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..