I agree. I think the art is twofold, the beautiful scenes of nature that you capture with your drone shots and camera shots but also the story telling of the reality of this kind of travel. I think the latter is what we all tune in for. There is nature porn everywhere on the internet, but an honest story told from your point of view with a backdrop of nature is what i tune in for.
This might be the best one yet. Your ability to tell the story without any embellishment, without any sugar coating, and with the raw truth of what you're going through is what makes this series so incredible. You're one of us. You're Every Man. You're just a guy who wants to ride, find some beauty, and convey it to those of us out here lucky enough to be on the receiving end. Thanks for this Sterling.
I love watching all of your episodes, one thing I really love about this episode is your ability to admit your vulnerability, and the challenges of truly living in the moment, but also the desire to capture it on film. You really do such beautiful work. Looking forward to your next episode.
I sincerely appreciate this video series realism - of course there will be highs and lows and I love that you share that. Your story and work is very much appreciated!
Man, you've captured and shared a lot in this video. Challenge, beauty, stress, danger, and even an Anthony Bourdain moment. How one man on a motorcycle can do all that with your consistency is amazing. Thanks for all the effort
It takes a while to make the adjustment to island time. I think you made it at Side Bay. As for me, I could smell the cedar forest, and the driftwood burning, best filming in the series yet! Too bad you couldn’t find some fresh salmon and corn to cook over the fire,maybe next time.
easily 10 levels above Narcissistic•Itchy - this is your brand - the Noren Brand - keeping it real - less jabber - beautiful DSLR shots - great audio - serene and scenic. 👏👏👏👏 from 🦘🇦🇺
The very best motorcycle video adventures come from Sterling. So many of us live these adventures vicariously through your amazing videography. Thank you 🫶
Another amazing video - don’t beat yourself up on the quality and the vision - everything you do is beautiful and meaningful. Thank you for sharing w/us.
Other videos I can put on another screen and do work while i sort of half-watch them. Yours are always so well shot that I have to put them on my main screen and pay all my attention to them because I don't want to miss all the beautiful shots.
I had the same inclination on my six-week trip. I really wanted to enjoy cooking on the road, but I was never near grocery stores where I could pick up fresh food before I settled into a campsite. Loved the reality of life on the road in this video. Beautiful campsite too!
Re: Your Drone. There is a function on the remote where it says Return to Home. You can hit the icon that represents your location with the controller. Hit that and it will return to where you are. Keep up the great vids.
enjoyed this video so much. You really are enjoying the solitude of your ride. Very well planned. The filming of your trip is amazing, using the drone and Go-Pros. Beautiful scenery all along the trip
Sterling, the balance you bring to the video really shows. Your work to bring us along is tremendous. I hope Side Bay balanced out your stressful day the way it LOOKED like it did! A beautiful spot, tranquil, soothing and hopefully restful. Looking forward to your next video for your Side Bay recap. Nicely done.
We love what you do Stirling, as we are living our dream through you and your adventures.....Inspiring...The face after the sip of red wine says it all.....
Inspiring as always Sterling. The reality of the physical and psychological challenges of motorcycle travel is also quite entertaining :) thanks again for doing this and sharing with us!
I love this episode. Your sincerity, your mistakes, your skills, and your ability to take us there. I was truly smelling the Ocean. I appreciate very much the music, and even more the absence of music. Perhaps we need this low points to really appreciate this presents that are awaiting ahead.
Hi Sterling, so glad you made this one ! Yes we can see a marked difference in your video making in this series with the camping/cooking aspect & way you’re putting the videos together….But it’s refreshing to watch a film maker change there perspective of the effort in such intense work to create content. Am loving this series as it makes you realise the things you face are just like up’s and downs we all face chasing our own “Adventure”…Keep up the good work 🥃🏴
I second that motion. Hate to see someone have to resort to instant coffee... 🙂 Use them at home (sometimes in combo with a paper filter), and camping.
Patience, Stirling, patience. After 40 days of solo riding you're sore. But that's part of the trip, you know that. And you convey that experience really well. Great filmmaking. Günter/Nürnberg, Germany
Hey, Sterling. You are crushing it. I think you are too hard on yourself. I tend to think your videos are a reflection of yourself. Honest, fun, and down to earth real. Keep it up.
