Canada is blessed with thousands of kilometers of empty roads which seem to wind on forever through forested hills and between still blue lakes. What better way to explore them than by riding 40-year-old Italian motorbikes, famous for their dodgy ele...

Beyond the Coffee Shop

There are times when sitting on the couch in front of the TV seems infinitely preferable to rolling the motorbike out of the garage for a ride or putting the boots on to go for a hike, yet it’s rare that one regrets the effort. In this collection of ...

Do It While You Still Can

The Road to Missanabie is Nick Adams' second collection of motorcycling road tales. Join Nick as he heads for the horizon in northern Quebec and northern Ontario on his old Moto Guzzi bikes, enjoying the vastness of the northern forests, the quiet of...

The Road to Missanabie

When you’re standing on the edge of the abyss, health failing, the idea of being sliced open down the middle for heart surgery may not seem terribly appealing, but most people agree that it’s probably preferable to the alternative. Despite a lifetime...

Beyond the Bypass

During the spring of 2020, the whole world was hiding from the Covid-19 virus. In Ontario, we did not experience the complete lockdowns which were enacted in parts of Europe, where people were required to stay in their homes with quarantines rigorous...

Riding in the Time of the Plague

Old or unsuitable motorbikes, distant places, poor weather, and gravel roads, these are the common threads in Nick’s motorcycle travels. He’d been hoping to ride out west a couple of years ago until a little heart trouble intervened. Two years later,...

Eldorado to the Klondike: Riding Inappropriate Motorcycles to Out-of-the-Way Places

The story of how one man took on the state department - and won.  "Green Card Warrior is a must read." (President Donald Trump) Nick Adams had it all: charisma, energy, a promising TV career, a new organization, and an approved green card petition. T...

Green Card Warrior: My Quest for Legal Immigration in an Illegals' System

Archaeology is a beguiling occupation. Who wouldn't be attracted to finding cool, old stuff buried in the ground? It appeals to the child in us all. But archaeology isn’t all gold masks, crystal skulls and temples. Often it’s chert flakes on a lake s...

Archaeology - Life in the Trenches

Today, a college degree is not necessary to achieve the American dream and live a fiscally successful life. You’re just about to graduate high school. Your parents, your friends, your teachers, and society all tell you that the next step is college, ...

Class Dismissed

Alexander Henry is one of the giants of the 18th century fur trade in the Great Lakes region, and his journal has been reprinted many times since it was first published in 1809. With the defeat of the French in Canada in 1760, the interior of the con...

Alexander Henry's Travels and Adventures in the years 1760-1776

Forty years is a long time to be away. Travelling on foot and by motorbike, Nick Adams discovers that while many things have changed, the things he loved - the hills, the pubs, the back roads and yes, even the weather - are undiminished. Join Nick as...

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