2017 Loop through Eastern Oregon – Day 0
I’ll be leaving in the morning on this 3-day loop to Eastern Oregon and back along the Lower Columbia River Basin and past Mt Hood in Oregon and Mount St. Helens in Washington. Day 1 is mostly fast moving highways with the exception of Hwy 821, aka Yakima River Canyon Scenic Highway. Day 2 follows some great lesser-traveled roads through small towns, farms and ranches … Continue reading 2017 Loop through Eastern Oregon – Day 0
Look Twice
Look twice anytime you’re around motorcycles. Continue reading Look Twice
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
First Year of Travel Around the World
An avid extreme sports enthusiast more that 580 days into his travel around the world on a KTM 690 Enduro R. Continue reading First Year of Travel Around the World
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
Steel Horse Journeys 