I watch from the UK your films are excellent, honest ,inspiring and motivational You have no need to beat yourself up you should be proud of your achievements, thank you
Idk man, the non glossed over reality vs fantasy presentation is actually really appreciated & makes for it’s own brand of cinematic & truthful storytelling. Idealistic fanciful portrayals are a dime a dozen these days. Whereas, you’re honest telling it like it is & that makes for something a bit more original & refreshing. Keep up the good work.
Great Tune " Mountain Air " always makes me reflect and sometimes with a tear in my eye . The setting was perfect for that little interlude . Thank you ! Great job on the steep hill climb ...when you drive down such a steep grade in those marbley conditions it makes you realize how much easier it may have been going up . Love your unique videos ...the quality shows .
Your adventures remind me of the seven and a half weeks brother and I spent riding from Mesa, AZ to Alaska and back. How many gray roads, gorgeous mountains, wildlife, and adventures can a person take in in one outing... Cinematic pics are great, content is getting stale. Where is Eva, you need to share, laugh, be excited about the new day.
Love the addition of the Japanese style illustrations. Gives the feeling that you’re watching the unfolding of a timeless story that will live on for a long time. 😊
Sterling, when you sat down, poured that wine and took a drink, I could see the stress completely go away. What a great camp site. Thanks for sharing your adventures.
Sterling, I really appreciate your honesty and candor during this trip. Everyone has good and bad days, so when content creators edit out (or fake) the down days, it never rings true. Throwing away your unused cooking supplies not only lightened your load, but mine too. I'm slowly building my gear list and trying to keep things as light as possible because I'm on a KLR650 with soft luggage. I'm naturally an over-packer, so this has become a challenge, and an opportunity for introspection. Comfortable, simple, and lightweight are my three priorities. My gear is shockingly similar to yours (tent, hammock, Firebox, Aeropress, toaks, MSR rocket, Opinels, etc), but I'm limiting myself to instant coffee and tea bags, home-dehydrated food, as my daily dependables. If I can add meat, eggs, veggies and fruit along the way a day at a time then those will be luxury items with a short-term weight penalty. Anyway, thank you. I'm not only enjoying the scenery, but taking careful notes. Keep up the superb channel.
i can not tell you why but for me untill now this episode was the most touching one. I have felt something deeply in my mind. i am amazed how much work you are putting into only one episode. Thank you very much
Dang, good episode 👍🏻 Sterling. That landscape around the waterfront and up that steep grade was awesome... being BC, all we need now is a Squach sighting along that coastal campsite 🤣
Brilliant. “Letting go” of the tic-tac boxes . . . Allowed for a reset. Can’t force our dreams to be true, can’t let them cloud enjoyment of the actual situation . . . So redeeming to end up in Side Bay - thanks for bringing us along.
Beautiful. I have enjoyed this series so much. I especially appreciated the last segment, beginning at 22 minutes, where the only sounds are the cracking of the fire, the sizzling of the pan, and the waves in the background. The simply ambience of being on a secluded beach was just perfect.
I rode motorcycles for over 40 years always with intention of cooking meals on every multiday trip. You pack all the gear for cooking but usually only use a stove and a pot to boil water to make coffee and maybe heat up a can of soup or beefaroni when you weren't within an hour of a restaurant. We all think we are self efficient but when riding day in and day out the convenience of a restaurant meal makes us forget that making a meal at camp was a fantasy. Stove, kettle, instant coffee, and a few instant oatmeal packs is usually all I ever use.
Great Video, Thanks, Grew up in LA, left in 1982 to go to Vancouver BC. Have traveled the Island over the years, lots of familiar places. Now I am retired and cruise the Gulf Islands in my Catalina 30 sailboat.
You nailed this one. Side Bay was epic! Never doubt your talents sir. It’s been a very insightful trip to watch and just reinforced why I find your channel the best.
Great episode in every way and you've definitely mastered the art of capturing and enjoying the beauty of the simple things that most people take for granted and or hardly even notice. Keep up the good spirit and best of luck!
