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====================================== Mornin” bloggers – Another smoky day in the Valley, and not much news to report – the fires are still burning over Westside, now more in the Southern area , but more folks being evacuated. – We also saw a fire at Belcarra near Ioco so obviously no riding out there. -Unfortunately the forecast… Continue reading Friday August 7th/26

Mornin’ Outlaw bloggers – We hope that you are all keeping safe in these troubling times with the unpredictable forest fires. Nothing much has changed for us, but they appear to have a handle on the Westside fires at least. – We have had no word from Roy so we have no idea how he… Continue reading Thursday August 6th/26

============================================ The aftermath of the Westside forest fires are still emerging, with so many harrowing stories of family homes burned.. – we were contacted by someone we know in Australia, who have old friends that have lost their home and are desperate to find a place to rent short term – we are posting here… Continue reading Wednesday August 5th/26

I took the picture above from our back deck early Monday morning, which appears to show more fires starting over on the west side of Lake Okanagan – that is Swan lake and Hwy 97 in the foreground. Although things were calm early in the day, the winds got up later, so we don’t know… Continue reading Tuesday August 4th/26

Mornin’ bloggers – this was the view from my Office window yesterday before things started to go sideways!! – The map below shows how the fire headed North and fortunately did not jump the lake – ( We are located on the right side of this map up above Hwy 97 by Swan Lake) Below… Continue reading Monday August 3rd/26

A bit of a different format today – which shows me on that first Yamaha IT 400 at the 1976 Moose Mountain 200 mile Cross Country race – we have told this story before, but the reason I’m posting this, is because I just watched a video on You Tube regarding the history of Hard… Continue reading Sunday August 2nd/26

Mornin’ bloggers – Hard to believe that this is the first day of August – where did the time go? – plus of course a lot of our good riding season due to the very hot dry weather, with fires everywhere. Today we just see there is a new fire over Westside which they say… Continue reading Saturday August 1st/26

Mornin’ bloggers – welcome to another hot day in the Valley !! Below is a pic we have posted before of the section at Ioco used in the World Round they held in 1990 – it’s what many are calling “A proper section” “Stanly Falls” And here is another “Proper” section – At Greenstone Mountain.… Continue reading Friday July 30th/26

======================================= Mornin’ bloggers – welcome to the site!! – – I have been watching all the You tube videos, being posted by Noroly of Itchy Boots fame, and in today’s report, she has a front wheel flat while in Mongolia, luckily while in a small town, where she was able to get the tube patched.… Continue reading Thursday July 30th/26

======================================== Mornin’ bloggers – Welcome to another hot smoky day in BC!! -These Forest fires have certainly put a stop to a lot of our motorcycle events – so not a lot to report. Answer to the last quiz – Eddie Lejuene the 3 time World champ did you know it was Eddie that invented… Continue reading Wednesday July 29th/26