Washington | Breeze Away to Joy Land

[@lessmore444]

Completely relate to your distaste for the over complicated world of digitized QR coded “convenience” mate. It’s absolutely not making things any easier at times. Also relate to your appreciation for the freedoms of travelling solo.

[@heleti0000]

Campsite Booking - Technology is a wonderful thing, it makes a very simple process frustrating and usually difficult. It assumes that you have the means and the "service" available - usually when camping you have neither (that's the whole point of heading bush to camp - escape the modern world). I agree totally, turn up, fill out a form, put your money in the envelope, pop it in the box and its all done in a couple of minutes. Many times I think "progress" is actually two steps backwards and just exists to give people who don't want to actually work, a pointless desk job. That's why I usually "wild camp" - no administrative BS to deal with. Safe travels 👍

[@robpinter5431]

Totally agree, same here in Australia with the national parks, pre-book only no QR codes, no guarantee that the site will be free when you get there or reserved, no phone signal....Pain when you are on a motorcycle and don't know if you are actually going to be at the planned camp site that night. I wild camp too and if I do have to use a national park I camp in the off season, or tell the ranger I will post book when I get home.

[@Liberty4Ever]

When I was a young naive pup, I remember looking forward to personal computers making it much easier to file my taxes, but personal computers were the enabling technology that allowed the Infernal Revenue Service to make taxes much more taxing. Technology has the potential to make our lives much easier, but when bureaucrats manage processes, the complexity increases in excess of the tools we have.

[@davideskelin8266]

My best friend and I did this Canadian loop, starting in Seattle, back in 1979 when we got out of the military. We had Suzuki 370 thumpers, all we needed when young. My friend just died and we had remained best friends all that time. He left me his Goldwing and I’m thinking of doing that ride again on his old bike, but this time, in comfort.

[@castle228]

The eastern side of WA state is gorgeous! I know I'm not alone when I say this....I'm going to be sad when this series comes to an end. Cheers Sterling! Another great episode.

[@jpmbbadmin3801]

And the poetry is growing in your videos and it is a great touch

[@trey8367]

😂😂😂

[@robertgullickson8758]

Joy! Yes this video brought me joy. I miss the 90’s when I traveled like this on my 86 Honda Shadow. No plans. No destination. No schedule. But memories are what make up life. A life well lived.

[@steverussell9340]

“The rhythm of the road”…. Great comment becoming one with the bike and environment. Top notch.

[@trey8367]

😂

[@jojoonthegogo]

"Find joy in the journey" Everywhere you go!

[@trey8367]

😂

[@Creativehealing444]

Your film making skills have always been epic. Thank you for creating the honest beauty of it all as well and the poetry and the humour. 😂❤ Respect 🙌

[@richardmorse5307]

Love your episodes. I’ll try to introduce my wife to these as she is supportive of a simpler lifestyle without being trussed up by technology. Cheers Sterling! 😻🎈

[@blainehlebechuk3147]

Kettle Falls!!! Absolutely love that area of NE Washington. Noticed in the fly over at the beginning of the video you were parked in the entrance to the RV park I lived in all last summer while working as an ER nurse in Colville. I thought since staying there that a great ride would be to enter BC through Northport travel up to Nelson and make a big loop around the drainage from the west side of the rockies and east side of the Cascades that creates the Columbia River. I feel your frustration about the cell service there😂😂😂 I even have a selfie from that same viewpoint overlooking the Columbia south of Northport. Realizing you made this trip in 2022 when I was there. Beautiful area to explore. Glad you were able to see it.

[@marcoluoma3770]

“I have the freedom to travel.” Preach, brother. (As usual your cinematography is a cut above everything else.)

[@soltschekgrumsky4891]

Beautyful impressions again. Thanx Sterl.!

[@richardvalitalo3670]

Such poetry in motion.

[@robynhughes1845]

what a great series Ive stumbled upon. I recently entered the ADV bike realm and you have inspired my desire to re explore my own backyard. Cheers from Maple Ridge, BC.

[@timakeo]

One of my favorites from the series. Thanks for the entertainment. Great views. And loved the personality in this.

[@SterlingNoren]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@garethjones6672]

Love this journey, visual treats and inspiring narration; On The Road meets Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance 👍

[@jerrycollison3929]

Amen, brother, amen!!! The old, simple is way better. Awesome video, Sterling! And welcome to my neck of the woods…I’m so glad you had this experience!