As a photographer, I would think that dealing with the dust and camera equipment would add another layer to the challenge. Your photos are great, your efforts show that you have a creative eye. 😎🇺🇸🤘🏻
This was great Stirling! Really appreciate your efforts and your honesty about filming. It’s not easy! And my little videos are nowhere near as polished or epic as yours!!! Side Bay is such a great place to spend some time 👍🏻 Cheers! 🇨🇦
Sometimes it can be a true struggle, unless you live it most people would never understand. But what a true blessing it is to experience. Adventua before Dementia ✌🏼🇺🇸
I had to do that too. It's not as good but held me over until I got to Overland Expo West and talked a vender out of a couple new ones. Saw Sterling's girlfriend there too! Nice lady.
Sterling, so glad you got to experience my riding backyard. Straight south , looking across from Side Bay, is the Brooks Peninsula, a protected area which was the only place on Vancouver Island to escape the last ice age. This resulted in its having many endemic species that do not exist in other parts of the big island. Side bay is an exquisite place. You were very fortunate also, to have the weather you did, as you can tell from the size of some of the older treses here, they this is nto a desert climate, but temperate rain forest. Last summer was a rare, but lately more frequent, very hot dry summer for us. We lucked out though in being spared from a lot of the forest fire damage that raged in the interior of the province! Happy riding. Brent
Trade off. You're a very talented film maker but like you say it takes time and the camp set up at Side Bay shows how much effort you put into making a great job of it! 🤗
I am really enjoying this series. It is speaking to me on so many levels. Trust me, the juxtaposition of the different cameras is working. When it counts it really pops. thank you so much for the experience.
That steep hill, is the reason why you should alway tell someone where you are going in these remote areas. Had a similar experience in the same area, following a logging road didn't realize how much elevation I was gaining. Until I came out of the thick forest on to an open logged area, with Alice Lake a 1000 ft down a steep slope, on a narrow rd. how to turn around?? Had visions of plunging into the lake and nobody finding me!! Where did he go??
Well done Sterling. I think I connected most with the mosquito episode when everything seemed to be unpleasant and had you questioning the trip. Your frustration was genuine and I think we learned that, like in life, a ride sometimes go wrong-even VERY wrong especially when frustration sets in. Thanks for your work.
Hi again from the North Island area, Noren. Just really enjoying tagging along on your journey - beautiful imagery and honest dialogue. Yes, that was some hill you had to navigate. Can you imagine hauling logs down off that side hill with 80 to 100 ton payloads? Always had my toes curled up in my boots back in those days - steam coming off the water cooled brakes and hoping the huge water tank behind the cab didn't run dry before you got down to the valley floor. Thank to you we've got to make the trek out to Side Bay "real soon now." Good traveling to ye and thanks again for your awesome content. Cheers from Sointula, BC.
I camped near there at Grant Bay. I’m looking forward to camping at Side Bay. The campfire and sound of the surf is enchanting. I’m really enjoying this series of videos. Thank you.
Thanks for posting, I camped at San Josef bay in '75, incredible beautiful place, pitched a tent on the sand. Had to look up Grant bay, looks like another amazing place, !
Great stuff Stirling! I for one always appreciate you sharing the challenges and trials of the trip. Generally speaking, life is not social media so including the reality and the struggle that it sometimes is to be grateful and appreciate the moment is much more real to me than the beautiful picture alone would be. It also reflects your integrity and genuine wish to see those following in your footsteps succeed. Thank you sir!
Such a beautiful area. You have so much talent behind the camera and in front of the camera. I do a lot of solo camping and can relate to your journey. I've been watching so many of your videos, I think this is one of my favorites. Safe travels.
Great view of the bike wheel axle deep in the sand and your comment " we will deal with that later' I would have been just the same at that point. Well done mate we all admire what you are trying to show us.
Two pro tips from a Vancouver Islander. #1. Any roads that are water barred (cross ditched) are deactivated and go literally nowhere. #2. Side Bay is top secret ! Delete this video immediately ! 😂 Another great job. You found my wife and my absolute favourite camping spot in the planet 👍
Thanks for the great video! I'm enjoying you showing and describing the significant effort that goes into this. I've wanted to do my own videos but when I thought about all the effort that was involved I figured I probably wouldn't enjoy it in the same way and it might turn more into work than pleasure, so I've been putting it off and haven't invested in additional video equipment or tried putting much content together. Watching this particular video validates my concerns; but it also helps increase my respect and gratitude for the people out there creating high quality content on their motorcycle adventures around the world. They make reusable stainless filters for the aeropress, by the way, so you won't have to worry about running out on an extended trip.
