Aug 4, 2013 I really dig the Athabasca Hotel in Jasper. It has a real historic charm about it. It’s about 100 years old and it shows. The crown mouldings…the facets…the grand stairs…the dozens of stuffed animal heads on … Continue reading The Tall Towers Day 10: Ice Ice Baby
Saturday, Aug 3, 2013 It was a bittersweet morning. I was not thrilled about leaving the Kootenays…but this is the Tall Towers episode, and with a name like that it could never be complete without a total ride through the … Continue reading The Tall Towers Day 9: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Friday, Aug 2, 2013 I was not happy about leaving Kaslo. After several years of just treating the Kootenays as a through route, coming to the area as a destination in its own right was a brilliant move. The trouble … Continue reading The Tall Towers Day 8: Groovin’
Thursday, August 1, 2013 Part of the reason I based myself in Kaslo, other than to disappear for a few days, was to enjoy the amazing mountain roads of the Kootenays at a leisurely pace. I’m usually on a 10-hour … Continue reading The Tall Towers Day 7: Day Tripper
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 Ah Kaslo. What a beautiful town. Tucked against the side of the Selkirk Mountains as they plunge into Kootenay Lake, Kaslo is home to about 1000…which is a far cry from its heyday at the turn of … Continue reading The Tall Towers Day 6: Relax
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 If you pushed a rug with your foot on a hardwood floor a bunch of folds would pile up. Those folds are pretty much what happened to create the Columbia Mountain system- the southern portion of which is … Continue reading The Tall Towers Day 5: I Get Around
Monday, July 29, 2013 If I knew I only had a few more hours to live, I’d want to spend those hours riding Silver on the road from Creston to Kootenay Bay. It is the perfect riding road in almost … Continue reading The Tall Towers Day 4: Pinch Me
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