New places, new faces - no turning back!

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<p>Look at the date of the last journal entry... February 2020! In a month, it will be four years! How did that happen? Has nothing interesting happened in my life since 2020? The last thing I wrote was my <a href="https://vintagemoto.ca/notes/raising-the-bar-with-ian-coristine">personal elegy to my friend Ian</a> who caught a nasty case of cancer and died shortly after. Have...</p>

Mackenzie makes a video from BC Spring Family Ride

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<p>Four years in a row I have had the great fortune of heading to BC to ride dirt bikes with family and friends. This video taken from Mackenzie's GoPro was taken from our ride day at "The Flats". To get to the flats, we gear up at Pat's house and ride right from the house. It is great fun and offer...</p>

The epic multi-generational BC dirt bike adventure of 2015

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<p>UPDATED February 4, 2017. I added a video from Mac's GoPro</p> <p>Here is a story from the modern era of dirt-biking and family fun. In 2014 I took my daughter Rose to B.C. for a vacation- a respite from the horrible events that had consumed our family for longer than I care to think about. We had a great time and as good fortune would have it, it has become an annual event. This story recalls the events of the second annual trip to B.C. to ride dirt-bikes.</p>

Oscar won't give me a helicopter ride

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<h3>Pat Cox in the centre along with Cathy Cox, Mac Cox, Pearl Cox and me having a jam</h3> <h2>Who remembers Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom?</h2> <p>Deb Riley posted a link to this on facebook and it brought back a flood of memories. I remember seeing this episode while watching TV with my dad on Willow Road so I must have been 11 or 12 at the time. These crazy conservation officers were tagging moose from the pontoon of a "Copter" and Merlin Perkins' crew was on hand to film the whole process.</p>