Category: Motorcycles

The rain had almost stopped by the time I got out of my tent at Sambaa Deh Falls Park. Before leaving I got to use one of the large extra bags I’m carrying. Topping up my fuel here would get me to Fort Providence with no problem. It’s 322...

When I posted yesterday, I had just found a room at the Nahanni Inn in Fort Simpson. Here we are now this morning, on the banks of the Mackenzie River. I thought I was going to be flying to Nahanni Park and Virginia Falls with Simpson Air, but there...

This is going to be a brief post – at least brief text because I have to be going shortly to catch a plane to Virginia Falls. This photo shows you why I stayed at the Blue Bell in Fort Nelson – can’t get much more convenient than that...

I’m finally off on a major bike trip – from Whitehorse, Yukon to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. This isn’t the trip I’ve been planning and postponing, planning and postponing again all summer due to lousy weather, but it’s one that offers good weather for all but the first day. As...

The weather forecast yesterday morning was good for that day but then we’re in for a long spell of cloudy, wet days so I decided to take the motorcycle east down the Alaska Highway for a few hours. The probable destination was Teslin, 163 kilometers (101 miles) from home....

Have you heard about the Motorcycle Ride For Dad yet? Its mission is to raise funds in order to save men’s lives by supporting prostate cancer research while at the same time raising public awareness of the disease. See ridefordad.ca for much more information about rides across the country....

Day 3 began very early – I went to sleep early last night and I was out taking pictures around Chicken before 06:00 this morning. It was a chilly morning – 39°F (4°C). This is the side road off the Taylor Highway that takes you to the Chicken Gold...

Day 2 dawned wet. With the weather forecast suggesting that the rain would end in the morning I decided to take advantage of being in no hurry and wait it out, so I fueled up, went for a leisurely breakfast down the road at Buckshot Betty’s and wandered around...

I’ve been putting off any long trips on the motorcycle due to erratic forecasts and lots of rain activity, but decided on Tuesday that it was time to just get on and go. I decided that a 3-day trip up the Alaska and Taylor Highways to Chicken, Alaska and...

I’ve got Spring Fever or some such malady – I just want to be gone Exploring all the time. Yesterday I took the motorcycle out to the South Canol Road for a short outing. From my house to the intersection of the Alaska Highway and the Canol Road is...