Ask any Ontario sledders where their favourite place to ride and the answer is likely to be someplace in Northeastern Ontario. Reliable snow, thousands of kilometres of well-groomed trails, low traffic, and welcoming communities where snowmobiling is a way of life. In part two of our two-part series on snowmobiling in Northeastern Ontario, Jon Blaicher talks with some of the people who make the communities of Hearst, Cochrane, Smooth … [Read more...]
The What A Ride Podcast – Snowmobile-Friendly Communities in Northeastern Ontario – Part 1
Ask any Ontario sledders where their favourite place to ride and the answer is likely to be someplace in Northeastern Ontario. Reliable snow, thousands of kilometres of well-groomed trails, low traffic, and welcoming communities where snowmobiling is a way of life. In part one of our two-part series on snowmobiling in Northeastern Ontario, Jon Blaicher talks with some of the people who make it happen in, North Bay, Temagami, … [Read more...]
The What A Ride Podcast – Summer Is On!
Summer is on. Time to get out of town. Unfortunately, we're hearing that everywhere you look, accommodations are full through to September. But do not despair. For those of you willing to expand your horizons and maybe go a little further than you've been before, to where the air is clear, and the roads are wide, there are still beds available in Northern Ontario. This week we talk with life-long moto enthusiast and motorcycle … [Read more...]
The What A Ride Podcast – We Will Have a Summer Because We Need a Summer
As we approach what we hope is the end of the Ontario lockdown/shutdown/stay-at-home order, we check in with some of the most inspiring travellers we know to see how they're holding up and what they're planning for this summer. Lift your spirits with tales of adventure! In this episode we talk with: Martin Lortz about where he'll be motorcycling when things open up, road conditions on some of Ontario's best roads, and the … [Read more...]
The What A Ride Podcast – Lockdown Sledding
Aaaaand we're back! Thanks to everyone who's been asking about the What A Ride podcast. The last episode we did was in 2016. While a lot has changed since then, this is still the best place to talk motorsports of all kinds here in Ontario. On this month's episode, we talk with Lisa Stackhouse, Manager of Marketing and Communications for the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs, about the 2020-21 snowmobile season and what effect … [Read more...]
The What A Ride Podcast – The Inner Circle
In this episode, Jess Kline and her inner circle of motorheads highjack the podcast and get revved up about the 2016 season! You can subscribe on iTunes or copy and paste the RSS Feed into your favourite reader: http://feeds.feedburner.com/whataridepodcast or DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE HERE. (MP3 38.78 MB, 28minutes) See more episodes here. In this episode we talk about: The Round Algonquin Park Snowmobile Loop … [Read more...]
The What A Ride Podcast: Season 2 Episode 4 – Why We Ride
Here it is, the What A Ride Podcast, Season Two, Episode Four. Wherein we get philosophical and pick the minds of some of most dedicated motoheads we know to find out why we ride. You can subscribe on iTunes here or copy and paste the RSS Feed into your favourite reader: http://feeds.feedburner.com/whataridepodcast or DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE HERE. (MP3 134 megs, 137m 13s) See more episodes here. In this episode we talk … [Read more...]
The What A Ride Podcast: Season 2 Episode 3
Welcome to the What A Ride Podcast, Season Two, Episode Three. The way we see it there have been two kinds winters in Ontario this year and which one you got all depends on what kind of sledder you are. If you feel you got cheated then listen on, there's still time to #saveyourseason. You can subscribe on iTunes here or copy and paste the RSS Feed into your favourite reader: http://feeds.feedburner.com/whataridepodcast or … [Read more...]
The What A Ride Podcast: Season 2, Episode 2 – Christmas!
Welcome to the What A Ride Poscast, Season Two, Episode...Two...we'll explain what happened to Episode 1 in the audio. You can subscribe on iTunes here or copy and paste the RSS Feed into your favourite reader: http://feeds.feedburner.com/whataridepodcast or DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE HERE. (MP3 57 megs, 40m43s) See more episodes here. Coming soon: 18 Things You Learn Doing a Month Long Motorcycle Trip Brokentooth's … [Read more...]
The What A Ride Podcast: Season 1, Episode 7 – The Story of Boating
For the final podcast of What a Ride, Season One, we get ramped up and ready for summer! You can subscribe on iTunes here or copy and paste the RSS Feed into your favourite reader: http://feeds.feedburner.com/whataridepodcast or download this episode right here. (MP3 76.47 megs, 55m24s) See more episodes here. THINGS MENTIONED ON THE EPISODE America's Great Loop Cruisers Association. Lake of the Woods Boating and … [Read more...]