if at first you don’t quite succeed…
Today was YET ANOTHER PERFECT DAY for riding. Almost better than Sunday. As it was such an amazing day, I thought I would again try a loop to Barry’s…
20 reasons to be grateful for my #ridethehighlands 230723
Today was another perfect day for riding. I got up early and was away by 07:30; I got home more than eleven hours later. Of course I didn’t ride…
writing is a thing i do
This week’s Canadian Motorcycle Cruisers – Chapter 011 photographic challenge was to take a pic of yourself in your gear, with your ride and an item that spoke to…
wild. flowers.
When I was at my wits end in the spring and summer of 2012, I took Mom into the fields around her rural home to gather wildflowers. We walked,…
sign sign everywhere a sign :)
This summer (2023), the Canadian Motorcycle Cruisers – Ottawa Chapter # 011 is inviting its members (of which I am one) to participate in weekly photo challenges. This week’s challenge,…
still racing
I felt awful. I had asked Alan Burns for information on a ‘wrap’ post (we rode a long way, baby) I was writing about the number of kilometres fellow…
almonte / griffith highlands loop & road report
This is a nice little loop and Tuesday June 20 was a perfect day for riding it. (See the short Relive video of at the bottom of the post.)…
little old lady on 250 cc leaves veteran rider on fjr behind in the dust
My friend James (aka Jim) is a highly experienced motorcycle rider. He has ridden all types of bikes in all types of environments on all kinds of roads in all…
Two-day loop marks one-year anniversary
The onset of June marks an anniversary: the first time I filled my motorcycle tank at a gas station. I’d ridden about 2,000 kilometres by that point; a total…
bison bits, hay bales and road snakes.
“They have Bison Donairs.” Anne was salivating at the very thought. She’s a foodie. She had a huge grin on her face. “Yep. This place is a destination not…