The journals ended after the Kootenays because I was on a whirlwind rush home. There are no pictures either for some reason…either they got lost in a routine file shuffle on my laptop or else I simply didn’t stop to … Continue reading Sideways Tour 2014: Epilogue
Thursday, July 16- Saturday, July 18, 2014 The Kootenays are where the best motorcycle roads are. Every region has its strengths…the stunning scenery of the Rockies…the twisty lake roads of the Okanagan…the ruggedness of the Thompson Plateau…but what makes the … Continue reading Days 8-10: Three Little Birds
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 I feel that I haven’t adequately painted a picture of just how hot it is here, and the effect is has on….well, everything. It has been 37 degrees every day since I got to Oliver. Even … Continue reading Day 7: Canned Heat
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 The mission for the day was to tour some wineries around Summerland and Naramata. We were up bright and early, and after a quick breakfast we were on our way north at about 9:00am. #1- 8th … Continue reading Day 6: Just One Drink
Monday, July 14, 2015 Just like Miles and Jack in the film Sideways, my buddy Scott and I met up in the Okanagan Valley to tour wineries and hang out. Scott and I have been friends since Kindergarten, and it … Continue reading Day 5: Lazaretto
Sunday, July 13, 2014 I nearly took Kelowna out of the trip so I could ride down the Fraser Canyon today instead. In the end I came here out of tradition more than anything else…a motorcycle tour without Kelowna was … Continue reading Day 4: Get Ready
Saturday, July 12, 2014 Today was a riding day with a single purpose: cross the Rockies and head south into the Okanagan…taking the exact same route I took on my first tour back in 2006. I bade a quick goodbye … Continue reading Day 3: Highway Chile
Friday, July 12, 2014 Today we were straight-up tourists in a National Park. For real. There were the busloads of international visitors with funny hats, the rude old ladies who jibber-jabber loudly and cut in line while waiting to see sights, the … Continue reading Day 2: On Top of the World
Thurs, July 11, 2014 The idea for the first few days of the Sideways Tour was to hang out with my sister and one of my brothers before my sister and I both get married this Fall. Jasper was the … Continue reading Day 1: Run Right Back
In July 2006 I watched the movie Sideways for the first time. It was on a whim too- it was one of those ‘free’ movies you get with cable packages that you can watch on demand. It was a lazy … Continue reading Sideways Tour 2014: Prologue
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