The Experienced Rider Course

I’ve registered for the May 14th Experienced Rider Course offered by Puget Sound Safety. It is a one-day safety course for riders with the requisite experience. From their site … What is involved in the Experienced Rider Course? During this one-day course you’ll discuss with your peers how to balance the mental and physical aspects of safe riding, manage risk, increase visibility and optimize your lane … Continue reading The Experienced Rider Course

2017 ‘Loop Around BC’ Tour

The 2017 ‘Loop Around BC’ Tour – updated plan This stage of planning makes concrete the timetable, outlines reasonable daily distance goals that end near lodging or camping options, and helps choose days/dates for the trip based on available reservations, ferry schedules, and such. Full route map – 14 days and roughly 2,900 moto miles DAY #1: (310 miles) route  Camping at Curlew State Park DAY #2: (170 miles … Continue reading 2017 ‘Loop Around BC’ Tour

British Columbia MotoGeo

Thanks to a route suggestion from my friend Al, I have included Hwy 31A from Kaslo to New Denver to the British Columbia plans. In researching this road, I found another MotoGeo video, published just last week, that covers some of my planned route, including Hwy 31A. From the video, I learned that Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort is on our route (also inside the circle), as … Continue reading British Columbia MotoGeo

Thinking of 2017

Possible 2017 adventures – British Columbia & Baja I’ve started sketching out a ride around British Columbia for the summer. Heading east from Seattle towards Banff, Alberta and then following the Canadian Rocky Mountains north to the border town of Watson Lake, Yukon Territory, the turn-around point. Turning south and riding into Prince Rupert, where the ferry awaits to take the bike down the Inside Passage … Continue reading Thinking of 2017