The Road To Nowhere - Introduction

Welcome back!

By popular demand it's time for another installment in the Motorcycle Odyssey series. It's been nearly a year since the last blog, 'Desert Honeymoon: A Motorcycle Odyssey' where Lori and I went touring around Nevada and Eastern California on our new 2014 V-Strom 1000s.

I've been itching for a trip and to do another travel blog and this opportunity came at just the right time. Spring arrived early in South-West British Columbia in fact we never really had a winter so for a lot of us, much to the chagrin of my friends in the East who really took it on the chin, it was business as usual, riding to work and and getting together for weekend day trips. Now I have two weeks off, a freshly serviced machine, a more than willing partner with same so let's get it going.

Where to? Where to? Such a dilemma. As far as direction is concerned it's a no-brainer; North..nah still cold in the upper interior. East? It's late April, however; the mountains can still be treacherous and throw out some inclement weather. West...ahh..there's nowhere to go unless you have a boat so that only leaves South. So where South? I struggled in a quandary for several weeks until I hit on the answer. How about nowhere? A trip that goes nowhere, in particular that is. Why have a destination? Why have a schedule? Why have a purpose other than to enjoy the sun, the wind and the loneliness of the road balanced by the companionship of your best buddy.

So this entire tour has been boiled down to a Gas'n Go. Load 'em up and roll. Kick off will be April 26th so let's see where this run takes us. The emphasis will be on secondary back-roads with a deliberate avoidance of the Inter-Slab, photo ops, road reports, food critiques and the good, the bad and the ugly.

So friends put on your helmets. rev up your chair and come for a ride on The Road To Nowhere.