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….
introducing kitsu
This is ‘kitsune,’ my recently acquired new-to-me motorcycle. Kitsune (kit or kitsu for short) is my third Yamaha V-Star 250. She follows in the tire tracks of the TheFox (purchased…
best riding partners in the world
“You’re not coming out of the house to say hi?” It was Jacques on the phone. “No,” I replied. “I’m not in the house.” “Where are you?” “I’m walking on…
i fell off my bike again
May 24, 2025: This afternoon, as I was searching for something else, I stumbled across this post from ten years ago today. Seems I was accident prone long before…
missing the highlands
Last May, I couldn’t ride for two weeks while I recovered from a sprained ankle suffered on a morning walk. This year, I’m not riding for several months while…
on dark days
The most beautiful days – the ones when the sun is shining, the sky is blue and the air is cool not cold – are the days I feel…