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
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
Monday, Aug 6, 2012 When I had planned the Road Warrior Tour this day was always intended to be the longest day of riding. It had to be a “bridge” day…a day to get from where I was to where … Continue reading Day 4: Roll On Down the Highway
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
Monday, July 4, 2011 Today I kissed the sky at the Kootenay Pass, the second highest highway in Canada, and like Helios riding his Chariot of Fire down from the heavens, Silver and I descended from these heights into the … Continue reading Day 3: Higher Ground
Sunday, July 3, 2011 I was even more excited this morning that yesterday. Beginning a trip is great, and riding across the open prairie to see Sean and Marcel was fun, but nothing- absolutely nothing- beats riding into the mountains … Continue reading Day 2: Holiday Road
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 You just can’t beat the Kootenays for good motorcycle roads. Low traffic, great scenery, twisties, curves, marvellous engineering, and every community has loads of character. This is pretty close to as good as it gets. Of … Continue reading Day 3: I Get Around
Monday, July 12, 2010 The good news about today is that in 2007 I invested in a great rain suit for riding. The bad news is that I had to wear it all day. I woke up before 7:00 in … Continue reading Day 2: Run to the Hills
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