British Columbia | Poetry of the Road | My Last Day Motorcycling in Canada

[@FFL-vg9ro]

Although my wife JoAnn lost her sight 8 years ago, she still loves to ride with me. And next to that, she loves listening to your videos. The way you describe everything is so poetic, that she says it’s like she is right there on the bike with you. 😎

[@manicrymes]

Wow, that is a Beautiful Thing! Even though I can see I think I understand. Keep doing what you're doing Sterling. You are an Inspiration to all of us!

[@Creativehealing444]

Thank you for sharing. Truly beautiful ❤

[@robertgullickson8758]

Love the way you tell the story with detail. It’s a video book. Some things video doesn’t tell. Your description of the air, the heat, and the sounds are just what I need. A journey of a lifetime!

[@trey8367]

😢

[@Liberty4Ever]

It's such a treat to watch these great travel documentaries while eating my lunch. You entertain and educate with your wonderful motorcycle adventures, but even more importantly, you inspire. Your riding style is similar to my own, solo meandering wherever the adventure takes me. The ADV Motorcycle profile on my OSMand GPS navigation app avoids highways. That generally provides a very nice ride on rural secondary roads. If I want more adventure, I'll set a waypoint that forces me off the major back roads onto the less traveled tertiary roads. I just finished installing a Samsung tablet on top of a Pelican dry box on my G310GS handlebars. I now have a large GPS display for my old eyes. I experimented yesterday with the GoPro installation on my helmet's chin guard to get the proper angle, and to be able to flip the GoPro down to keep bugs off the lens but be able to turn it on and flip it up quickly to capture an extemporaneous travel video. I'm also still tweaking my moto camping equipment. I doubt I'll ever have motorcycle adventures of the caliber shown in these videos, but I can still accomplish my personal best.

[@SterlingNoren]

Thanks! I bet the tablet is nice!

[@kennethvernonprivate]

Great! We (my fellow Canadians eh!) are very glad you enjoyed your time up here. All the best Sterling....

[@JCrozier1]

This has got to be one of the most motivating videos about ADV riding and finding yourself by getting lost on the woods. Thank you so much for each of these videos. This one could be the one I'm most proud to have seen of yours.

[@Creativehealing444]

Nailed it 🌟

[@carlbayard8729]

your ability to find the best roads is uncanny. Heck I live in southern Okanagan and couldn't have picked them better. A true testimonial to a seasoned motovlogger and adventure traveller. Bravo!

[@SterlingNoren]

I have a sixth sense for the good roads!

[@jeffbone8475]

BC is where I grew up and where all my family lives. Currently live in a different province but these videos have been so awesome by allowing me to see my home again for the first time through the eyes of a visitor and talented film maker. I think I need to do a ride back "home". Again...amazing work Sterling.

[@matt-roden]

Bittersweet. Knowing this journey is coming to an end. But also exited for the next you share with us. Thanks, Sterling.

[@detch5307]

OMG, what a beautiful ride! This is why we ride motorcycles. You are so correct about that Telelever front suspension...I don't understand why other companies don't do the same. I was riding with a couple British guys on sport bikes in the Pyrenees and they couldn't believe I was on their tails riding a GS.

[@owenlushadv]

“Poetry of the road” brilliant. So well described. Such a great series!

[@trey8367]

😂😢

[@tollycrump4317]

Sterling, this is so far my favorite episode of the series. The footage during the recap, which had me thinking this was the last episode of the series btw, super glad it's not, was exceptional. A lot of us aren't able to take the length or distance of the trips that you take us on due to careers and other obligations, and the quality of the footage, the narration, and editing you do makes us feel like we are part of the journey. Your work on this series, and the BDR films, is the reason you are my favorite Vlogger and why I always look forward to the next episode. Thanks again.

[@SterlingNoren]

Thanks so much! Appreciate the thoughts!

[@UDX-340]

Thank you , for making such a wonderful story , ive learned quite a few tips to use on my next E bike trip.

[@rossjohnstone5009]

Well done! Awesome, epic what can I say! Love this series! 🤟

[@GaryBickley]

Sterling, this has been a beautiful piece, probably the best off the 22 so far. Great to see you so happy and why, what a journey.

[@deebee4817]

Such an enjoyable trip to watch. Bringing us couch travelers along helps spurs the inner bug to move, see, sense, and smell. Thanks for all you do.

