Skamania County in Washington State has enshrined its status as a Sasquatch refuge in a local ordinance. Killing … Continue reading
Category: Travel
Whither cabin fever leads
We have grown weary of sitting indoors waiting for the plague to abate. It has been raining, and that means the rivers … Continue reading
North of the jetty
We have tried to be responsible members of the community during the pandemic by remaining close to home. Cabin fever … Continue reading
Between valleys
Highway 20 through North Cascades National Park opened to traffic on May 12. My brother John and I took our motorcycles … Continue reading
Attractive rocks
Family business called my wife and I to the eastern purlieu of North Cascades National Park last week, where, after … Continue reading
An island, in time
In September 1959, a U.S. Navy Martin P5M Marlin aircraft was ditched in Puget Sound off Whidbey Island in Washington … Continue reading
Time uncomplicated
There we were, my brother John and I, eating dinner at The Orchid Grill, having reached the end of a day on the road. We had … Continue reading
On Possession Sound
Washington State ferries have ensorcelled me since I was a child. Continue reading
Las Vegas
My first look at Las Vegas was from the back of a Volkswagen camper van in the waning 1960s, on a road trip with my family … Continue reading
Naches Pass
Despite having seen evidence that it is not necessarily altogether trustworthy, my brother borrowed my BMW to take a … Continue reading
Before the road closes
The first snow of the season has begun decorating the Cascade Mountains in Washington State, and my brother John and I … Continue reading
Coasting South
Seventeen years before Lewis and Clark arrived with the Corps of Discovery at the mouth of the Columbia River, the … Continue reading
280 miles to Spokane
My wife and I took a road trip to Spokane, Washington, this past weekend to celebrate a wedding in the family. Continue reading
On a clear day you can see … I forgot what
This is shaping up to be the wettest rainy season on record in western Washington, and, although as a native I am expected … Continue reading
Puerto Rico
We have returned home after a ten-day visit to Puerto Rico, spending the first few days being pampered by the staff of the … Continue reading
Life is good
I was studying the calendar a few weeks ago, whereupon I realized that Father’s Day was just a turn of the page away. As I … Continue reading
Into Bellingham
My wife and I spent the weekend in Bellingham, strolling around eating double chocolate chip cookies dusted with sea … Continue reading
(What to do with a) dead horse
My brother John and I have been planning for months to ride our motorcycles to Deadhorse, Alaska, and back. Along the … Continue reading
Splendor without diminishment
During the colonial period of European exploration of our region of the world, the British came to control what is today … Continue reading
One day while not at work
Even though in our household the motorcycles are listed in the Expensive Toy category for budgeting purposes, it is … Continue reading
Hie to Mount Baker
Mount Baker, the fourth highest peak in Washington State, first appears in written history in a map rendered by Spanish … Continue reading
A day in the life
I spent the weekend of Father’s Day with my favorite daughter, and we found ourselves in San Francisco. I recall many … Continue reading
Where buffalo roamed
Inspired by the migrating birds of spring, I thought I would take a motorcycle ride and see some of the country. It is a … Continue reading
To Winthrop and back
Another spring, another season waiting for Highway 20 through the North Cascades to open. Continue reading
Once around The Mountain
Those of us living in the Puget Sound region have a ready view of the most topographically prominent mountain in the … Continue reading
Wet? Yes. Cold? Somewhat.
The weather the past several days has been amongst the coldest in the region for a couple of years, and each day the yellow … Continue reading
Hyder, Alaska
Being a curious great ape in the land of Manifest Destiny makes the planning of road trips a joy. Names such as Big Sky … Continue reading
A sunny day and some free time
Today was sunny and warm, and a great day for a ride to Mount St. Helens and back. Continue reading
The road is open
The first automobile trip through the Cascade Mountains in northern Washington State via what would become Highway 20 … Continue reading
An Olympic lap
A lap around the Olympic Peninsula on the Yamaha has been on my list of things to do for a couple of years. Continue reading
Finally, blue skies
The weather during the last week in Washington has presented us with an unusual number of thunderstorms, lightning … Continue reading
California or bust
The opportunity to visit the Sacramento, California, area presented itself, and I decided that the best way to get … Continue reading
Eat, sleep, ride
A day two years ago riding north to south through Colorado left a lingering desire to return and see more, so two weeks ago … Continue reading
The end of the road
A series of highways stretching from Chile to Canada known informally as the Pacific Coastal Highway has its northern … Continue reading
Rite of spring
The vernal equinox occurred this week, and so it was time to make sure the route along Samish Bay had survived the winter. Continue reading
Maui
When it is snowing at sea level in the Puget Sound basin, there is good incentive to get on an airplane and go somewhere … Continue reading
Autumn beckons
The weather this last weekend created a cold but dry spell during which a sprint on the bikes to Whatcom County and back … Continue reading
A lap around the mountains
I’d had a trip through the North Cascades in the back of my mind since April, so when the call went out last Saturday for a … Continue reading
The Palouse grasslands
The occasion of the Lentil Festival in Pullman, Washington, a brilliant weather forecast, and the opportunity to take … Continue reading
Family Reunion
The family held a reunion outside Harrison, Montana, for three days this month on the ranch that its forebears … Continue reading
The Amber Bear Inn
Last year while blasting through northwest Montana on the Yamaha, the landscape and tempo of living whispered that I … Continue reading
To Alaska and back
The featured ride this year was a seven day, 3,200 mile outbound trip through British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon, and … Continue reading
April in Cascadia
This year’s kick-off to the long-haul riding season was a three-day trip around Kootenay Lake in British Columbia. Continue reading