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An Urge to Explore

One bad decision after another makes for a memorable ride. I knew it was a risky plan. My ride would end up being a nine-day trip from British Columbia to Ontario, running from the end of September...

Going With the Flow

It’s funny how a simple ride can turn a bad day into a great day. It was Saturday, 20 degrees, and a perfect day for riding. But I had been ailing with depression-fuelled procrastinitis, so I could...

Road to the Sagenay Fjord

Immaculate roads and picture-perfect scenery greet the traveller on both sides of the Saguenay River. So wrote Jack Kerouac in his classic 1950s novel On the Road. And as my 650 Suzuki V-Strom and I...

Discovering America’s First Coast

Finding adventure in the most unexpected places. Definitions of adventure have been bandied about — even hotly contested — for many years now in the motorcycle community. For me, adventure simply...

Circle Around Alberta

Travel restrictions forced this trio to explore their own province on a five-day, 2,700 km loop. Keith Tully, John Ritz and I have been doing an annual bike tour for many years now. We plan a trip at...

A Sublime Loop in the Southwest States

In just a few days, this couple rode from the heat of the desert to the cold and snow of mountaintops more than 3,350 metres high. Wheeling up on my BMW F650GS to the U.S. border at Tecate on the...

Adventure in Appalachia

While touring in Kentucky and dealing with mechanical problems, Jeff Davison encountered some of the most genuine people he had ever met. And the roads were pretty good too. Ad-VEN-ture (noun): An...

You’re Going Where?

Checking out a few ghost towns along the Red Coat Trail on the Canadian Prairies. “You’re joking… Aren’t you Who goes on holidays to look at ghost towns in Saskatchewan” Several years ago,...

Single-Track Excitement

Getting away for a weekend of forest riding provides a lesson in avoiding heatstroke. After four hours of driving from Ottawa, I stepped out of my air-conditioned car and felt like I was walking...

Riding with the Rich & Famous Along the Hudson & Delaware Rivers

An area once known for its great opulence is now known for its great riding. Crossing the New York state line from the east, I was surprised at how richly treed the region was. I had imagined that as...

Discovering Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula

The last ride of the season fulfills a lifelong dream. Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! is just fun to say. Never mind that it’s the only place name in the world with not one but two exclamation points. The...

Algoma Country Fall Tour

If there is one thing Ontario and Quebec are known for it’s Nature’s autumn palette. As summer changes over to autumn, the days remain warm while night temperatures drop significantly, and the...