Day 4: Get Ready
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
Day 3: Highway Chile
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
Day 2: On Top of the World
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
Day 1: Run Right Back
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
Sideways Tour 2014: Prologue
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
The Lord of the Roads Trilogy- Epilogue
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
The Return to the Vines
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
The Tall Towers Day 11: Hurry Home
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
The Tall Towers Day 10: Ice Ice Baby
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
The Tall Towers Day 9: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
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
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