It felt so awesome to wake up in Radium. There’s a real cool energy to the place, and I became very excited when I stepped outside to breathe in the mountain air and looked out to the Selkirk Mountains across … Continue reading Day 2- Valhalla
The day started off so well. The weather was perfect- sunny, crisp, and warm. I could tell it was going to be a great day for riding. My plan was simple- for the first time I was going to ride … Continue reading Day 3- Mr. Brightside
It was a slow and dreary day. Rain had settled in over the Rocky Mountain Trench since last night and there was just no avoiding it. I even delayed my departure by an hour in the morning in an attempt to … Continue reading Day 2- Connection
I can’t believe I waited ten years to stay in Radium. I loved the overnight stay there and the morning was even better. I enjoyed a coffee on my balcony and breathed in the fresh mountain air before getting ready … Continue reading Day 2: Lord Don’t Slow Me Down
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
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
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
Sunday, July 28, 2013 Montana sure does live up to the American stereotype. I mean, you hear jokes and see things on the news or in movies, but I expected Montana to be fairly similar to what I was used … Continue reading The Tall Towers Day 3: Here Comes the Sun
Things went pretty fast after my days in Kelowna. The daily journals stopped because I just didn’t have any time to write them. On Monday I said goodbye to my family and I left Kelowna for the Kootenays via the … Continue reading Road Warrior Tour 2012: Epilogue
Sunday, Aug 5, 2012 The third day of the Road Warrior Tour is a perfect example of what a typical day is like on my motorcycle tours. It’s funny how after seven years of touring my patterns of behaviour have … Continue reading Day 3: Common People
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