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
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
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