I had some business this week at a town called Perth which is about an hour from home. I suspected that I might be able to finish the business mid-afternoon and then have time to hit this nice roads out that way.

It was around freezing in the morning on the way there. The first half hour I was fine, but then my right fingertips got cold and I got a bit of a chill.

By 3PM when I hit the road again it was about 10 degrees Celsius, just fine when well layered up like I...

There's a nice forest three blocks from our home. Every time I go there I realize that I don't take advantage of the peace and tranquility that it offers.

It really is a nice spot with lots of trees, a few small creek valleys and man made storm water reservoirs which attract a lot of ducks and geese.

I went for a walk with the kids there today. We are having record-breaking hot weather this weekend, so it was a great day for a walk.

The highlight for the kids...

It's Thanksgiving weekend up here in Canada. We get Monday off to celebrate. It's always a pretty busy weekend, so when my wife suggested that I go for a ride this morning I did!

I needed to be home by 10AM, so I got a real early start at sunrise. We are having summer weather this weekend which is a real nice treat. In fact the temperature today hit 27 (80) which breaks a 65 year record.

It was an amazing morning for a ride. There were almost no cars on the road, the...

The Adventure Continues
Even though I was on these roads the month prior, I had forgotten how fun they are. Perhaps it was because I was riding a little more "spirited" this time then I was when I was alone. The twists all the way up 28 and Shutt Rd to Palmer Rd were great, as were those on Palmer Rd and Quadville Rd.

A road just off of Shutt Rd...


I had been on Quadville...

Background
I started riding again last year after an absence from the street of 22 years. I felt that something was missing because back then I had a riding buddy who I used to talk bikes with all the time and ride with on a regular basis.

Last fall I joined a local forum and a thread came up where I described the Interceptor 500 that I used to ride back then. Some guy named Maverick asked if I happened to ride around with a guy on an RZ350 back then. I replied that I did and...