"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover". Mark Twain
I have been slow with the Blog updates. For the past two months I have been enjoying the company of family and friends. During this period I have collect very few travel stories. However, I will soon be riding the TransLabrador Highway into Newfoundland. Following the Newfoundland / Labrador tour I will be posting more photo's and stories.
The following are a few photo's collected during my tour through West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.
A loaded motorcycle and a contented ride. This action shot was photographed by Zee Foto as I rode through Deal Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains near the North Carolina / Tennessee border. Learn more about Zee Foto www.zeefoto.com
A coal mining operation in a small town in Kentucky.
A motorcyclist delight – a smooth surfaces and plenty of tight turns – somewhere in West Virginia.
Some of my favorites rides were those recommended by the locals. This ride over a narrow mountainous pass through Kentucky's Daniel Boone National Forest was suggested by the waiter at a restaurant where I was having lunch.
The mountains and valleys of West Virginia.
A rural route through up-state New York.
These wind generators located in the remote region of the Pennsylvania – New York border were being driven by the mountain breeze.
Meandering through the rolling hills of Pennsylvania.
The farmland of Pennsylvania.
Dandelions and apple blossoms in rural New York state.
Looking back at the border crossing at Niagara-on-the-Lake. They've actually let me back into Canada – Amazing.
Niagara Falls, Canada.
The maid of the Mist is one of the Continent's best bang for your tourist buck. For a fee of $14.00 which includes recycle rain gear this tour-boat shuttles it's passengers to the base of the water falls.
Canada's awe-inspiring Niagara Falls.
Canada's awe-inspiring Niagara Falls.
Freedom 55 came in January 2005 following an extremely rewarding career as a maintenance technologist employed in the power generating industry. Adventure and travel has now become “ma raison d'etre”. In February 2005 I traveled solo to Australia and New Zealand. Over a four months period with a backpack in-tow and a beat-up rental I set out to explore these islands. Upon my return to New Brunswick I loaded-up my Kawasaki ZZR-1200 and traveled throughout New England, Nova Scotia, PEI, Quebec and Ontario. In the spring of 2006 I canceled my apartment lease. I gave away most of my worldly possessions. I stored a few of my favorite toys and purchased a new motorcycle. I then set out in a westerly direction with no fixed agenda and No Fixed Address.
