Talking About Long Trips with Ken Hollis

I’m joined by a fellow motorcycle traveler, Ken Hollis, for the first-ever interview on the Meandering Miles YouTube Channel.

Ken is a longtime rider based near Seattle with a deep love for motorcycle touring, national parks, and the kind of reflective moments only the road can offer. We first connected on BlueSky after he commented on my video about Mesa Verde National Park, and it quickly became clear we shared a similar spirit of curiosity and exploration.

In this episode, we talk about:

• His first motorcycle camping trip to the John Day Fossil Beds and Hells Canyon

• Riding through the Pacific Northwest, Montana, Idaho, and British Columbia

• Favorite roads like Lolo Pass

• Future dream rides like Route 66 and the Alaska Highway

• The gear he swears by, books that inspired his travels, and lessons from the road

Places We Mentioned

• Painted Hills (part of John Day Fossil Beds)

• Santa Monica Pier

• Trans-Canada Highway (BC)

• Columbia River Headwaters

• Redgrave Rest Area

Gear & Books

• Garmin inReach Mini – Satellite communicator

• Motorcycle Journeys Through the Pacific Northwest by Bruce Hansen

• The Complete Motorcycle Nomad by Roger Lovin

• EZ66 Guide for Travelers (5th Edition) by Jerry McClanahan — the essential turn-by-turn guide to Route 66

Connect with Ken

• Motorcycle Trips, Pictures and Memes

• Learning to Ride

• Main Site