I, for one, consider your work to be a cinematic masterpiece and the reality of the ride that you present adds to that.
I agree. I think the art is twofold, the beautiful scenes of nature that you capture with your drone shots and camera shots but also the story telling of the reality of this kind of travel. I think the latter is what we all tune in for. There is nature porn everywhere on the internet, but an honest story told from your point of view with a backdrop of nature is what i tune in for.
Totally agree!!!
@@alastairtheduke Well said. Here here.
Prescription pill bottles seal tight and are water proof.
Great idea!!
This might be the best one yet. Your ability to tell the story without any embellishment, without any sugar coating, and with the raw truth of what you're going through is what makes this series so incredible. You're one of us. You're Every Man. You're just a guy who wants to ride, find some beauty, and convey it to those of us out here lucky enough to be on the receiving end. Thanks for this Sterling.
Well said...
Excellent vid. The tic tac story made me laugh for sure.
Yes! Another video of motorcycle adventure bliss!
I love watching all of your episodes, one thing I really love about this episode is your ability to admit your vulnerability, and the challenges of truly living in the moment, but also the desire to capture it on film. You really do such beautiful work. Looking forward to your next episode.
I sincerely appreciate this video series realism - of course there will be highs and lows and I love that you share that. Your story and work is very much appreciated!
Man, you've captured and shared a lot in this video. Challenge, beauty, stress, danger, and even an Anthony Bourdain moment. How one man on a motorcycle can do all that with your consistency is amazing. Thanks for all the effort
It takes a while to make the adjustment to island time. I think you made it at Side Bay. As for me, I could smell the cedar forest, and the driftwood burning, best filming in the series yet! Too bad you couldn’t find some fresh salmon and corn to cook over the fire,maybe next time.
easily 10 levels above Narcissistic•Itchy - this is your brand - the Noren Brand - keeping it real - less jabber - beautiful DSLR shots - great audio - serene and scenic. 👏👏👏👏 from 🦘🇦🇺
The very best motorcycle video adventures come from Sterling. So many of us live these adventures vicariously through your amazing videography. Thank you 🫶
Masterpieces are in the eyes of the beholders…I always enjoy and appreciate your work 👍
This episode ranks right up there with one of your BEST. I could almost smell the ocean air. I appreciate all the hard work you put into your stories.
Another amazing video - don’t beat yourself up on the quality and the vision - everything you do is beautiful and meaningful. Thank you for sharing w/us.
Other videos I can put on another screen and do work while i sort of half-watch them. Yours are always so well shot that I have to put them on my main screen and pay all my attention to them because I don't want to miss all the beautiful shots.
I had the same inclination on my six-week trip. I really wanted to enjoy cooking on the road, but I was never near grocery stores where I could pick up fresh food before I settled into a campsite. Loved the reality of life on the road in this video. Beautiful campsite too!
Re: Your Drone. There is a function on the remote where it says Return to Home. You can hit the icon that represents your location with the controller. Hit that and it will return to where you are. Keep up the great vids.
enjoyed this video so much. You really are enjoying the solitude of your ride. Very well planned. The filming of your trip is amazing, using the drone and Go-Pros. Beautiful scenery all along the trip
Sterling, the balance you bring to the video really shows. Your work to bring us along is tremendous. I hope Side Bay balanced out your stressful day the way it LOOKED like it did! A beautiful spot, tranquil, soothing and hopefully restful. Looking forward to your next video for your Side Bay recap. Nicely done.
We love what you do Stirling, as we are living our dream through you and your adventures.....Inspiring...The face after the sip of red wine says it all.....
Another amazing video. I truly appreciate what you do and what you bring to us.
Inspiring as always Sterling. The reality of the physical and psychological challenges of motorcycle travel is also quite entertaining :) thanks again for doing this and sharing with us!
There is a moment, after your sip of wine, the expression on your face seems to capture contentment or nirvana.
I love this episode. Your sincerity, your mistakes, your skills, and your ability to take us there. I was truly smelling the Ocean. I appreciate very much the music, and even more the absence of music. Perhaps we need this low points to really appreciate this presents that are awaiting ahead.
Looks like no mosquitoes at Side Bay. 🦟
Hi Sterling, so glad you made this one ! Yes we can see a marked difference in your video making in this series with the camping/cooking aspect & way you’re putting the videos together….But it’s refreshing to watch a film maker change there perspective of the effort in such intense work to create content.