[@superdeluxejunk9701]

Charles Bukowskisk, FN Love the free flow of thoughts and emotions...

[@SterlingNoren]

Yes!

[@trey8367]

😂

[@kennethvernonprivate]

Awesome...i love, love, love the editing and footage at 18:04. Thanks again Sterling. All the best from Canada

[@toastypassenger5111]

Hey, what a great video. Really magical. We are all created by God with his idea in mind for a special purpose. You must have been created to share the beauty of this beautiful planet. Thank you

[@southernrebel]

great scenery good video. safe ridin rubber down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@northwestadvrider5638]

LOL!!!! “Where I had perhaps the most simplistic dinner so far . . some Pringles and Beef Jerky” Absolutely loved that line!

[@trey8367]

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[@simonhantler8062]

some modern ways are great like GPS others like your deal a right pain in the arse. i had a flight attendant take my order on a palm pilot which took 10 mins to enter a G&T, i said "just write it on a notepad in 10 seconds" we remember simplicity and they dont know what it means

[@davidtorke92]

18:07 - pure poetry.

[@kh-vz2el]

Hello Sterling, I 100% agree with you on the new way to reserve anything travel related. I do what you do and if I get discouraged while finding camping I go to most excellent hotel I can find, that's how I roll on the road.

[@Liberty4Ever]

I imagined Eva back home, monitoring your progress. NORTH?!? You're not even trying to get home, Sterling! 😛

[@zensukai]

Interesting point about the camp reservations. In BC, as I live on Vancouver Island, they have had massive issues with people and businesses buying up camping spots and they using them for promotions through their companies. So then the average person cannot find a camping spot for themselves and their families. So I am 100% in a greement with technology is a bad thing when it comes to something such as this. Keep it simple and you register when you are there, not through an app or website.

[@DudeManBro473]

I do think the longer you're on the road the more and more your inner motopoet comes out...excellent video and Commentary as always, thx Sterling

[@trey8367]

😂😂😂🤢

[@robertgullickson8758]

Great choice of music for this video. I love the wheat field videos

[@tracythorleifson]

Wow! What a gorgeous ride! And the drone shots are just awesome. Sometimes it just all comes together for that perfect, perfect day. Remember the night where you got et by skeeters? You had to come through that to get to this. That’s how it works. Enjoy the blessed day. We don’t deserve even one of them, but our Maker gifts them to us anyway.😃

[@peterhewitson71]

Oh ! what a poetic video , you really went all out with the descriptive narration , you sound so happy😁😁 to be heading South again . Thanks for the entertaining video . Pete Western Australia . 😎😎

[@pacopetepnw3434]

That coffee shop in Kettle Falls is a great stop for a bite, good coffee too.

[@Schlumpi81]

What a great video! Love to see you happy and content!

[@user-zo6xg8bx4l]

ABSOLUTELY agree with you about the new way of camping!!

[@mikepaddison9177]

Till now I thought the Port Alice episode was the best, but this episode is great! Kind of quirky I love the way you jump from scene to scene, best yet!

[@Liberty4Ever]

Every one of these episodes is a gem. Thank you! I completely sympathize with your complaints about reserved campsites and the absurdity of scanning a QR code and entering a credit card to get a campsite. I first encountered this mentality when camping in Yosemite Valley in the late 80s. They sold reservations through Ticketron, as if Yosemite was a concert or theme park. Friends and I would rock climb in the Red River Gorge in the Daniel Boone National Forest throughout the 80s, but now, The Gorge is all pay camping. I don't go on a travel adventure for hassles like this. Half an hour spent jumping through the digital hoops at the end of the day to have a place to sleep ruins the entire experience. This is why more people are stealth camping. I'd have probably camped beneath those two bridges. 🙂 If I was launching a drone, I'd hold it over my head to avoid any propeller parts it may decide to eject when spinning up to speed, and that's doubly true of a crashed drone with visibly chipped blades. A carbon fiber blade in your eye in the middle of nowhere would be some seriously bad juju. Thank you for inspiring me to take my own admittedly much more modest adventures. Inertia and lack of mojo is increasingly a problem with age. So many of us work all our lives looking forward to having the time and money to do things when we retire, but by the time we retire with the time and money, we don't have the health and energy.

[@ronalvey103]

Maybe your best video..ever! It is evident you are having more fun and relaxed than a few episodes ago.

