The Road to Horsefly

Have you been to Horsefly? It isn't Likely. Join me for a ride from Williams Lake to Horsefly in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada.
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Music: Leone Western by Sean Ashby. Check out his KZbin channel here: / @seanashby65

[@RobertMerz]

If you enjoy my videos and want to help me out with the time and expense that I take to create them please visit my page at Buy Me A Coffee and consider making a small donation. Thanks so much, Robert. www.buymeacoffee.com/lgEFpyZjs

[@billyobanyon5795]

"... It's not Likely." Heh, I see what you did there FYI, Horsefly is home base for accomplished Folk/ Roots duo Pharis and Jason Romero. Juno winners and builders of world famous Romero banjos. Now you know. 🙂

[@RobertMerz]

A few people going to Likely have made that one wrong turn and ended up saying "this isn't Likely". I didn't expect many people to pick up on that turn of phrase, but I am glad a couple have. That is cool about the Romeros!

[@DeadNought]

It isn't Likely - ha. I used to go moose hunting with my grandfather in the 90s around the Horsefly area. That was a nice fall day for a ride. I will be in McLeese Lake for a few days 1-3 April.

[@RobertMerz]

You are the first to get the inside, regional joke. I knew very few people would get it, but I couldn't help myself. I know you are busy on 1st and 2nd, maybe we could get a chance to meet on the 3rd. I am not to far from McCleese.

[@Fern635]

My old home town 🥰. Made this trip thousands of times back in the day. Thanks for the nostalgia!

[@RobertMerz]

You are welcome, thanks for the comment!

[@junglehusky1453]

You’ve done the audio and video perfectly. The sound of the engine is so relaxing I fall asleep to you watching ride through towns

[@RobertMerz]

Thank you so much!

[@androidlover1970]

My grandfather Jeri Oppenheim took me to Horsefly when I was a kid. He used to have a Royal Crown Lease there. I still remember his friend Cliff the trapper who lived on the hill just above the lake.

[@RobertMerz]

Horsefly is still a very cool place, with lots of history. I wonder if Cliff still lives on the hill above the lake.

[@androidlover1970]

@RobertMerz Sadly, he is long gone. He was probably 70 in the 1970's A real old school trapper. I have pictures of him as a kid. I remember him rolling his cigarettes in this really cool flat machines. I also remember this house across the lake with barrels piled up. The neighbors even used an old clothes ringer to get the water out of the clothes before hanging them.

[@marco-tiopet4020]

thank you for this nice motorcycle ride !

[@RobertMerz]

You're Welcome Marco. Thanks for joining me!

[@walterelmore1017]

yours are the best motorcycle videos on youtube. tx

[@RobertMerz]

I really appreciate that. There is a lot of effort that goes into each one to make it as good as I reasonably can. Thanks for watching, and taking the time to comment.

[@Wilsonroberto.]

Robert, vídeo SENSACIONAL!!! Quanta beleza por essas estradas, a TV de 60" fez do vídeo mais realista ainda. O ronco da moto é adrenalina pura! Parabéns pelo belo vídeo! Abraços de Montes Claros/Mg/Brasil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@RobertMerz]

Muito obrigado! Fico muito feliz em saber que gostou, e agradeço muito o comentário. Mantenha-os vindo

[@WindyTherapy]

Beleza de creusa 🎉

[@WindyTherapy]

Eu não sabia que você fala português

[@RobertMerz]

Surpresa

[@igorjablonski5031]

I'm in love with your video's! And the sound of this engine on open spaces of North America is so magnetic.. just wonderfull! Keep on going!

[@RobertMerz]

Hello Igor. Thanks so much for the great comment, I am really happy that you are enjoying my videos. I have a few more new videos coming out and of course I have lots of older ones to enjoy. Looking forward to more comments. Thanks again, Robert

[@HaveMotoWillTravel]

I'm always taken with the scenery and the sound of the engine. Good stuff, Rob, as usual. I really enjoy it.

[@RobertMerz]

Thanks so much Rich!

