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The Pursuit of Happiness

Sometimes lessons from the past and a motorcycle are all you need to move forward. Motorcycling traditionally has been about experiencing freedom. And, personally, I’ve found some of my greatest...

Oil & Water

Powerful rivers flow through this area of North America’s first oil boom The highway widens into four lanes as the steady kathump kathump kathump of the cemented road pulsates through my...

Sandhills Surprise

Yes, Virginia, there are great motorcycle roads in Nebraska Okay, so Nebraska wasn’t high on my list of motorcycle destinations either, but research for a book I’m writing about America’s...

The Road to Nakusp

A history lesson of sorts led to a change of plans for this rider. I had been riding my BMW F650GS for four hours by the time I glimpsed Old Hedley Road. The secondary route east of Princeton, B.C.,...

Riding The Berkshires

Berkshire County offers fantastic roads for the motorcyclist and a rich past for the history buff The Massachusett people, meaning “by the range of hills,” roamed these valleys, flanked by...

Ghost Town Rider

Remembering a town that was I was going to say goodbye to a little town called Jordan River on the southwestern edge of Vancouver Island, about halfway between Sooke and Port Renfrew. The hamlet is...

Paradise in the Pyrenees

Exploring the quiet roads of Catalonia on BMW’s new G310GS Spain. It’s one of the seductive countries, right up there with Brazil and Italy, beckoning travellers with its romantic culture and...

Monkey Business in Baja

If you want to be free, all you have to do is let go. Anyone who knows me well knows that the thought of sand riding sends shivers down my spine. It penetrates my every cell and seems to scatter...

Bordering on Confusion

Once you understand the game of crossing Central America’s borders, it can, oddly enough, become an enjoyable experience What does a round-the-world motorcycle trip look like It can look very...

Going-From-the-Sun Road

Everyone should ride Montana’s Going-to-the-Sun Road at least once. And then ride the surrounding roads forever more It’s one of those famous roads people like to name-drop: “Going-to-the-Sun...

California Dirtbag

West Coast pilgrimage on a shoestring budget. The best things in life are free. That’s what they say, though I’m inclined to believe that the best things in life can be had with a modicum of cash...

Thunder Road

Could this be the best-kept secret in the Smoky Mountains Nestled between the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and Nantahala National Forest lies beautiful, resplendent Maggie Valley, arguably the...