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SB Arrives in the Last Frontier

The carefully packed box arrived around the middle of last week but things around here have been rather hectic. Today, we cracked open the box to see the treasures it contained. During this time I was...

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First Outing in Fairbanks

The first outing was to College Coffeehouse to meet whomever might show up. This is my mom, Bridget and Sandra. JedR was also there but did not want to be in the picture since "there are outstanding...

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Fairbanks Update

Those wooden wheels just aren't made for snow...But donuts should be no problemToo bad it still on the cold sideBut we'll be going on a trip north later this week...

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North Until You Run Out of Dirt

Yesterday, we travelled from Fairbanks north to Utqiaġvik, formerly known as Barrow. When we left Fairbanks, it was -40°F/C and we must've brought the cold temperatures with us as it was -35°F (-37°C)...

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Will Rogers and Wiley Post Memorial

A little more wandering around town to see the sights. The plane crash of Will Rogers and Wiley Post was, literally, one of the first things I learned about Alaska. The actual crash site is a short...

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Long Time, No Post

No new posts for a month and a half as we are still patiently waiting for more moderate weather. Maybe in another couple of weeks. Daylight is up to almost 13 hours and we are actually getting some...

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Hanging Out with Airheads

I think that SB enjoyed meeting with the Fairbanks Airheads.org group at their monthly get together aka "Barley Therapy" at the Silver Gulch microbrewery. This is just a portion of the group. To the...

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Finally Heading South

Scooterbob is on the move again. We are heading down the Alaska Highway except we are doing it backwards compared to the "norm". The first stop was Birch Lake about 70 miles southwest of Fairbanks....

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End of the Alaska Hwy

We made it the the other end of the Alaska Highway this afternoon. So, unlike the sign says, we are exiting the "World Famous Alaska Highway".  Here is a better view of the sign. Usually this place is...

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Almost Through Canada

 Today's travels took us on a familiar road with a midday stop at the Williams Lake Visitor's Center. They had great free Wi-Fi and an Indian food truck in the parking lot. 

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iMBC 2017

This airplane on a stick was in Princeton, BC, at the local airstrip. I thought it looked kinda cool and a good Scooterbob backdrop. Shortly after this picture was taken, we were across the border into...

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ScooterBob Attends Saturday Morning Coffee

While there are no stellar photos in this post, our initial intentions were to find some covered bridges for ScooterBob.Alas, we were waylaid at Saturday Morning Coffee and just rode home for lunch...

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ScooterBob Goes to Florence

Yesterday Troubadour and I took ScooterBob on a little journey to Florence.  Not Florence, Italy, but Florence, Oregon.Along the way we stopped at the Wildcat Creek Covered Bridge, originally built in...

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ScooterBob Goes to Tillamook

On Saturday we took ScooterBob for one last adventure in Oregon.  Today he shall travel to Victoria to hang out with Princess ScooterPie while it is still sunny on the wet coast.Our destination was...

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Let the ADVENTURE begin

ScooterBob is on Vancouver Island

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Music to my ears!

ScooterBob arrived in Victoria in July, and summer has proven to be a busy time for me!  Work, teaching, vacation, and a more than a few computer challenges  which have all gotten in the way of...

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ScooterBob Goes Vintage in Victoria

Every summer during riding season in Victoria there are vintage motorcycle shows.ScooterBob and I went to check out Andy's  Classic ad vintage Motorcycle show & Swap meet.Scooterbob made some...

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ScooterBob Visits Farkle Garage!

On my left is co-host Clive Iron Butt Brown on my right is Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame member Steve Drane.ScooterBob came to visit the cast and crew on the set of Farkle Garage and a short segment...

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ScooterBob goes sight seeing at City of Murals - Chemainus BC

 About a month ago Scooterbob and I went on a rip up the island, I was aiming for Chemainus to go have a cup of tea at the Twisted Sister's tea room, but much to my chagrin when I got there is was...

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The Travels of Scooterbob, a tiny wooden Vespa goes around the World

made with TravelerspointBack in October 2014 the moto-blogger community had learned the sad news about the passing of Bob Leong, the host of this blog. Bob loved to meet and get to know new people, and...

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