I woke up with it still dark outside to the sound of a hard rain falling outside. I checked the weather forecast on my phone to see a quick band of passing showers, not bad. But then, zooming out, I saw a massive band of showers between me and my
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2024-09-15: Sudbury to Marathon
Chris and I woke up before dawn to be ready the moment the hotel started serving breakfast at 7:00am. We were all packed up and ready and enjoyed one of the best complimentary hotel breakfasts I’ve had before. Next, we got all of our stuff down to the bikes and
Continue reading »2024-09-14: Ottawa to Sudbury
My time in Ottawa visiting with family had drawn to a close, and it was time to start my trip back to the San Francisco Bay Area. With my riding partner having flown back last weekend, it was due to be a very different trip on the return than it
Continue reading »2024-08-26 to 2024-08-13: Ottawa
After arriving in Ottawa in the darkness the night before, Chris, and I had to get up bright and early to start our respective workdays. We let The Captain sleep in as we took Wiley, the dog, for his usual first-thing-in-the-morning walk. Luckily, both Chris and I work remote from
Continue reading »2024-08-25: Owen Sound to Ottawa
After our late night charging into the night the 100 km (60 miles) from the ferry landing at Tobermory, Ontario to Owen Sound, we had a nice night’s sleep at our motel. We woke up, and I sought out a good breakfast spot about an hour up the road. The
Continue reading »2024-08-24: Sault Sainte Marie to Owen Sound
We began our first day in Canada with Chris “the Captain” Weld and my brother, Chris Geggie enjoying the hotel-provided breakfast. Let me tell you, I enjoyed my Canadian yogurt much better than that junk Yoplait we had at the Econolodge in Livingston. Well fed, we gathered our belongings from
Continue reading »2024-08-22: Brainerd to Hurley
We began the day surprisingly early after Chris and Marv had stayed up until 1:30am telling stories about one another. Marv was up first, of course, and was already out on the property filling his hummingbird feeders by the time I came upstairs. Chris was up not long afterwards, and
Continue reading »2024-08-21: Glendive to Brainerd
After our harrowing day escaping the Great August 20th Storm of Circle, Montana the night before, and our daring ride to escape it to Glendive, we knew today was going to need to be a major mile munching day. In order to make it to our rendezvous in Sault Ste
Continue reading »2024-08-20: Livingston to Glendive
After spending the night at the exorbitantly-priced “Econolodge” in Livingston, Chris and I partook in the absolutely mediocre breakfast offered by our hotel. Mine consisted of a stale toasted bagel and Yoplait, while Chris’ consisted of a plate of biscuits and gravy. For the $200+ they charged, I’d certainly have
Continue reading »2024-08-19: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
We had a nice night’s rest at the Swiss Mountain Motel in Thayne, Wyoming. We slept in a bit, but were up by 7:00. Chris and the owner of the place traded stories in the parking lot again while I got myself ready to go and we were on the
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