[@ithinkwemissedaturn2110]

Riding right through my stomping grounds! The Copper Eagle in Greenwood is a mandatory stop! And I always stop at that Lama Farm! Sooooo good. Great series, excellent watch

[@BlackThor15]

Brilliant series, simply brilliant, well done and thank you Sterling!! 👍👍

[@cdnadventurer6028]

Fantastic series, one that will serve as a guide for my own adventure in the same area this summer. Excellent work, you are a great videographer and story teller! Much appreciated!

[@ridearoundbackroads]

The iPhone wallpaper at 3:15 caught my attention. This is such a great and practical idea. God forbid, this will be very helpful in case of emergency situations. Important emergency contacts and ID information as a phone wallpaper during a solo motorcycle trip! Responders will be able to see the emergency contact without unlocking the phone. 👏

[@ragbag46]

That must have been one of the best videos, maybe because your so close to your home, but the variety in the video is spectacular, you must congratulate yourself on a thoroughly professional job.

[@sheriewelsford]

Thanks for coming and visiting our great province of British Columbia and thanks for documenting that journey for others to experience. Hope to see you back here soon!

[@tapio7133]

Keep on doing these! I´ve enjoyed every single video you have given us!

[@darrellkinkade9205]

"Where the heck am I"? LMAO! BTW, your editing is absolutely flawless!!!

[@metalpolishshop]

Thank you Sterling for visiting the " great white north". Good to see the end of the Canadian adventure went better than the beginning

[@SterlingNoren]

It evened out a bit for sure once I got into the groove!

[@marcoluoma3770]

What a great episode. As usual, the videography is exemplary; the amount of time/trouble you take to get just the right shot is impressive. Because of family duties I’m suffering from PMS (parked motorcycle syndrome) so I love living vicariously through this series. Thanks.

[@SterlingNoren]

Thanks and hope you get out soon!

[@Crittermoto]

Stirling! The Okanagon is a magical place for sure. Just want to say that you inspire me to be better. Thank you!

[@bartthomas2895]

I agree with your Song if the Road metaphor. Not everyone connects to it but for those who do, it can even be an unspoken understanding.

[@johnturley5595]

Beautifully compiled Sterling as always... Canada truly has some fantastic scenery ..

[@bluelinewall640]

Thank you for showing my home province to everyone. It is a great place to visit by car, but an excellent place to visit with a motorcycle.

[@brucegerken1063]

Always a good feeling heading home. Cheers to ya

[@castle228]

What a great camping spot to wake up at! Thoroughly enjoyed this episode. Thanks Sterling!

[@earlsimpson9377]

Sterling. It has been an a pleasure to follow you on your journey. I’ve been watching since day one and have loved every episode. Thank you for showcasing many of my favourite riding areas up here in Canada! You are a talented videographer and storyteller.

[@SterlingNoren]

Thanks! Cheers!

[@georgejaltgelt]

This might be my most favorite Noren film yet! Thanks for creating for the sake of creating!

[@anamargaretlowery2046]

I have so enjoyed all of these videos on this trip and really enjoyed joy the interaction with the people you have met. Thank you Sterling .😊

[@keitharbic8768]

I made my first long motorcycle trip two years ago, inspired by you, and passed through the same route. The Okanagan area is truly amazing.

[@reinmansmith]

Perfect poetry in sound and vision….. beautifully filmed as ever, but thank you also for allowing us to share your thoughts and feelings as you have travelled. 😊

[@duncanmuir9275]

Fantastic series. Thank you for coming to our beautiful province of BC. Your journey was truly amazing. Thanks man!

[@SterlingNoren]

Glad you liked it!

[@silveriojohan]

That you for coming to Canada, your storytelling inspire me to explore.

[@rolandwheeler4842]

Very nice video! Those "tubers "remind me of the Salt River here in AZ. I would have had to spend an extra day in that campsite. Wow!

[@jojoonthegogo]

I'm so glad you loved our province so much! Lots of cool history in the small towns like Greenwood. Great little museums everywhere. Thanks for visiting and videoing its splendor! Some of the places you were I have yet to explore. Cheers!

[@davidrodgers8398]

Thank you Sterling, for showcasing our Province in such a beautiful and poetic way. It was good to meet up with you in Port Alice while you were on this trip. I enjoyed the Overland Expo just last week (where we met again). My trip home to the north tip of Vancouver Island was alot of fun and memorable. Again.. thanks again for visiting our Island.. see you in the fall.

[@SterlingNoren]

Thanks! Good to see you again and fond memories of our dinner together on the island!

