I think this tour should be named after the temperature in BC instead of my age. Every day the thermometer has gotten higher and higher and today it was forecasted to reach 41 degrees…and I was headed to Oliver, right … Continue reading Day 3- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
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
Leaving the Kootenays is always a downer. I can’t say enough good things about this place. The air is clean, the roads are windy, the scenery is breathtaking, and the vibe is very relaxing. It is very easy to feel … Continue reading Day 4- Morning Glory
On the Sideways Tour 2014, during one of the monologues one delivers to themselves many times while on the road alone, I thought I should curtail future solo wine tasting tours. It is an experience that is enjoyed exponentially greater … Continue reading Day 11: Don’t Look Back into the Sun
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
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’
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
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
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