Welcome back for Day 3 of my trip to La Paz – just be warned that there’s no riding today.
New Year’s Eve in La Paz, Mexico – Day 5
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Having spent the previous night nearly halfway down the Baja peninsula, Mike and I had to leave early the next morning to make sure I got to La Paz before sunset – most of my friends were arriving around 3pm, though my girlfriend wouldn’t arrive until the day after.
New Year’s Eve in La Paz, Mexico – Day 1
In my recent reader survey, a lot of you said you wanted more bike trips/ride reports. (I’ll have a full summary of the survey results in a couple of days, I’d like to keep it open for a week) Here’s my attempt to give the people what they want! 3 years ago, a friend of mine called up saying that …
Spring Break in Utah – Part 2
Part 1 of my little Utah trip covered days 1-3. Here’s part 2, which spans days 4-6, including Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley, Death Valley, and one of the weirdest theories about cancer you’ll ever hear.
Spring Break in Utah – Part 1
I got positive feedback on my trip to Alaska, so I thought I’d take a moment to share a previous trip (don’t worry, this isn’t a 26 day chronicle, just 2 posts). Southern Utah is one of my favorite places in the US to ride, and almost two years ago to the day I took off a few days out …
To the Top of Alaska
In the summer of 2014, I was lucky enough to ride my BMW 1150GS from Los Angeles to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, stand on the Arctic Ocean (because it was still frozen over), and then ride back home. I rode up with a buddy who was riding a R1200GS, as well as my girlfriend, who flew in for part of the …
To the Top of Alaska, Day 23
June 26th, 2014 – Fremont, CA to Los Angeles, CA ~410 miles And so it ends – one last day for me to get from Bui’s home to my own. But because Bui’s bike was having an occasional fuel delivery issue, I left my trusty 1150GS at his place and took his bike down to LA to have our usual …
To the Top of Alaska, Day 22
June 25th, 2014 – Twin Falls, ID to Fremont, CA ~690 miles The day before, Bui threw out an idea – we were already near the end of the trip, and we didn’t have anything exciting planned for the state of Nevada. How about we just head straight back to Fremont and get back to our homes one day earlier? …
To the Top of Alaska, Day 21
June 24th, 2014 – Kalispell, MT to Twin Falls, ID ~575 miles Over the last couple of days, it was clear to me that my alternator was making that squeaking noise you get with a bad belt. I definitely did not have a spare, so Bui and I decided that we’d stop at the next BMW dealership to pick one …
To the Top of Alaska, Day 20
June 23rd, 2014 – Banff National Park, AB to Kalispell, MT ~375 miles Like I mentioned previously, we camped at Lake Louise, which is basically inside Banff. The campground has a moat with only one access road, and the entire site is surrounded with a fence that’s been electrified to make it bearproof. Made me feel safe, that’s for sure. …
To the Top of Alaska, Day 19
June 22nd, 2014 – Pouce Coupe, BC to Banff National Park, AB ~500 miles The sun rises on our little slice of Pouce Coupe Regional Park: God Bless the Milepost: One of the brothers had a tire that kept going flat. For the first time ever, I was prepared thanks to the fact that one of my valve stem caps …
To the Top of Alaska, Day 18
June 21st, 2014 – Liard Hot Springs, BC to Pouce Coupe, BC ~480 miles Left the lodge the next morning, and was greeted by this sign explaining how screwed you were if you needed gas or mechanical assistance. Nearest gas was 90 miles north or 35 miles south. Good news was we were going south.
To the Top of Alaska, Day 17
June 20th, 2014 – Whitehorse, AK to Liard Hot Springs, BC ~400 miles As you follow the 1, you end up going in between British Columbia and the Yukon Territory back and forth several times. But no matter what province we were in, we were constantly showered by rain. We eventually made it to Watson Lake in Yukon, which is …