Scenes from the saddle

THERE was a great expansion of photography with the digital age.  I remember taking pics with the little 110 cameras then moving along to 35 mil and then SLR's in both 110 and 35.  Yes it's true there was an SLR 110 film camera, and I have one.  It wasn't one of those cheapo models you picked up for 20 bucks, no sir... this was a pocket sized SLR with interchangeable lenses filters and even had a motor drive.  Who made it?  Well PENTAX of course.  I still have many of my old film cameras around the house, not for use of course but for the memories.

When we were using film, we were careful for light and shutter speed and focus. Film and it's development was expensive, you didn't want to waste a shot of that 12 point buck across the trail.  Of course the digital age changed all that... now when I go out with my camera or telephone, I still try to do well but of course if you take a hundred snaps, you're less careful but bound to hit some decent shots.

Ahhh, new pavement

I personally love digital photography, some argue it's not the purist way, but I don't give a flying hoot about that point of view.  I'm not getting any younger and I'm happy to snap away in great volumes.  It's a testament to the quality of cameras available out there that will give you a pretty good pic.  Besides that, they are compact reliable and cheap too!

I'm doing a workup on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia Canada, a first for me, but in the meantime, here are some recent (and not so recent) pics to percolate in  your mind.

1998 2 XT 600's at Mike's Sky Ranch Baja CA Norte

Southern Alberta seeing double?

On the shores of Bahia Conception BAJA CA

Same bike twenty years later, PEI Canada

Twenty years ago 1998

Almost high enough to ride under!

Placid New Brunswick river

No idea but a relaxing day nonetheless 

Boo patrolling the fence

I never get tired of this.

In our yard on PEI

Always moving the Columbia river... Revelstoke British Columbia

Pretty village of Field B.C.

The Rockies of Alberta/British Columbia Looking West

Old dam in rural New Brunswick

Another way to cross the river

Assorted ancient camera gear

For years this was my camera travel kit  110 film SLR

U/W use

Two of my inherited 35's

Lupines, short season but pretty.

Me and my best pal, Einstein.  With me for 19 years after being abandoned.

Lisa's little Mazda/Ford

Brenda's Turbo PT

My MGB Southern Alberta Cypress Hills

Not one to miss and opportunity when presented

DT 50 L/C in Baja California Sur.

Sun rise over Playa Los Cocos

Home sweet home... 

Somewhere in the Rockies

Just sittin' on a boulder...

Yes. it was that close, not more than 10'

Beautiful

My very long time Japanese friend Kazue riding my DT 50 on the Powder Face Trail

Me, on my sterling service XT 600A Indian Graves, in the southern Alberta Rockies

Mid June, my friends Bandit 400 and my Fire Storm

Gorge Creek trail (Rockies) my Yamaha XT 600... this same bike is still going strong

Sitting on another boulder, this one in Baja CA

Sierra Giganta mountains, Baja CA Sur

Castle Hot Springs road AZ.

My cousin and the Little Red bike I got for her.  (little girl from next door)

Charlie the chicken!

The Adriatic coast

Of course you did expect to see a cat or two.  This one in Gradac Croatia

Come on, it really doesn't get better, of course there is a curvaceous mountain road to get here.  Gradac Croatia

Sunset to the west

DYI BIG TIME  The Parthenon. 

SHELL service help in Greece

My cousins having some fun with the dancing fountains Szolnok HU.

Typical country village HU

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The Riding experience of a lifetime, A Diversion in Europe 08-09

Well done

Two very cool 50 cc Simsons

Hungarian Thermal hot springs bath

Fishing boats on the Tisza river HU

Two XT 600's in Baja 1998.  Mine still sitting in my garage.

Sometimes, you do come upon the proverbial Brick Wall.  Riding the KVR