[@lonely_trans_girl]

That route around the Columbia River just made my list! ❤️🏍️

[@BluesTracker]

Had to laugh. Your rant on campsite technology vs “The old way”, followed by a burrito and latte while checking the map on your phone. Love your videos!

[@jetskiaddict]

I just passed through WA this past week and had issues with camping too. I came to a campsite late and didn't have any data. I had to just camp without going through the system and live dangerously. Great video as always!

[@georgesienny7003]

Amazing amazing. Amazing video you’re the man.

[@Mannix007]

Another great one, thanks Sterling.

[@defaultuser3410]

Your videos help inspire me to take a trip on my bike, thanks!

[@UnkleDavo]

Enjoying your video’s, don’t really know why, but I think I can relate with your attitude. Be safe.

[@wadewhite1006]

Both visually and philosophically entertaining! Could be your best! Thanks for putting yourself out there!

[@williammacpherson4004]

In this video … you got your MoJo back!!!!!!!

[@JamBot34]

6:55 Have no idea if the focus was intended this way, but it really enhances the feeling of listening in on a conversation, the speakers being out of focus. I am going to coin this as Awayfromness. I've probably read way too much Marshall McLuhan... Love this Canadian trip series.

[@offthebeatenpath9144]

Beef jerky and a snickers bar……dinner & desert. 😊 The motorcycle gods giveth and they taketh away. 😂

[@360.Outdoors.Videos]

Thanks so much for all you good videos . 🎉 A hello from my tiny France .✋

[@ericmcc75]

We have a secret paradise here in Eastern Washington, specifically the areas you featured. Open roads, mixed geography, clean air... I know you experienced some amazing country on that route to Davenport. Thank you for not giving away all the secrets. I hope you come this way again. Look me up when you do. You could spend an entire summer wandering here in complete bliss. 🤫

[@richardmorse5307]

Very appropriate soundtrack.

[@philbrooks5979]

If you go west just one hour from that Davenport motel is the largest power plant in North America, a huge dam on the Columbia. Worth checking out. Then if you go South to Dry Falls, that land was carved by ancient glacial floods. Nice desert scenery.

[@owenlushadv]

The descriptiveness of what you experience when you’re riding, is part of what makes riding a motorcycle as phenomenal as it is. It’s very hard to describe to people that don’t understand, or don’t ride. But you’ve said it very well!

[@reinmansmith]

Yet more beauty in sound and vision 😊 …. Have to agree with you regarding modern technology, some great useful technology but some bloody frustrating stuff like you found at the campsite!! 😆

[@robertpearce9279]

Use a headlamp. They are great.

[@ragbag46]

Good ad for the tough little drone.

[@vikingmcklub7393]

Those awesome drone shots really life your production to a whole other level ! Fantastic episode, once again.

[@pigeonpallz1733]

Beautiful

[@RobertDorsey]

Sometimes the old ways were a lot simpler.... sometimes the new ways just suck... haha

[@noidreculse8906]

I live in North Idaho and I know Eastern Washington Palouse fairly well. It’s a quiet way of life.

[@brucegerken1063]

Great video thank you very well done thanks for taking us along cheers to ya.

[@tealbunny]

The motorcycle gods have smiled down on you in Washington. No reservations and a destination with great backroads always makes the best moto adventure. Ride safe Ride free friend.

[@markraw5901]

Yes I agree with you regarding new technology and how payment was made. I really miss the old ways. Regards South Africa

[@samhill3496]

PITA. Almost all Nat'L Parks are pay reserve in advance even to ride thru. Sucks North was a good idea. I worked that area several times, beautiful. All to yourself on the road. Very diverse state. Good vid enjoyed. beautiful ride.

[@erocnw1341]

Beef jerky and pringles, life of luxury on the road.

[@BallardBaller]

The delirium in your voice at the beginning.. was waiting to hear Herzog chime in with his witty assessment. Glad you stayed strong and inspired

[@norcaldroneworks3299]

wow Noren another fabulous video. Ive got to admit i'm in the same mind frame as you as far as being old school. new tech stuff just complicates things that should be and used to be so simple. also I have to commend you on your astute awareness and capable ability of fantastic grammatical word smithing , its awesome. so glad your drone is as tough as you keep that little bird healthy. thanks again for sharing.

