I've only been here for 7 hours and already I know that my trip here is not going to be about Yellowstone Park, it will be about the people I meet. Don't get me wrong I'm going to see old faithful and see all the sights. I'll ...
Hiking and Climbing, Great Montana Vistas
Perhaps I'm attracted to the rugged beauty and wide sweeping vistas of Montana or I'm an explorer in another dimension but I love this photo. I'm was looking east, south east when I took this photo. Yesterday, I decided to trek back to the top of the ridge behind my ...
Receiving The Gift of Freedom From Myself
Yesterday as I was hiking through Montana I came to the realization that this Round the World tour is my gift to myself. The other realization was that I hadn't hiked since I was a Boy Scout. Everyday I spend on the road is a gift. A gift from myself, the universe, higher power ...
Montana Dawn: A visual greeting to start your day
At 7 AM this is what dawn looks like from my friends home... A visual greeting to start your day. Incredible gift! Greg Balanko-Dickson Travel Light, Dream It Forward! Be. http://gregbd.com http://twitter.com/gregbd Posted via email ...
Exploring Big Sky Country: Montana, Enjoying Time With New Friends
It was a beautiful day to ride, not a cloud in the sky. Today I rode to Helena, MT to connect with my friends Drake, Jolie and Aidan. They live north of Helena and have a beautiful home outside Helena on the edge of BLM (Bureau ...
Self Care Leads To Healing and Awakening Our Soul Self
Getting to the point of making a decision to stay another day in Great Falls or go onto Helena was a bit of a challenge. Especially when I came across a Canadian couple on Harleys loading up to ride back to Calgary. They'd been on the road since mid July. We talked about the wind, ...
Motorcycle Control And Safety In Strong Winds
It definitely is warming up as I get further south. What has surprised me is how windy it is but it seems the wind is fairly widespread. Spoke to my Mom in Edmonton and she said they have been seeing a lot of wind too. Riding with strong winds at highway speeds is definitely a challenge. ...
World Tour Officially Starts Today
There was something significant about crossing the Canada/US border today. The agent at the border was pretty interested in my plans. Like how long I would be in the states, how much cash I had, how much other money I had available to me. She wished me safe travels and sent me on my ...
BMW Roadside Assistance Update
I was pretty concerned by what was happening with my bike the blast few days. I havbe o say that BMW Motorrad Roadside Assistance is amazing. They got a flatbed truck within 30 minutes and we were on the way to Calgary. Arrived at the dealer at 3PM, I was out the ...
Accelerator & Clutch Problems: BMW Roadside Assistance
Saturday I was riding south from Red Deer on Highway 2, using cruise control. All was good until I needed to change gears. When you engage the clutch the cruise control is supposed to disengage. It didn't. What did happen was the accelerator opens up and jumps 2,000-3,000 RPM release the clutch and bike ...
