Couldn't let July pass by without another road trip, spent 4 more days on the road this month touring western Canada w/ two good friends. Ridiculously awesome trip full of highs, lows, and a ton of uncharted territory for all 3 of us. The plan was for Scout and Guzzi to leave the west coast at sunrise Thursday morning, crush ~1000 km in a single day and arrive in Calgary at sundown. As is often the case on a motorcycle trip, that did not happen. About halfway there we received word of an opportunity to intercept another good friend in Banff for drinks and mischief. So we booked a hotel, rolled into the Rockies and met up at Tommy's Pub for a few. On the way back to hotel we were joined by an Elk strolling right down the center median of Banff Avenue. Next thing you know it's 3 AM and we're looking at a maximum 3 hour sleep till go-time.
PSX_20200726_220401 by EPOCH 6, on Flickr
PSX_20200726_215243 by EPOCH 6, on Flickr
The next morning we roll out of Banff in the rain, feelin' about half past dead, Calgarybound to meet up with T7 who will be joining us for the rest of the trip. T7 is a master of hospitality, he has coffee ready for us and an empty dryer waiting for our soaked gear (typical Adventure Biker). While waiting for our socks to dry we chat about possible day trips around the area.
PSX_20200726_210233 by EPOCH 6, on Flickr
The forecast isn't looking promising, the sky is a patchy blue but we're looking at a Severe Thunderstorm Warning by dinner time. We decided to chance it, gear up and hit the road toward the Badlands and Bleriot Ferry. In BC we're used to multi-hour ferry rides that meander through islands and canyons, Bleriot Ferry is a raft reluctantly tugged across a river by a cable, charming nonetheless.
PSX_20200726_214852 by EPOCH 6, on Flickr
PSX_20200724_230608 by EPOCH 6, on Flickr
I've been to Drumheller plenty of times but had never taken the ferry across to Hwy 838 (AKA Dinosaur Trail). This is absolutely the way that all motorcycles should be taking into Drumheller, it adds an awesome series of prairie drag races and badland twistys to an otherwise short ride along the river.
PSX_20200724_212643 by EPOCH 6, on Flickr
PSX_20200724_212137 by EPOCH 6, on Flickr
Time was ticking away and while the sky appeared to be holding itself together nicely we knew what to expect on the horizon. When we got there, we were greeted by something far more sinister than we had anticipated.
PSX_20200724_224527 by EPOCH 6, on Flickr
To be continued...


The next morning we roll out of Banff in the rain, feelin' about half past dead, Calgarybound to meet up with T7 who will be joining us for the rest of the trip. T7 is a master of hospitality, he has coffee ready for us and an empty dryer waiting for our soaked gear (typical Adventure Biker). While waiting for our socks to dry we chat about possible day trips around the area.

The forecast isn't looking promising, the sky is a patchy blue but we're looking at a Severe Thunderstorm Warning by dinner time. We decided to chance it, gear up and hit the road toward the Badlands and Bleriot Ferry. In BC we're used to multi-hour ferry rides that meander through islands and canyons, Bleriot Ferry is a raft reluctantly tugged across a river by a cable, charming nonetheless.


I've been to Drumheller plenty of times but had never taken the ferry across to Hwy 838 (AKA Dinosaur Trail). This is absolutely the way that all motorcycles should be taking into Drumheller, it adds an awesome series of prairie drag races and badland twistys to an otherwise short ride along the river.


Time was ticking away and while the sky appeared to be holding itself together nicely we knew what to expect on the horizon. When we got there, we were greeted by something far more sinister than we had anticipated.

To be continued...