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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...

A Rocky Adventure

Exploring the wonder of Southeastern British Columbia. It came out of nowhere. Dusk was falling and thick alders crowded the narrow gravel road. Traction was adequate, but when a grizzly bolted from...

Riding the Northern Florida Wilderness

In search of the wild saw palmetto berry. A planned ride along the Blue Ridge Parkway morphed into a southern detour after an invitation to follow the backstory of the elusive saw palmetto berry —...

Riding the Ice Roads in Alberta and NWT

Experiencing the far north to help the SPCA, in winter, on motorcycles It was all awash of grey. I could only see the periodic wispy red glow of the taillight ahead of me letting me know we were...

My Dinner with Jupiter

Catching up with the grandfather of motorcycle travel 50 years after the start of his four-year around the world journey. Few books match Ted Simon’s Jupiter’s Travels in vulnerability, wit, and...

Because B.C.

From north to south, adventure abounds in beautiful British Columbia. I tried. Really. All through the twisting corridor of trees, tiny yellow road signs ordered: “SLOW.” Sightlines were limited....

Buzzing Around Lisbon

Portuguese culture on a variety of electric scooters. It was a weird riding sensation: listening to the locals talk, hearing the pebbles of the road underneath the tires — but nothing from the...

Land of Covered Bridges and Rugged Coastlines

Detours, gravel roads and ATV trails are sure to add a bit of excitement to an already great ride. With limited time and the constraints of the pandemic lingering, we decided to stay north of the...

The Dalton

Challenging one of America’s most dangerous roads. The first time I had heard of it, I was a new rider on a mission to pilot my little cruiser end-to-end on the Trans Canada Highway. En route,...

Exploring the Subtropics of the Iberian Peninsula

Several centuries and a variety of cultures blend into one in modern Portugal. There’s a moment that many people experience in life: the realization that you have nothing to compare your current...