Am loving this series as it makes you realise the things you face are just like up’s and downs we all face chasing our own “Adventure”…Keep up the good work 🥃🏴
Good job! and i live in Errington Vancouver Island
Aeropress has a stainless permanent filter that works well and easy to clean
I second that motion. Hate to see someone have to resort to instant coffee... 🙂 Use them at home (sometimes in combo with a paper filter), and camping.
Patience, Stirling, patience. After 40 days of solo riding you're sore. But that's part of the trip, you know that. And you convey that experience really well. Great filmmaking. Günter/Nürnberg, Germany
OMG. Now that's a good day. what an awesome campsite you found Sterling.
Hey, Sterling. You are crushing it. I think you are too hard on yourself. I tend to think your videos are a reflection of yourself. Honest, fun, and down to earth real. Keep it up.
I watch from the UK your films are excellent, honest ,inspiring and motivational
You have no need to beat yourself up you should be proud of your achievements, thank you
Vancouver Islander here,remote is just the way we like it. Lived here all my life and the beauty of my Island never gets old.
That was the best camping spot you have been, so quiet, by the ocean with a cozy evening fog. Excellent 👍
Idk man, the non glossed over reality vs fantasy presentation is actually really appreciated & makes for it’s own brand of cinematic & truthful storytelling. Idealistic fanciful portrayals are a dime a dozen these days. Whereas, you’re honest telling it like it is & that makes for something a bit more original & refreshing. Keep up the good work.
IMO the best campsite yet.
Great Tune " Mountain Air " always makes me reflect and sometimes with a tear in my eye . The setting was perfect for that little interlude . Thank you ! Great job on the steep hill climb ...when you drive down such a steep grade in those marbley conditions it makes you realize how much easier it may have been going up . Love your unique videos ...the quality shows .
Excellent video, thanks for sharing!
Your adventures remind me of the seven and a half weeks brother and I spent riding from Mesa, AZ to Alaska and back. How many gray roads, gorgeous mountains, wildlife, and adventures can a person take in in one outing...
Cinematic pics are great, content is getting stale. Where is Eva, you need to share, laugh, be excited about the new day.
Love the addition of the Japanese style illustrations. Gives the feeling that you’re watching the unfolding of a timeless story that will live on for a long time. 😊
Sterling, when you sat down, poured that wine and took a drink, I could see the stress completely go away. What a great camp site. Thanks for sharing your adventures.
Such a Beautiful place, to unwind, reset in tranquility. True serenity.
Sterling, I really appreciate your honesty and candor during this trip. Everyone has good and bad days, so when content creators edit out (or fake) the down days, it never rings true. Throwing away your unused cooking supplies not only lightened your load, but mine too. I'm slowly building my gear list and trying to keep things as light as possible because I'm on a KLR650 with soft luggage. I'm naturally an over-packer, so this has become a challenge, and an opportunity for introspection. Comfortable, simple, and lightweight are my three priorities. My gear is shockingly similar to yours (tent, hammock, Firebox, Aeropress, toaks, MSR rocket, Opinels, etc), but I'm limiting myself to instant coffee and tea bags, home-dehydrated food, as my daily dependables. If I can add meat, eggs, veggies and fruit along the way a day at a time then those will be luxury items with a short-term weight penalty. Anyway, thank you. I'm not only enjoying the scenery, but taking careful notes. Keep up the superb channel.
You are a superior film maker. I love all of your travels!
Don't ever underestimate the power of what you create. You are an amazing cinematographer your balance of what you show and the reality is amazing.
Thanks Sterling.. .
The beauty, perfect light and framing at 1:17 is so remarkable. Thank you Sterling.
Sharing & teaching while experiencing the dream. It's not always perfect, this is life.
i can not tell you why but for me untill now this episode was the most touching one. I have felt something deeply in my mind. i am amazed how much work you are putting into only one episode. Thank you very much
Dang, good episode 👍🏻 Sterling. That landscape around the waterfront and up that steep grade was awesome... being BC, all we need now is a Squach sighting along that coastal campsite 🤣
Brilliant. “Letting go” of the tic-tac boxes . . . Allowed for a reset. Can’t force our dreams to be true, can’t let them cloud enjoyment of the actual situation . . . So redeeming to end up in Side Bay - thanks for bringing us along.
