It was a beautiful day and we were itching for some adventures. So we got on the bike, Adam driving and Helen on the back. We worked our way around the cost on another beautiful twisty road. Helen’s scientist eyes were in full effect and she spotted a bald
Our vacation from our vacation during our sabbatical came to an end today. We awoke refreshed and recharged and ready to go. Helen made sandwiches while Adam packed the bags; playing his game of Tetris to utilize every inch of precious space. We stopped at Tim Hortons for breakfast and
It was a beautiful day. We slept in, watched the latest MotoGP race, did laundry at the local laundromat, and experienced Tim Horton’s for the first time like true Canadians. After the laundromat we rented paddle boards and took them out on the lake. While paddle boarding we looked
We woke up to a nice Canadian heat warning. Fortunately, last night we picked up a 5lb bag of ice to cool our warm beer. This ice turned out to be our precious life saver as we rode from Jasper to Penticton through 90+ degree heat in full motorcycle gear.
Helen, with the gusto of one determined to avoid Sunday hiking crowds, woke at 5:45 before Adam could even hear the alarm. She started breakfast and woke Adam with the smell of coffee. Adam, perplexed by how cold it had gotten, when it was so hot the night before,
We woke up to our cold campsite eager to get on the road for a day of sight-seeing. The plan was to drive up to Jasper along the Ice Fields Parkway and stop at scenic lookouts along the way. We started with a quick detour to the Paint Pots. We
After packing up at Banff campsite #1 we made our way into town to pick up a few ingredients for dinner. Then we rode to Emerald Lake. To our surprise Emerald Lake was even more crowded than Lake Minnewaka. We pulled on our boots and headed up the trail with
After breakfast we cleared out Vicky’s side bags. Then being the rebellious motorcyclists we are, we left our bulky airbag vests at camp, put on our protective one piece suits, gloves, CE level 2 boots (no socks, but don’t tell anyone), and full-faced helmets to ride 2-up to
Hi friends and family, apologies about the double post on Wednesday. That was an accident, we’re still learning how to best manage this blog. The post are scheduled a day in advance so that we have time to edit and fix typos. The emails are also sent from a
Rode 380 miles through the Idaho gust from The Dalles, Oregon to Rathdrum, Idaho. The day started with a nice corkscrew road up to a vista of the Columbia river. We learned that the Columbia river looks much wider in person than it did when playing The Oregon Trail. We
We woke up made some eggs and sausage on our camp stove. Then made our way 30 miles south to crater lake. We learned a few fun facts. Crater lake was created 7700 years ago as the result of a volcanic eruption and it’s the deepest lake in the
The final stretch to Day 0 was more chaotic than we thought it’d be, but we eventually made it all the way to Diamond Lake, Oregon. Day -9 6/22/2024 Helen was jet lagged and took a nap in our garage while I changed the coolant on the