Seattle Safari
Journeys, photographs, and practical lessons from Seattle to the Arctic, Cuba, and beyond.
motorcycle · Ireland & Isle of Man, Ireland
Ten days through Ireland and the Isle of Man, timed for TT 2025. Dublin, Galway, Connemara, Donegal, the Antrim coast, Belfast, then the ferry to Douglas for four days around the Mountain Course. Don, Justin, and Matt…
motorcycle · Central Baja California, Mexico
A Thanksgiving run down Baja: van haul from the Pacific Northwest, unload at the border, then ride south through Gonzaga Bay to Bahia de los Angeles. The return came up the Pacific side through San Vicente and…
motorcycle · Central & Northern Oregon, USA
Three days on Oregon BDR sections 4 through 6, from south of Bend to the Gorge. Four riders crossed the east slope of the Cascades through high desert, forest, and small towns. About 300 miles. Plenty of ground to…
motorcycle · Alaska & Yukon, USA
Eleven days and roughly 3,000 miles across Alaska and the Yukon. The hard line was north from Fairbanks on the Dalton, over Atigun Pass to Prudhoe Bay and the Arctic Ocean. The long way home ran through Dawson City,…
motorcycle · Central Cuba, Cuba
Twelve days on rental BMWs through central Cuba: Havana, the Bay of Pigs, Cienfuegos, Trinidad, Santa Clara, and Matanzas. The phones were mostly useless, so the ride ran on the people nearby and what the group had…
motorcycle · Eastern Oregon, US
Seattle to Bend by Highway 410 and Mount Rainier for a beer festival, then east to camp and through the John Day country to Spray for the rodeo. Fossil and an ABATE motorcycle event came next. Rain showed up on the way…
motorcycle · Washington State, USA
A six day Washington loop from Rainier and Naches to Springdale for a Moto Rodeo, then home by Fort Spokane and Grand Coulee. The archive is patchy, but the line of travel still holds: mountain roads, eastern…
motorcycle · Central Washington, USA
A two day run on Washington BDR sections 3 and 4, from Ellensburg and Cle Elum toward Chelan. Four riders crossed the Wenatchee National Forest past Mission Ridge and Cashmere. Early summer meant the high ground could…
motorcycle · Central Washington (Plain, WA), USA
A June ride to Touratech Rally West in Plain, Washington. Don and Justin arrived a month after Cuba on the same bikes, then spent the weekend riding the Cascade foothills, looking over gear, and joining the larger…
motorcycle · South Cascades, USA
Two days through the South Cascades: Chinook Pass and Tipsoo Lake beneath Rainier, then past Mount Adams and down to the Columbia River Gorge. Nothing exotic. Just two riders, a good line through familiar country, and…
motorcycle · BC Interior, Canada
A long weekend from the Pacific Northwest to Motion Notion near Merritt, British Columbia. Six riders crossed the Wallowas, the Kettle River country, and the border at Grand Forks before the festival. The ride there…