Beautiful. I have enjoyed this series so much. I especially appreciated the last segment, beginning at 22 minutes, where the only sounds are the cracking of the fire, the sizzling of the pan, and the waves in the background. The simply ambience of being on a secluded beach was just perfect.
Thank you, I enjoyed being there immensely.
I live on the island and have worked in port alice. Planning a side bay trip on my klr this summer and it’s nice to see a video of the ride.
I rode motorcycles for over 40 years always with intention of cooking meals on every multiday trip. You pack all the gear for cooking but usually only use a stove and a pot to boil water to make coffee and maybe heat up a can of soup or beefaroni when you weren't within an hour of a restaurant. We all think we are self efficient but when riding day in and day out the convenience of a restaurant meal makes us forget that making a meal at camp was a fantasy. Stove, kettle, instant coffee, and a few instant oatmeal packs is usually all I ever use.
Great Video, Thanks, Grew up in LA, left in 1982 to go to Vancouver BC. Have traveled the Island over the years, lots of familiar places. Now I am retired and cruise the Gulf Islands in my Catalina 30 sailboat.
You nailed this one. Side Bay was epic! Never doubt your talents sir. It’s been a very insightful trip to watch and just reinforced why I find your channel the best.
Love the serenity. No sound track just as it would be surrounded by nature. Thanks👍
I appreciate you Sterling. I'm headed to Alaska next month and your information and experience is really helpful. Thank you so much.
“Dirty, tired and hungry” haha yup!! Makes it a true adventure!! Nice P-38 can opener too!
I’m digging the show.. your quiet endings to episodes is perfect..
Thanks for all your excellent writing and production..
I’ve been watching this channel for a long time, and this is undoubtedly the most beautiful scene that’s been shared so far.
Beautyful, your adventures getting more and more intensive. For me, it is one of the best episodes, you ´ve ever made. Thanks for this one!
Great episode in every way and you've definitely mastered the art of capturing and enjoying the beauty of the simple things that most people take for granted and or hardly even notice. Keep up the good spirit and best of luck!
As a photographer, I would think that dealing with the dust and camera equipment would add another layer to the challenge. Your photos are great, your efforts show that you have a creative eye.
😎🇺🇸🤘🏻
This was great Stirling!
Really appreciate your efforts and your honesty about filming. It’s not easy! And my little videos are nowhere near as polished or epic as yours!!!
Side Bay is such a great place to spend some time 👍🏻
Cheers! 🇨🇦
When we come to see you, Scarlet Ibis Pub and Side Bay destinations!
Thank you!!
Sometimes it can be a true struggle, unless you live it most people would never understand. But what a true blessing it is to experience.
Adventua before Dementia ✌🏼🇺🇸
Stirling, you can reuse Aeropress filters many many times over. You just need to rinse them and let them dry.
I had to do that too. It's not as good but held me over until I got to Overland Expo West and talked a vender out of a couple new ones. Saw Sterling's girlfriend there too! Nice lady.
I've done this at home, and gotten a dozen or more uses from a single filter. Not so easy to do when traveling by bike.
unreal !buddy!
“Dirty, tired and hungry” haha yup!! Makes it a true adventure!!
Sometimes you just have to put in the miles to reach that sometimes elusive nirvana . Was worth the wait!
Could please tell me the name of the soundtrack at the end of the episode
Thank you
I so look forward to each episode. This one was a masterpiece.
Sterling, so glad you got to experience my riding backyard. Straight south , looking across from Side Bay, is the Brooks Peninsula, a protected area which was the only place on Vancouver Island to escape the last ice age. This resulted in its having many endemic species that do not exist in other parts of the big island. Side bay is an exquisite place. You were very fortunate also, to have the weather you did, as you can tell from the size of some of the older treses here, they this is nto a desert climate, but temperate rain forest. Last summer was a rare, but lately more frequent, very hot dry summer for us. We lucked out though in being spared from a lot of the forest fire damage that raged in the interior of the province! Happy riding. Brent
Thanks for posting !!
Trade off. You're a very talented film maker but like you say it takes time and the camp set up at Side Bay shows how much effort you put into making a great job of it! 🤗
My mother and Father in law live in Port Alice. I’ve been to where you shot the opening sequence. You have done a wonderful job capturing the beauty
I am really enjoying this series. It is speaking to me on so many levels. Trust me, the juxtaposition of the different cameras is working. When it counts it really pops. thank you so much for the experience.
