four years ago today, we didn’t have ice cream
On September 1, 2021, and friend and I trailered home my first motorcycle: a 2020 Yamaha V-Star 250. I christened her TheFox. I didn’t know how to ride, so…
long, short & sweet loop
“Look what I got.” Jacques stood in the front doorway with a small, what-looked-to-be-purple package in his left hand. It was Friday morning, August 22. Jacques, James and I…
10 great loops to ride in the eastern ontario highlands
Someone who is relatively new to the Ride the Highlands Official Riders forum asked me to share some of the Highlands’ routes I most enjoy. I went to a…
perfect day loop
Thursday couldn’t have been a more perfect day to be out on a motorcycle in the Ontario Highlands; my riding partner Jacques Poirier and I made the most of it….
busy, busy, busy
I hate driving my car; I avoid it whenever possible. On the other hand, I love motorcycle riding even more than I hate driving, which is why it’s been torture…
is this funny or is it just me?
It’s August 1st 2025. The four of us are riding down Letterkenny Road. I’m leading (as usual lol), James Amundson is directly behind me in the right track. “I’m going…
10 things i’m grateful for 250730
Years ago, I wrote a daily gratitude list. That practice got me through some challenging times. Now, I do the lists much less frequently, but creating them still makes…
i may or may not ride again.
I’m grateful for all the support and encouragement I’m getting from folks everywhere with respect to my ongoing efforts to once again ride my motorcycles, Kitsu and Blue. Yesterday,…
how kit’s new crash bar got christened…
“You okay?” I heard Jacques’ voice, but didn’t see his face. I was lying on the ground, the left side of my helmet on the asphalt. “I don’t know,”…
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,…