This ended up to be a solo ride around Utah; visiting Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, and Arches National Parks.

Another ride on my BMW from Las Vegas, NV (where I had stored in at my Mom's house for various rides) back to Camas, WA.

This was my first ride to the Lost Coast of California on the BMW.

A great summer cruise with good friends through the southwest. I rode my GS, and my friends rented Harleys in Vegas.

I rode my bike back from Las Vegas, NV to Camas, WA. This trip took me along Hwy 395, taking time for a little offroad in the Mammoth Lake and June Lake areas.

Les Martin, my race mechanic, organized a ride with a bunch of Las Vegas riders to go see the whales near San Ignacio, Baja.

A solo ride for two days through southern Washington. Spent as much time oon dirt and forest roads as possible.

I made several solo rides around the Gifford Pinchot Forest in Southern Washington between 2008 and 2012.

The White Mountain Research Station has an open house on the first Sunday of August allowing you to get past the gates to ride to 12,000+ feet in elevation.

Another ride through British Columbia with some of my Canadian riding friends I met through the Adventure Rider Forum.

I had fours days to ride, and set out on a Thursday without any particular destination in mind. By Saturday, I was in the Hells Canyon area of Oregon.

My first adventure at the Death Valley Noobs Rally, where I met a group of riders that have been friends and great riding buddies ever since!

My second ride with a group of Canadian adventure riders through British Columbia. Just as awesome as the first!

A solo trip east of Calgary to break-in my new Ohlins shocks. Once off the highway, it was most dirt and gravel roads combined with beautiful scenery.

A solo trip from Edmonton to Canmore on a Friday afternoon, with a ride on Spray Lakes Road and the Powderface Trail on Saturday.

With no particular destination in mind, this ride took me north-east of Edmonton and through Elk River National Park.

I heard about this ride on the Adventure Rider Forum, and definitely wanted to participate. A great ride through Southern BC.

This was a ride to Jasper to spend the night, and back to Edmonton the next day - two days of fantastic riding and beautiful scenery.

It was time to take the bike back to my home in Camas, WA before winter truly arrived in the Great White North.

A one day ride to explore Elk River Road, which heads west from just north of the Brazeau Reservoir towards Lodgepole, Alberta.

A fun ride to Wildhorse Lake (between Hinton and Jasper), and some exploring between Cadomin and Nordegg.

This was a casual 1-day ride that would take me towards Rocky Mountain House, a kind of gateway town into the Canadian Rockies). 

After buying the GS in Las Vegas, a friend joined be on a ride to break-in the GS before riding it 1500 miles up to Edmonton, AB, where I was working at the time.