As the Magpie Flies

15/02/2026

Welp... Section 5 of the IDBDR was interesting...

12/02/2026

Scenes from Section 5 of the Idaho Backcountry Discovery Routes the Magruder Corridor!
Mark your Calendar for the premiere on Youtube this Sunday February 15th at 2pm Pacific Time :)

01/02/2026

Hello Missoula/Montana Friends! I'll be at the Bozeman Premiere on the 7th AND this awesome Free Premiere held by my friends Montgomery Distillery and Als Cycle in Missoula! Sunday Feb 8th!

Ain’t no party like a MONTGOMERY X AL’S CYCLE party!!!! Join us Sunday February 8th for the screening of the freshly released MTBDR! We’ll have rad vibes, drinks, swag and more!

30/01/2026

Scenes from Section 4 of the Idaho Backcountry Discovery Routes
Mark your Calendar for the premiere on Youtube this Sunday February 1st at 2pm Pacific!

21/01/2026

A couple of scenes from Section 3 of the Idaho Backcountry Discovery Routes
The long form episode is live now! https://youtu.be/ID6z5fCyKNE?si=zChiV0n73bC-xb1S

17/01/2026

Here's some of my Goals and Events list for 2026
⭐ Feb 7 MTBDR Backcountry Discovery Routes World Premiere in Bozeman, MT
⭐ Feb 8 MTBDR Premiere with my friends at Montgomery Distillery and Als Cycle in Missoula, MT
⭐March 14-15 Overland Expo in SoCal
⭐ March TBA "I Can Ride Again" Party in Portland OR :P
⭐⭐ May/June 10 Year Anniversary Trip Pilgrimage Redux
⭐ June 25-28 Teaching at Touratech-USA Rally West Plain,WA
⭐ knock on wood a Special July Project TBA
⭐July 31-Aug 3 Year 11 of hosting Rocky Mountain Roll! (Rocky Mountain Roll)(ps have you got tickets yet? ;) - Corvallis, MT
⭐⭐GOSH DARN IT THIS WILL HAPPEN - Riding to Alaska and Back with my Brother in August!!! ⭐⭐
⭐Spend Oct/November working on the 2027 Illustrated Motorcycle Calendar
⭐Start Releasing the Alaska Series in December!
Other more vague goals:
⭐ To have more than 7 days at home between trips this year
⭐ Dehydrate and Pack at least Half our Meals for the Alaska Trip before August
⭐Finish the First Draft of my next Cookbook (PS If you own a dehydrator and would like to be a recipe tester please let me know!)
⭐Learn Wet Plate Photography
⭐I want to go back to the BMW US Rider Academy and take another training for 2027 Adventures 🤞
Share some of your goals or trips you want to do in 2026 in the comments!

05/01/2026

If you missed it my IDBDR Series has begun releasing on Youtube!
Find Section 1 here: https://youtu.be/XHOPTt9DW_w
Section 2 just released today! : https://youtu.be/BWMla--ZuHg

You can find more info about the Backcountry Discovery Routes on ridebdr.com

13/12/2025

This weekend (Dec 13/14th) is the Last Call for Pre-Orders for my 2026 Illustrated Motorcycle Calendars :) I won't be ordering extras this year so if you want one order before the 15th! https://www.asthemagpieflies.com/store/pre-order-2025-illustrated-motorcycle-calendar-physical-copy-epjjd

Physical Calendars are US Shipping only (sorry international friends, the amount of money I have to charge to ship internationally is *stupid* and the last time I offered it I got a lot angry emails about how much shipping cost. So I'm not doing it anymore.)

07/12/2025

The Oregon Coast is still my favorite to ride :)

A brother sister motorcycle camping trip up the Pacific Coast Highway of Oregon. Thanks to for sponsoring a portion of today's episode and ma...

09/11/2025

IMPORTANT! NEW VIDEO!
Gary and I camp in the Snow 😶

A brother sister motorcycle camping trip goes wrong when we wake up to SNOW. This triggers a series of unfortunate events...Thanks to for spons...

03/11/2025

I have officially wrapped up the Long Form Series of my Nepal trip with a 'Things I wish I knew before my first International Trip' list. I go into a bit more detail than I did in the handful of reels I posted a while ago. It felt appropriate to post some of my favorite photos from the last few days on the road before I flew home.
The scale of this place is still difficult to put into words, and photos really can't convey how much these mountains absolutely tower above you.

15/10/2025

Hello beautiful people! The first piece for the 2026 Illustrated Moto Calendar is finished!
Using my down time to try and get a headstart on the Calendar this year to try to get them out in a more reasonable time table. :)