[@DeBa1226]

Ah yes!! The best in the business, love this ride video! I can really feel that ride, sound of the bike getting thru the gears, the road, watching this…..that landscape to ride thru just seems to energizes a guy! Simply the best open road riding content out there, brother. I appreciate you and the quality of the content you treat us to.

[@RobertMerz]

Thanks so much De Ba. I always look forward to seeing your comments!

[@Barley150]

Great seeing you here again! Great country! Great editing. --charlie, sacramento ca

[@RobertMerz]

Thanks so much Charlie! I am glad you were willing to wait for some new content. I am getting more lined up as well.

[@WindyTherapy]

Interesting enough was close to horsefly last summer while heading to my friend’s acreage in Big Lake. The highway 97 is truly beautiful in that area. Thanks for sharing the ride my friend. Cheers, Eddie

[@RobertMerz]

Big Lake está muito perto, logo ao norte na Likely Road. Uma área muito bonita, especialmente no outono. Portanto, presumo que você tenha entendido minha piada regional: "Horsefly.... não é Likely"

[@backroadjourneys7674]

Beautiful scenery there, and a town with a cool name! Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@RobertMerz]

Hey, thanks for dropping by and having a watch!

[@SHHHMotoTravels]

You’re right!! Never been to Horsefly, but I did know about this place before. You had an awesome day to ride that road and road condition looks great for a big bike !

[@RobertMerz]

"It's not Likely" is a phrase that works on a couple levels. It is unlikely that someone hmmm, let's say in Australia, has been to Horsefly as it is a fairly small, out of the way place. But also after leaving 150 Mile House there was a road to the left, in the vid it is where the "Horsefly Road" title comes up, and that road continues to the small community of Likely!

[@Pwr3pull]

Thanks for taking the time to make this video.

[@RobertMerz]

And Thank you very much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment!

[@chrisperry9002]

Well HAY!!! From Cape Caaard.😅 Nice how you dubbed the music with the engine rev. Bike sounds great. Congrats on another safe ride n vid.

[@RobertMerz]

Well Hello Chris! Thanks for dropping by, and taking the time to leave a comment. Where is Cape Caaard?

[@thehighlandcruisers5194]

Nice ride thanks

[@RobertMerz]

Hey thank You!, for watching another one! The Likely area is a great place to plan some off road adventures from. One of the most popular is the Likely to Barkerville via Matthew River and for a more hardcore route, via Yanks Peak. Here is a link to a video of a portion of the Matthew River Route: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqnTYaGZadKdorMsi=CUnDAPmWp1E5IqrM

[@WindyTherapy]

I went through Likely road too !

[@RobertMerz]

Se estiver de volta ao Big Lake, me avise, pode ser uma boa desculpa para eu dar uma volta.

[@RobertMerz]

Além disso, se você estiver em Big Lake novamente, reserve um tempo para viajar para Likely on Quesnel Lake, é muito bonito. Logo depois, em uma estrada de cascalho, está Quesnelle Forks, confira este vídeo: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqetk2SDo8qXh6c

[@walterelmore1017]

another excellent vid

[@RobertMerz]

Thanks so much Walter!

[@simplybiking]

I missed it. I am on central time, and thought you were on Pacific

[@billyobanyon5795]

Seems to me the editing is quite smooth.

[@RobertMerz]

My ride videos are a ton of work to edit. Trying to make an hour plus of riding into 15 minutes of smooth transitions, encouraging the viewer to just lose themselves in the journey, is what I try to accomplish with these particular vids. Thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment.

[@wmcbarker4155]

am deaf, have ridden a m/c in years

[@RobertMerz]

I try to protect my hearing most of the time, when I ride I wear ear plugs, not for the engine noise but to block out the wind noise. I find the ear plugs help a lot.

[@marcflaro2011]

Love the videos, but your music needs to get amped a bit, very low sound and quality man, keep up the good rides

[@RobertMerz]

Sorry about that, perhaps try watching the video on a different device and see if there is any improvement.