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All Geared Up & Now…Where to Go?

Experience speaks volumes when planning a motorcycle trip Let’s face it: If you have a credit card and unlimited time, you don’t need to plan your ride any time before that morning’s coffee....

Adventure Motorcycling on Newfoundland

From hydro cuts to rail trails, the Rock has a lot to offer the dual sport or Adv rider Being a Newfoundland expat, these words always echo in my mind: “You never know how good you have it, until...

Midwest Magic

Grassroot Goodness in the American Heartland It’s true that riding the U.S. Midwest gives you lots of time to think. Straight, flat roads have stamped a uniform grid on the American plains. But if...

Moments of Canadian Heritage

A ride into St. Lawrence River history. John Anderson, Jim Oliver and I pulled out of my remote cottage north of Kingston on our way to ride the Adirondacks in upstate New York. I have had a lifelong...

Great Roads, Good People

Exploring mountain passes, national parks and the Black Hills. It was a single-digit morning. The dew was frosty, and I was hungry. As I transitioned bare arms and legs from bivy to jacket and pants,...

Winding Road for the Next 1,000 Miles

Riding the Rockies and Ranges of the U.S. Northwest. Two hours of riding upriver had not narrowed the Columbia in the least. Interstate-84 hugged the south shore as cargo ships, cruise ships, barges...

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...

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...

The Shows Must Go On

It’s that time of year again: the snow slowly dissipates from the earth to reveal a glimpse of what summer will hold (at least in the parts of Canada that received snowfall this year). But before...