What great weather for the weekend ride down to Washington State! Sunshine and a cool breeze… perfect weather to enjoy riding the backroads of the country. An afternoon of riding in the sun, and a marked increase in motorcycle traffic on the roads (and in the local watering holes) made for a wonderful day. The [...]
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Well it’s time to polish the bike, pack the saddlebags and fish out the passport. The Anacortes Oyster Run is on this weekend and the weather looks great! Time for a ride down to Washington State, take in the scenery and enjoy some fine fall riding.
Surprise of all is this will be my first Oyster Run [...]
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Another September in Vancouver. The weather can’t make up it’s mind; rain, sun, cloud… typical for this time of year. There are bright spots in the weather and there is a great selection of activities to cover nearly every possible weather condition so there is no shortage of choices.
This weekend:
Saturday:
8th Annual Music Therapy Ride
Sunday:
The Trev [...]
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Come on out and support the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau.
Details:
31ST ANNUAL VANCOUVER TOY RUN - OCTOBER 4th
Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009
Time: Leaves Coquitlam Centre Mall parking lot at 10:00 am
This event raises much needed toys and funds to provide underprivileged
families assistance at Christmas time. It is one of the most important
toy raising events in the [...]
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Weather was great, it’s cooler now in the mornings and evenings but warms up nicely during the day. Typical late summer/early fall pattern. I’m starting to pack my jacket liner with me on trips in preparation for the cooler evenings.
This weekend, took part in the Langley “Ride for Mercy” to support the Salvation Army Gateway [...]
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What a weekend!
Saturday, I met up with a bunch of riders who thought it might be fun to do the Vancouver, Princeton, Merritt loop. What a great group of riders there are in the Vancouver area.
We ended up riding the whole Vancouver-Princeton-Spences Bridge-Fraser Canyon ride !
The whole trip was just over 17 hours for me, [...]
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This weekend I plan to ride another classic loop for the Vancouver area: the Princeton Loop. Vancouver, Hope, Princeton, Merritt and back to Vancouver. This is half of the old classic which has been available since the construction of the Coquihalla highway which opened in 1986. The eastern half of this loop takes you through Manning Park [...]
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Another great week in April!
Weather was perfect to enjoy the bike in Greater Vancouver. This weekend my daughter and I got out and about on the bike. Perfect weather, cool breeze, warm sky. On Sunday we got out to Whiterock on the bike during a ride with the Greater Vancouver Motorcycle club and were waylayed [...]
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Great riding weather ! Just cool and a little overcast, but great weather to go for a ride.
Check out Chuckanut Drive just outside Bellingham. Nice road, lots of other riders out but no traffic jams. While it’s only about 12 miles long, it runs right along the Samish Bay coast and through the Larabee State [...]
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