Steve Bell, Chilliwack Concert

I love Steve Bell's music. (http://stevebell.com)  I only came across it by buying his Kin- dness  album at House of James (http://houseofjames.com) Abbotsford.  They'd had it playing in the store.  I liked it, bought the album, then put it away.
It surfaced again when I was picking music to play on my Harley Davidson ride to the big Sturges Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota.  That's when it turned out that I preferred listening to Steve Bell over Steppenwolf, the Animals, and all the other quintessential motorcycle music.  I loved starting my day, stiff from the day before, playing "on a morning like this…." Steve Bell's song about Mary and the birth of Jesus.
St. Thomas Anglican Church (http://stthomaschilliwack.com) was celebrating their 140th anniversary. This fine old wooden church had been rafted there on three pairs of  war canoes. It's a beautiful wood finishing was resplendent this night.
I invited my fiddling Chilliwack friend, Tom, to join me.  Working late, as usual, I wasn't able to get there on time so we entered the church, Steve Bell's music meeting us at the door.  What a wonderful introduction to the Advent season, the time of anticipation of the coming of the Lord.
It was an evening of spiritual music and story telling.  Steve shared between songs the origins of the music from meeting the poet laureate at the Oxford C.S. Lewis festival to a night in Israel.  Each song rose into the rafters and seemed to meet with the music of hosts of angels. It was that kind of other worldly night.  The voices of those there joined with Steve's. That old church was happy in the song and praise.
Steve had just come from playing with the Winnipeg Symphony.  I was surprised to learn he hailed from Winnipeg.  He has Juno awards and 17 records, one of the most famous Christian artists of our time.
He spoke of his wife and children and prayer.  A beautiful evening.  Tom thanked me profusely for introducing him to Steve Bell. All the while I was remembering the high country I'd ridden through this summer in Idaho and Montana listening to this inspiring sacred music.
Thank you Steve Bell for a reminder of the glory of God's love. 

Colorado Motorcycling

I left Walden in the morning. I was impressed that the other motorcyclists staying in the motel were up and on the road at 6:30 am. I got away at 7:30 am, an early start.
I saw bison and deer and antelope alongside the road.  Beautiful morning, Great ride.
Hot Sulphur Spa was a luxurious stop. I met a woman from Saskatchewan who'd stayed the night there having ridden in on her motorcycle the night before. I enjoyed the hour and a half I took off there relaxing in the hot springs with the incredible views of the mountains and river.
Then it was on to Keystone Lodge and Spa where the conference was .I was duly impressed by the extraordinarily long Eisenhower tunnel.  Going up and down the mountain pass with the tight switchbacks and steep inclines was and experience too.
I had a great eggs benny at Sharky's Grill.
Then I was so fortunate as to encounter a herd of mountain goats by the side of the road.
Keystone in where the addiction medicine conference is so I was thankful to reach my first destination.  I've been doing about 3-400 miles a day.  2300 km about from Vancouver.

Spokane - on motorcycle

This is the editted version of the video I made and published earlier. I've taken out the stops where I was standing waiting for lights to change.  The down side of this is the Steve Bell music in the background isn't as clear.  I really did enjoy listening to Steve Bell.  So inspiring and uplifting.  The video is perkier and only 5 minutes as opposed to more than twice that long.  It's a better view of the city too.  I'm learning about Mac's Imovie editting program and the Hero3 camera.  I loved riding around the beautiful city of Spokane Sunday on my Harley Electraglide.

Spokane = downtown motorcycling Sunday drive

I enjoyed motorcycling about Spokane for a Sunday drive listening to Steve Bell on the Harley Davidson Electraglide motorcycle. I was wearing the Hero 3 camera mounted on my helmut.