Prudhoe Bay or bust

    The sun didn’t shine and the there was a little rain, but that didn’t dampen our enthusiasm for the journey head of us. The six of us – John, David on their GSs, Nicole and Christian in the Land Rover Defender and us – were like kids going on...

Alaska – the last frontier

Alaska is made for motorcycles. During the summer they come from Canada, the lower 48 states and overseas to enjoy the roads and the scenery.  It is awesome and tests man and machine.     Crossing from Canada we hit the tiny town of Tok and stayed at...

Washington – the beautiful scenery just goes on

Washington State       We cross the mighty Columbia River in to Washington State.  The river has been dammed in several spots to control the river flow. This saw the demise of falls that had been the fish grounds of the local first nation residents for...

Oregon – possibly the most beautiful place on earth

  Oregon is a paradise of mountains, trees and rivers     From Yosemite we take in a bit of the Wild West in Nevada’s Virginia City. Complete with wooden footpaths and saloons like the “Bucket of Blood”.  Mark Twain began his writing career here at a...

Yosemite – awesome

    The drive through the national forest gives us a taste of what is to come – the lakes, the mountains and the trees – awesome.                 The roads are amazing. The landscape is awe inspiring. We just...

California – San Francisco and beyond

    We enjoy the coast road to San Francisco but the GPS delivers us to the wrong end of Lombard Street.  It’s on one side of the crooked part of the street and we are on the other. The ride through the city is surprisingly easy – except a small traffic jam...