[@360.O.A.Videos]

Thanks a lot for this nice revue .And greetings from France . 🎉🎉

[@OKNGN]

As you ride through my backyard in this section, I am thrilled , and perhaps amazed that you managed to seek out and ride some of the hidden gems that so many others would not have found. A credit to your curiosity and sense of adventure . I will need to watch all of your other segments to learn more about your home and segments in between !

[@paul.vanhout57]

Cathartic moments on the road - bravo👍. Amazing how the emotions of travel can change and how the small things are so impactful.

[@SterlingNoren]

Yeah, so true! Especially on a big ride.

[@enduromotorradtouren]

Lakewater, beautiful winding road, eagles watching you from above. And then wineries, lots of them. Had no idea that Canada has so many grapes. Thanks for showing, Günter/Nürnberg (beer city, but wine country is only 60 miles northeast)

[@PSBEadventures]

Fantastic man! If this doesn't get ya motivated to get out and see some of this awesome backcountry, nothing will! As always, thanks for bringing us along!

[@sunnyvalejedi]

Love to see you end your Canadian leg on such a high note! Can't wait until you come back!

[@BTimmer]

Well ridden and documented friend!

[@bossin3830]

really unbelievable rodes, thank you for sharing this video

[@alanelder3259]

Brilliant video ! What an epic journey through BC. Thank you for sharing , looking forward to seeing your trip back through the US to Arizona,

[@javierurbanovillaescusa8783]

"This is the song of the road..." totally agree. A sentence that is going to keep in my mind for many years!

[@trey8367]

😂

[@markchristianson8178]

Thanks for coming up to are neck of the woods glad you enjoyed your ride your journey was awesome . Have a safe trip back home looking forward to more !!!!

[@michaelmarkin1532]

Really enjoyed this. You summed up your journey perfectly. Looking forward to what’s next in the series.

[@bc30cal99]

Greetings from a local in the south Okanagan, thanks for the video. The bluff with the scree guard on it at 3:47 is where one can often see some of the resident herd of mountain goats, but it's easier to see them heading north from the east side of the road than going south. They like to hang out over your shoulder at 4:38. As a final by the way, there's a really good ice cream stand just south of OK Falls on the main road. When you went right before the bridge onto Green Lake Road if you'd look to the east across the valley - that's home for us. Thanks for the good videography of the area. Stay well.

[@SterlingNoren]

Thanks for the tips!

[@chrisd4283]

What a spectacular journey you are taking us on. I love that interior road!

[@dankorolyk5917]

Fantastic episode, I try and ride those sections every year,great job on showing those areas of wonderful 2 wheel adventures.

[@jrodriguez8216]

I am not able to say in eloquent words how enjoyable is is to view these great videos, I particularly loved your recap. SOOO good. Joe

[@SterlingNoren]

Thanks!!!

[@therealplatupi2139]

I enjoy this journey very much 👍 o man, what a magical season ✨ Amazing film, Noren ❤️

[@Supermankev2001]

Love the recap nicely done

[@osimnod]

You are a master story-teller, Sterling. Thank you for taking us along on your journey. Tailwinds as you return to AZ.

[@SterlingNoren]

Thanks!!!

[@trey8367]

🤢

[@mikemills5144]

I am absolutely loving this series. Nothing else really needs to be said.

[@SterlingNoren]

Thanks for saying that!!

[@Tinpony38-wx5jc]

You're in a better (headspace) place than where you were earlier in the journey.

[@SterlingNoren]

It happens. And yes I was!

[@prophet8photo]

Awesome

[@kefalos739]

Beautiful scenery. Reminds me of my home here in the Wine Country

[@Crazyguyonamototorcycle2023]

Nice summary of your adventures in BC.. I am very lucky to be able to call it home enjoy the areas you experienced… and you only touch the surface on all of the great place to ride here…

[@smilinkyle]

I'll be with you every step of the way.

[@mikekearsley2407]

Enjoying your vids to the max. Thanks from Seattle

[@rickedwards6953]

Great series. I finished Watching Idaho BDR last week and watched this series this week so you’re working double time.

[@micheltremblay2544]

That’s my own riding ground …Kelowna and the Okanagan ! thank you for such a great video ! I rode my Triumph speed twin last fall from here to LA via the coast down and Yosemite and Bend Or back to Kelowna in a week 5000 KM What a loop !!!