[@davidglenn8834]

Fantastic video well done

[@jackshepherd9843]

Had the same experience on my bike-camp trip. Everything done through the app (and tracking). It’s a brave new world…

[@dreamawake3188]

Epic trip coming to an end. Almost loved all your videos ❤ thankyou for filming out world for us☺️ I appreciate your work...❤👍

[@maikbollhorn4874]

outstanding !!

[@deblewis12]

"Lumbering down the road" 😂 Your done work is amazing. Thank you so much.

[@richjones859]

Awesome drone shots!

[@johnkauff4126]

Was fixated on the amount of adjectives lol Loved it

[@felixgerard5386]

Love it! Yes so true about tech! Just about to head out on my Honda NT1100DCT around the roads of Ireland. (Tech, would a clutch be better?) Again look forward to more videos👍

[@tompugh6917]

Sterling, I have been a passenger with you for many of your trips and tours. This episode, number 24 of your trip to Western Canada is, to my mind, your finest work. Beautifully done.

[@cfrias99]

12:49 Such a perfect transition of words and the drone says “ hold my beer”

[@1Llamrei]

Truly your are an inspiration to us all, I pray someday I will just take off and enjoy a trip with no stress of schedules. Thank you for sharing your time with us.

[@oldchicago3216]

Safe travels

[@charleseberson9191]

My wife and I are enjoying your adventure travels especially the Arizona through Canada. As a photographer and motorcyclist, I appreciate the effort it takes to capture the elements of your trip and you are doing it extremely well even though you may think it is not up to the standard you aspire to. Keep up the good work and ride safe.

[@OMotoViajante]

america landscapes are beautifuls

[@carlpop2324]

Drinking game: Take a swig every time Sterling says Arizona. Two when he says freedom.

[@jeraldheinrich3589]

Traveled through Kettle Falls many times and over Sherman Pass. Usually ride the Cascade highway after Labor Day. Head to Anacortes and to the San Juan islands.

[@lifesjourneyat50]

A true adventure rider never said truer words....beaten, battered and keep on rolling...always something when traveling never fails - part of the program!!!!....always enjoyable!!!!

[@pabloteetheartist]

Well done - certainly appreciate your work - glad you enjoyed bc - the stories you've shared do restore one's faith in humanity - keep on trucking ,um biking , travelling...going ; bravo 👏

[@alcatrazrider]

welcome to total control.

[@fallinginthed33p]

Serendipity and coincidences, I had just finished watching Nick Zentner's intro on the geology of the Columbia River gorge when this video showed up. What a lovely road through beautiful scenery.

[@maxstantzos9093]

Wonderful experience keep going buddy ✌🏾

[@mogenswassermann59]

I think this was the best one yet, both visually and commentary wise! Very very enjoyable.

[@jpmbbadmin3801]

You are such a marvel. Your narration is getting even better and deeper each episode and you give so much to resonate it is a great source of inspiration

[@RatherBeWheeling]

Pretty cool stuff, I have family right up where this is filmed. If anyone reading wants to take a fantastic loop ride up in this area, when you ride up to Northport along the Columbia, leave out the back side of Northport on Aladdin road and get onto Smackout Pass (Dirt) you will come out behind Ione and can ride along the Pend Oreille River. North takes you to Boundary Damn (filming site of "the Postman" head east over the mountains by Sullivan lake and you can find your way to Priest Lake in Idaho, or south down to I 90 corridor/Spokane.

[@eugenespreutels8305]

Gorgeous scenery. I'm with you on the whole electronic world we've been thrust into. I went to ride the lift ride at park city with my mtb, and same thing with whole qr scan deal while waiting in line before you get on the lift. Maybe we are getting too old, none of the kids seemed to mind or have any problems as I did, lol.

[@greina1]

Those moments is what we crave for as motorcyclists. Thank's for sharing🙂

[@kevinsterner9490]

Sterling this was my favorite episode of the series. It seemed like you were getting a little punchy and wanting the trip to not end

[@davechavis4275]

Good times.

[@flyovercounty1427]

Computer campsite booking for first come first served is a pain in the ass.

[@mikekearsley2407]

Wow, like your stories of the trials and tribulations of your journey. Thanks from Seattle.

[@chonkyb3134]

Im like you , Old School all the way !

[@willmcgregor7184]

Beautiful images. Solo trips-not all comfortable with it, but many more options throughout your day.