first ride the highlands solo loop of 2025
I didn’t go far and I didn’t go fast. I didn’t ride any of my favourite Ride the Highlands’ roads – Appleton, Tennyson, Tatlock, Centennial Lake, Crow Lake, Letterkenny,…
i’m a beginner again…
James looked uncharacteristically pale when I stopped beside him and behind my POS car that’s parked in front of my house. “I thought you were going to go to…
the valley rally (part 2): we loved barry’s bay cottages
“Shoot! I think that was it.” I said into my helmet microphone as we rode past the entrance to Barry’s Bay Cottages on highway 60 about seven minutes outside…
to the valley rally & back w cool spots to stop (part 1)
James, Jacques and I left Almonte for the first annual Barry’s Bay Rally in the Valley at about 2 pm on Friday, June 20 (predictably, an hour behind our planned…
never a dull moment riding the highlands
I’m normally the one behind schedule. But it was Adam who was late last Saturday, because, he said, James told him we were meeting at 10:30 am, not 10….
october beauty in the ontario highlands
It was a perfect October day for a ride-the-highlands loop: crisp air, blue skies and vibrant fall colours. And, because it was a Tuesday, there was little traffic. I…
it ain’t over ’til it’s over
Tuesday, November 19, 2024, may have been (or not!) my last riding day of the season. Regardless, it was a stunning day to do a familiar loop from Almonte…
this was more like it :)
Thanks to a quick tube change by Richmond Motorsports and the support of James A., I was back on the road Friday afternoon after the flat on Thursday. I…
not the ride i had in mind…
The two riders facing me across the 511 were turning left at the stop. I was going straight on to Glen Tay; I waved them through. When they swung…
ended up in a pumpkin patch
I hadn’t planned on visiting the pumpkin patch on Rosetta Road, but that’s where I ended up on the last day of September 2024. You never know where the…