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The Colville is Calling

Little traffic, twisty roads and scenic look-offs keep bringing this rider back. As the mighty Columbia River makes its remaining 1,200-kilometre journey from the southern edge of British Columbia to...

Yukon with a Side of Alaska

A circuitous loop through British Columbia and points north. As we crossed the border into the Yukon it was hard not to think of how this trip came about. John and I were sitting at his kitchen table...

Golden Gate Therapy

Rediscovering California’s Pacific Coast Highway. It had been 15 years since I found myself suddenly divorced and carrying a 30 kg bag of Quikrete on my chest. Back then I had turned my attention...

Mae Hong Son

An unlikely group of riders experience the challenging roads of a foreign country. In April of 2023 I was hiking in Nepal but found myself with a case of pneumonia and a case of the blues. It’s a...

The Mother Road

Riding America’s Main Street through the U.S. Southwest. I may have been joyriding a little too joyfully. I blame the vast New Mexican desert. But when an unmarked right-hand curve jumped out from...

Take Me to the Sun

Stunning scenery and outstanding roads, Glacier National Park always has something to offer. The month of August is the prime vacation month for many and a traditional motorcycle touring month in the...

A Tale of Two Tigers

The Ontario Highlands is the perfect sandbox for these two playful cats. Every year, my dad and I try to get out for a motorcycle trip together. Short or long, warm or cold; it doesn’t matter. It...

Riding Route 100

An exploration of friendship and nature along Vermont’s Scenic Byway. On a map, Route 100 becomes Route 105 just six kilometres south of Lake Memphremagog in northern Vermont. But it’s the same...

Paradise Re-Found

This writer had a burning desire to once again ride off-road, and actually changed bikes to make it happen. Here’s the thing about time: It only moves forward, never back. But such is life. With...

Getting Our Kicks

Exploring Route 66 across the American heartland. The heat was killer. Even as the sun sank behind a treed horizon, the thick air clung like a wet quilt. Wilting and spent, the three riders circled...

Twisty Roads and Pristine Lakes

It’s impossible not to be overwhelmed by the scenery of this beautiful Adriatic country. It’s not what you know; it’s who you know. It’s a business adage we all recognize, if not actually...

World’s Largest

Chasing dinosaurs (and roadside attractions) across the Prairies. Perhaps my childhood obsession — filling the pages of a sketchbook with pastel portraits and the facts I’d gleaned from the How...