[@Hogdriver88]

Great series. I just got back from a quick 3 day ride on the 1250 GSA. The best sights, smells, and conversations are found on the backroads.

[@jimcahill3476]

Wonderful film making.... Love your channel

[@jeraldheinrich3589]

The Okanogan region is beautiful, reminds me of that region in Washington state.

[@MotoDude1967]

The cinematography is beautiful, this would make a good ad for touring BC.

[@SterlingNoren]

Wow, thanks!

[@shawnjarrold6094]

So amazing. Love the Canada recap at the end. 👍🏼

[@SterlingNoren]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thewanderin_rider]

Enduring all those mosquitos earlier on, made it all worthwhile in the end 🙂

[@als1023]

Hwy 3, Rock Creek, Greenwood and so many great towns right to Alberta, I often took this route to visit my friend In Lake Louise, then Field, from my home on Vancouver Island. Beautiful country and scenery the whole way. Thanks for posting, and the backroad from Greenwood to the border.

[@3goldfinger]

Just love your drone shots. Thanks from Australia. So looking forward to next trip.

[@dougnash6316]

Thanks Sterling, that was a great prelude to a trip that I hope to do this summer. I live on Bowen Island and want to do the loop thru Nanaimo, Bella Coola, Prince George and back home this August. We live in an amazing place and I appreciate your guidance. 👍👍

[@SterlingNoren]

Have a great trip!

[@scottsimpson8912]

Epic shots of BC the last few episodes. Made me homesick. Looks like you did Westside Road - I accidently put my '74 Pinto into Okanagan Lake along that road when I was 17! Good times. Glad you enjoyed BC.

[@SterlingNoren]

Oops! Lol….!!

[@dannymysak]

Thank you Sterling....a canadian

[@frheko]

Another great vid. Thanks!

[@fabiopunk1661]

I also try to avoid the known, crowded border crossings .... this one was particularly unusual. not many checks of documents and luggage!

[@Knypsterino-m2y]

Very inspiring. Great footage.

[@alynnhiscox7303]

What am I going to do now? I've been getting up early on Sunday mornings and looking forward to the next installment of this fantastic series, and soon it'll be over. Thanks again, Sterling, for taking us along on this incredible journey. You've always been a great filmmaker, but I feel that on this trip you've really refined your approach, especially in the narration and description of what is going on. Your comfort in front of the camera is growing, and it's been all good.

[@SterlingNoren]

Thanks for the thoughts!

[@subthousandoaks]

Thanks for sharing 🤘

[@overlandventures5924]

Great series! I've really enjoyed it. Thanks for the hard work and your honesty. I'm a fan of your story telling and visual craftsmanship. Hit us up if you're ever near the Lolo trail area in Montana for a ride along or place to stay.

[@SterlingNoren]

Love the Lolo!!!

[@hatta1200gs]

Thanks for the superb videos Noren. Inspirational. I’m starting out on a 10 day solo trip tomorrow !

[@SterlingNoren]

Have a great ride!!!

[@pekes1956]

Hi Sterling, you've told an amazing story and your videography is superb. Your words have captured every unspoken awesomeness of exploring the open road on motorcycle. Thank you for all your efforts and I look forward to your next episode.

[@SterlingNoren]

Thank you!

[@holgersadventures4125]

Great Video, like all the time. Weiter so👍

[@MrPielips]

thanks for the ride

[@pacopetepnw3434]

Beautiful and epic Sterling. Looking forward to chatting with you, if you have a moment, at Touratech Rally West. The Janitor, B-MOTO motorcycle performance shop.

[@kurtisryall5238]

I camp at that site in the Okanagan all the time. It's a great spot.

[@kurtisryall5238]

It's called Evely campground off Westside Rd.

[@chonkyb3134]

Nice video!

[@jensrides2667]

"Vintage truck going by..." nice!

[@trey8367]

😂

[@BigRigRich]

Great video sir.

[@samhill3496]

Really good vid. Glad you gave a little summary of the locations. Some I've been , some I will go to. I've ran Rt 3 across several timnes. A towwn on it above Idaho and eastern WA is Trail. High country, seems the highest town in CND. I'll follow along. See you on the road.

[@SterlingNoren]

See you out there!

[@murraehaynes3182]

Hey, a rolling stone gathers no moss👍

[@motonorge1172]

You make real good videos

[@patrickjoyce2276]

"Where am I?" You know it's a great trip when you can make that statement.

[@SterlingNoren]

Indeed!

[@johnkauff4126]

Always first class