Canada and Pacific Northwest
The prologue… It’s just a 6,200 mile or so ride. Deb will fly into Seattle Saturday. We will join the LSBMWR Hyder group the following Tuesday. Westcliffe, CO for is the first stop for...
Category: Motorcycling
Canada-PNW Day 14, Sipapu, NM to Home
July 18, 2010 Tom and I packed quickly in Sipapu and decided to ride first and eat breakfast later to get an early start on the 660-mile return to North Texas. It was in...
Canada-PNW Day 13, Salina, UT to Sipapu, NM
July 17, 2010 7:00 AM… Grab a quick breakfast at the motel, fuel up and head out on I-70. Highly recommended interstate, if you have to do interstates. Long sweeping curves, and spectacular Utah...
Canada-PNW Day 12, Lake Tahoe to Salina, UT
July 16, 2010 We awoke this morning under the pines of Lake Tahoe, packed the bikes, grabbed a quick breakfast and made our way down the mountain to the airport while Deb finished her...
Canada-PNW Day 11, Coos Bay to Lake Tahoe
July 15, 2010 We had a nice view of the water in Coos Bay. This morning, the fog had rolled in, which was fitting for the area we were in. I had heard bikes...
Canada-PNW Day 8-10, Vancouver to Victoria to Forks to Coos Bay
July 12-14, 2010 It has been several days of serious exploring, walking, ferry travels, and riding. We caught the ferry from Vancouver to Victoria on Monday, and rode the short section of the island...
Canada-PNW Day 7, Seattle to Vancouver
July 11, 2010 We did not rush to get out of bed today, knowing our ride would be a leisurely 175 miles through the back roads and along the bay up into Canada. The...
Canada-PNW Day 6, Omak, WA to Seattle
July 11, 2010 Had a relatively short 250-mile ride via Hwy 2 over the Cascades today to pick up Deb and head to Seattle for an overnight stay. It’s good to be back with...
Canada-PNW Day 5, Golden to Omak, WA
July 9, 2010 Sleeping well… What’s,,, that,,, music? Oh, my alarm… Dang, morning came soon. Oh, yeah… I got in bed late… No problem, it’s a great route ahead today. Good incentive to get...
Canada-PNW Day 4, Banff to Golden, BC
July 8, 2010 – 5:20 AM. Bright outside. Up, ready, pack bike. – Fuel. Hwy 1A upon Armando’s recommendation. Elk? Yes. Bear? Yes. Nice road? Yes. – Lake Louise – Group photo. Awesome vistas!...
