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Yes, that's it. Irving Nature Park. Beautiful little peninsula. We stop there every time. John

Thank you! There's some fabulous stuff on this site, and relatively-speaking I am just a wannabe-poser. Some (okay, many) of these guys and gals are the real thing! And I hope it's obvious that this was a great experience for our family. We'll remember this time together for the rest of our...

I ordered a pair of five fingers earlier this week. NPR (or maybe it was Wisconsin Public Radio) ran a piece of barefoot running the Sunday before last, and it really got me thinking that these might help my chronically-aching back.. John

Miles to go before we sleep, so meandering back to the Jeep by a circuitous route lets us say our goodbyes to Canada, until the next time... Before too long, we're passing through the new border crossing at Calais/St. Stephens, and then in a motel room in Freeport with our friend Geode (who...

And did I mention rocks? Yes, coastline and sand and rocks.. My Grrrlzz.. Rock! Colin has the greatest time taking pictures of minutiae, but still has trouble keeping his shoes tied sometimes.. It's just so very nice to sit on the rocks in the sun, listening to the waves...

We spent a relaxing evening with my friend TREE, and were able to hit the road again at a comfortably-late hour on Canada Day morning.. Big low-frequency radio goings-on at Sackville.. Although the name of it escapes me at the moment, there is a fantastic city park at St. John, New...

Kind of you to think so, but I'm too early and have not done well with finishing this report! Family things have derailed it (my wife's mother died, among other things) and it's been difficult to look backward without revisiting what a difficult year it's been for her. I'll wrap it up soon...

If even 1 out of 10 drivers were that considerate... :smiley_drive: Hope you're having a great trip! John

Another misty morning... While Colin, Tracy and I were eating groceries for breakfast, Sarah had other plans.. Everything seems to be blooming.. We hit the road to Halifax, hoping to connect with another friend later today... John

Anybody keeping track of the ongoing Rally Mongolia 2010? Jonah Street is leading. Team mate Mike Shirley is a bit further back. Mike Buhler, of St. John's, Newfoundland, is near mid-pack in his first rally. He's Skibum69 on this site. http://www.sser.org/rm2010/index_e.html John

Plenty of time to wander down to the beach at Mira.. June 29th, and it's cool enough to make a knit cap worthwhile.. Look in the bushes anywhere, and you'll find strawberries! Tiny and wild, and very sweet.. The flowers are beautiful.. Not mine, but I wish it were.. Seriously...

Definitely true in Utah, last time I checked. John

I had 30mm ammocans on my first KLR, and certainly they did make it heavier. I packed more stuff back then as well, so they worked well for travel. On my present KLR I've got the Happy Trails aluminum boxes, which are significantly lighter (and smaller in this case). I don't feel much...

If you don't have the permit, the gun should be locked away in a pannier or such, unloaded, and inaccessible to you while enroute. Otherwise it's highly open to the officer's discretion, should you have a mishap or be stopped for something. John

I'm back. Thanks for your patience. If you take one of the long ferries, and unless you're running the Trans-Lab and taking the short boat from Blanc Sablon, you're taking one of the long ferries, you'll at least want to reserve a dormitory bunk. Tracy and the kids turned-up their noses when...

Tell me more. I'd love to see a full exterior of that. John

I did Labrador in June a couple of years ago, and there was snow on the ground. I think the answer is a light 40-degree bag (because some nights it may be quite warm) with the ability to layer as-needed. John

Yeah, that Transalp looks great!

I've done that a few times and agree completely. Don't think I'd do it in snake country though.

1 tire spoon? I find it's significantly easier (more enjoyable?) to spoon a tire with 3 of them. As for individually listing tools, I build a kit based upon what I've actually used to work on the bike. I leave the valve-adjustment stuff home but take stuff to do most anything else (which is...