Three Oceans, No Plan – APOTA 2025 Canada

[Apota]

This might go to all those Oceans.
Maybe even all the provinces.
It might hit St. John’s, NL.

Or it might unravel in a parking lot in Moose Jaw, SK.
So remember — there’s a definite chance, of a possible maybe, that any and all of the above could happen.

Early July I rolled out to CanWest 2025 in Nakusp, BC. Which by the way was a great event. Then I meandered to the coast. Caught up with friends in Vancouver, went up to the Sunshine Coast and did some more visiting, hiking, and kayaking. Back to Vancouver, poked around Kitsilano too long, and eventually found myself staring out at the Pacific wondering what the hell to do next.

Then it hit me: we’ve got ten provinces, some territories, three oceans, approximately 1,042,300 km of roads, and a ton of shit in between all that. Why not go see some of it? Just… go.

So I did what any responsible, well-prepared long-distance rider would do: I opened the Amazon app on my phone and, ordered some basic camping crap, frogg toggs, a mini stove, a few dehydrated meals, and a camping set that probably came with a folding spoon made of sadness. Once that lands, I’m gone. And really most of that is for any remote areas or just gotta camp situations. I'm likely going to try and stay indoors as much as possible.

I’m not going into detail about gear. That always turns into “should’ve posted this in trip planning,” then you end up arguing with everyone about whether you need the 5-micron noseeum mesh or the deathtrap plastic Walmart netting that turns your tent into a sauna with no escape.
Or whether your tubeless plugs are the good rubber kind (they’re not), or if “salted leather” tire plugs really are the best for Dempster rocks (they are), or if you should ditch Trailmax Missions for the fancy Finnish Snow-Warrior TrailFighter Arctic XLs that grip frozen soul-crushing shale better than whatever’s on your rim right now. Which they probably do. But I’m not doing that. Yet.

I’ve got a KTM 1290. Tires have 10,000 km on ’em. I ride like an old lady. It’ll get me a long way away from and then back to civilization , and if not, well, that’s part of it.

I’m just heading east. Or maybe north. Or maybe both. My trip planning consists of googling somewhere to get gas in the tank. This isn’t a challenge. It’s not a content series. It’s not about gear. It’s just me, a bike, some roads and the story and pictures that come out of it all.

I’ll try to post one ride report a day, like I have before. Yes some will be long, some short and some will be: “Camped behind a gas station. Saw a bear. Made eye contact. Regret everything.”


That’s it. Day 1 coming soon, and will be .. AllPartOfTheAdventure

Franks Slide

Sam Manicom Presenting at CanWest 2025

Grant , that's a wrap..

[ferdi]

Thanks Apota,


now I understood the "name" (AllPartOfTheAdventure).


Do it!


Ferdi

[Apota]

Originally Posted by ferdi

Thanks Apota,


now I understood the "name" (AllPartOfTheAdventure).


Do it!


Ferdi

Thanks ferdi .. much appreciated.

[ferdi]

Also.

[SpringBreak]

You can plan forever, at some point you have to go and just get it done - it’s all about being flexible and adaptable out there.

Also completely agree on not posting about gear. I was recently on a ride with someone and they asked what my tire pressure was, I told them, and then they argued with me that it was wrong while never having ridden my bike or the tires. I don’t mind hearing opinions, but it’s usually an opinion given as fact.

I’m excited to follow your adventures on this one! I’m a big fan of your Mexico trip postings.

[Apota]

As promised, here’s Day One of the ride.
OK, I’ve been wandering around for 15 days in pre-ride mode, but we’re not counting that. This is where the actual ride starts, so let’s call it Day One. All good.

And as i stated first google was "gas station", found one on Burrard Street about 10 blocks from where I was staying, fuelled up, and then punched “Williams Lake, British Columbia” into the GPS. I chose to head north through Whistler, Pemberton, and Lillooet instead of the soul-sucking Coquihalla. Just seemed better than super slab. That is after sitting in Vancouver traffic longer than anyone should I headed north.
Funny, after two weeks in Vancouver, the first part of my big ride was… more traffic.

The weather leaving Vancouver was fine — kind of bright and sunny, 16 or 17 degrees. I jumped on the Sea to Sky Highway through Horseshoe Bay and Squamish, lots and lots of Saturday traffic heading to Whistler. It started getting overcast and cooler as I went north, but nothing too nasty.

By the time I hit Pemberton, I was still dry, but that changed quick once I turned onto the Duffey Lake Road, a twisty, remote, epic route. Just pure fun to ride. It started to rain a little on that stretch, and I caught up to a group of eight riders from the Surrey area, on all kinds of bikes: Harleys, FJRs, you name it. They were heading to Lillooet for the weekend and just having fun. They were just a crew of buddies out enjoying the road.
We got held up for some construction, so we all got off and chatted. Good guys. They pulled off in Lillooet, and I carried on.

Closer to Cache Creek, the mountains give way to ranch / farmland, cattle, horses, hay fields. Big rolling hills instead of peaks. It’s a different kind of beautiful. So many colours, and when the sun breaks through, the colours become vivid and the scenery just explodes. But today the sun was struggling, just peeking out every now and then.

A left turn and I jumped on BC-97 — the Cariboo Highway, and yeah, that’s when the weather really changed. Cool and drizzly, maybe 14 degrees. Not a downpour, but enough to get everything wet. The gear held up this time and did it's job so no problem carrying on.
Fuelled up around 100 Mile House, then kept heading north and rolled into Williams Lake around 6:30 p.m. Perfect end to riding for Day One.

Grabbed a sandwich and soup from a spot next to the hotel, then wandered town for a bit. It’s a cool little place, lots of street art, and yeah, also lots of seriously messed-up homeless folks walking around. That was sad and a bit of a downer. For a town with lots of decorations and flags, pretty parks and a volunteer spirit. But yet still no answer for those folks.

And yes I had to stop by the Williams Lake Stampede Grounds , something was going on this weekend. Maybe barrel racing? Not sure, but there were horse trailers and RVs everywhere.

Snapped a few pictures today, not many. Excited to be underway and off on an adventure,. Tomorrow? No idea where I’m heading.
Carry on north.? West looks really interesting, not likely to go east yet.

Will figure it out in the morning.

It’s good to be on the road and .. AllPartOfTheAdventure










Tracking Link:
https://spotwalla.com/trip/05c3-de0955d-6121/view