That steep hill, is the reason why you should alway tell someone where you are going in these remote areas. Had a similar experience in the same area, following a logging road didn't realize how much elevation I was gaining. Until I came out of the thick forest on to an open logged area, with Alice Lake a 1000 ft down a steep slope, on a narrow rd. how to turn around?? Had visions of plunging into the lake and nobody finding me!! Where did he go??
I loved the look on your face after arriving at the camp site, taking that drink of wine and realizing it was all worth it.
Well done Sterling. I think I connected most with the mosquito episode when everything seemed to be unpleasant and had you questioning the trip. Your frustration was genuine and I think we learned that, like in life, a ride sometimes go wrong-even VERY wrong especially when frustration sets in. Thanks for your work.
Hi again from the North Island area, Noren. Just really enjoying tagging along on your journey - beautiful imagery and honest dialogue. Yes, that was some hill you had to navigate. Can you imagine hauling logs down off that side hill with 80 to 100 ton payloads? Always had my toes curled up in my boots back in those days - steam coming off the water cooled brakes and hoping the huge water tank behind the cab didn't run dry before you got down to the valley floor. Thank to you we've got to make the trek out to Side Bay "real soon now." Good traveling to ye and thanks again for your awesome content. Cheers from Sointula, BC.
fantastic video Sterling..! the footage is awesome, the straight up “this is what it is” is exactly what I enjoy, well done sir ! Cheers
I camped near there at Grant Bay. I’m looking forward to camping at Side Bay. The campfire and sound of the surf is enchanting. I’m really enjoying this series of videos. Thank you.
Thanks for posting, I camped at San Josef bay in '75, incredible beautiful place, pitched a tent on the sand.
Had to look up Grant bay, looks like another amazing place, !
I LOVE this dose of reality! The best-laid plans....
Brilliant, simply brilliant! Thank you Sterling!👍👍
Great stuff Stirling! I for one always appreciate you sharing the challenges and trials of the trip. Generally speaking, life is not social media so including the reality and the struggle that it sometimes is to be grateful and appreciate the moment is much more real to me than the beautiful picture alone would be. It also reflects your integrity and genuine wish to see those following in your footsteps succeed. Thank you sir!
Such a beautiful area. You have so much talent behind the camera and in front of the camera. I do a lot of solo camping and can relate to your journey. I've been watching so many of your videos, I think this is one of my favorites. Safe travels.
Great view of the bike wheel axle deep in the sand and your comment " we will deal with that later' I would have been just the same at that point. Well done mate we all admire what you are trying to show us.
Wow, your videos keep getting better! Keep up the good work, I’m living vicariously through your travels!
Those opening shots are beautiful, wow.
Keep it up, Sterling! I look forward to your videos and always know I'm tuning in for something awesome!
Caught up to date with your postings, thanks for bringing us along, it is very immersive.
"Holy cow"! LOVE the art piece at the end. NICE summary!
Two pro tips from a Vancouver Islander.
#1. Any roads that are water barred (cross ditched) are deactivated and go literally nowhere.
#2. Side Bay is top secret ! Delete this video immediately ! 😂
Another great job. You found my wife and my absolute favourite camping spot in the planet 👍
Thank you for posting ! Lived in Hardy 72-77
Thanks for the great video! I'm enjoying you showing and describing the significant effort that goes into this. I've wanted to do my own videos but when I thought about all the effort that was involved I figured I probably wouldn't enjoy it in the same way and it might turn more into work than pleasure, so I've been putting it off and haven't invested in additional video equipment or tried putting much content together. Watching this particular video validates my concerns; but it also helps increase my respect and gratitude for the people out there creating high quality content on their motorcycle adventures around the world.
They make reusable stainless filters for the aeropress, by the way, so you won't have to worry about running out on an extended trip.
Wow, what a great video and end of the day campsite. It had everything you were looking for and more!
Great vid, no way I could film going up and down that hill ,would have been cursing from start to finish. The bay looked awesome.
"...there's no reason to be carrying around this evidence of a broken dream..." Very honest words.
That camp site at Side Bay was beautiful! Great scenery and video.
Thanks for the daily dose!😊
Agreed