Here we are the Part 2 of of motorcycling Duffy Loop! In case you missed the first part of motorcycling Duffy Loop, check it out here! But wait, first, what is the Duffy Loop and why are we talking about it? This loop in British Columbia, you’ll go encounter various mountain ranges, deserts and back to rain forests, before returning back to Vancouver.

However, in this second part, we’ll see Damian ride through one of the hardest hit areas in British Columbia’s wild fires of 2021 over the summer. This unfortunately set the ground for massive flooding in the late fall, early winter. Damian’s ride through Lytton, a town that was completely decimated by the wild fires, yielded the real horrors of climate change and the impacts of the warming climate.

Far too often we remove ourselves and shelter in our own beliefs that climate change is another persons problem and Canada is largely safe from the impacts. Research suggests that we will have flooding, and wild fires ripping through the boreal forest that stretches across Canada will eventually turn the forest into grasslands. This huge amount of release of carbon, that the forest holds as a carbon sink, will add and perpetuate our climate.

Yes, we at Explorations sit on our high horses of our trusty steeds of motorcycles spewing carbon emissions into the air. Yes, we drive fossil fuel cars. Yes, we eat meats… and red meats at that. Yes, we do everything that would contribute to climate change, while being a hypocrite and talking about the devastation of it.

However, we, at Explorations, recognize our carbon foot print and strive to reduce it where we can. We all love the outdoors and nature and see the changes in climate and weather in our regions. We see the devastation of climate change, first hand. One of us is a scientist and has previously worked in monitoring the effects of climate change. Another one of us worked with multi-lateral organizations to main stream sustainability into supply chains. We know full well the science and impacts of climate change. Does knowing the science this justify our carbon emissions? Hardly. But we do strive in our day to day to reduce our carbon foot print to the extent possible. It’s probably my climate grief spewing out so I’ll stop the ranting here.

But, this conversation deserves a blog post on it’s own and is taking away from Damian’s beautiful tour of the Duffy Loop.

Check it out below!

• Want to see more riding videos? Check out Rob touring Southern Ontario around Hamilton area!
• Interested in motorcycle touring, but need some tips on packing? Check out the Bike Touring Packing Setup post here!
• Want to read another climate related disaster? No, no one does, but read Damian’s trip camping in the alpine!