Yogi Berra (not Yogi Bear, eh!)
Fork It! Yogi Berra famously said, ‘when you come to a fork in the road, take it.’ There are two ways to get to Prince George from Kamloops, you can go right along the Yellowhead Highway, or you can go …
Launch Day
All our planning came down to the last four days wherein rivers were diverted, mountains moved and a entire new vistas opened up – AK2AR, part one, was finally ready to roll. And right on cue, August’s heat settled over …
Three Days in Central Oregon – Day 3
Tea I slept like a rock and awoke a little reluctantly. Unzipping the window of my tent I looked out over the reeds towards the far shore of the lake. It was cool, cloudy and still. Most of all it …
Three Days in Central Oregon – Day 2
Horse Dogs The Thomas Condon Paleontology Center is one of many National Park Service centers around the country. All of which, in my experience, are worth stopping at. This one did a great job describing the pre-history of the region, …
Three Days in Central Oregon – Day 1
Grylls What does it take to be a great adventurer? Bear Grylls is a great adventurer. You know the type: fearless, multi-talented, outdoorsman, skins snakes alive, never sleeps by the same river twice, dashing and completely unhinged. Most of us …
Go!
Was the Ice Run the hardest thing I’ve ever attempted? Quite probably. The life of an adventurer means constantly having to live outside your comfort zone, a zone with a border that continually slips from your grasp. Fellow Ice Runner …
Ice Run Syndrome
This is what two weeks on the Ice Run in Siberia looks like. The youth on the left transformed into the shattered hull of a man on the right after a mere 17 days in Russia. We have confirmed through …
Crossing the Line
As soon as night fell the wind dropped and the cold returned. The faint orange glow of civilization drew us onward. After towing Eva for a dozen kilometers, Nick and Paddy’s bike, La Poderosa, was faltering. We paused at a narrow …
Salekhard or Bust!
Our electricians finally declared Eva’s battery charged, helped us reinstall it and sent us on our way. It was 2:00PM. That meant, we had convinced ourselves, there was still plenty of time to reach Salekhard, even if we took it …
Dad Rock Ice Run Playlist
Motorcycling is a sport for those comfortable in their own heads. I can’t speak for other Ice Runners and what mental side roads they travelled down while riding, but I took a little inspiration from Ladyhawke Willings (The Adventurists own …