ATV Trails: Ontario's Ganaraska Forest - Video
 

One of the main benefits of writing about ATVs for a living is having a chance to explore trail systems across the United States and Canada during new vehicle introductions. However, that sometimes means missing out on ride areas in your own backyard. When Honda Canada invited ATV.com to Ontario's Ganaraska Forest just an hour from my house in Toronto, I jumped at the chance.

In addition to ATVs, Honda Canada also had CRF250L dual sport motorcycles to ride. Fortunately, the team at Trail Tours was on hand to offer some two-wheel lessons.

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Thats about 3 hours away from me have to go have a look one day this summer

Thanks for posting this!!!!

how do you go about landing one of these dream jobs???

You know someone that knows someone, that knows someone, that knows someone, that knows someone, etc. :lol: Naw but seriously. Go to school to become a journalist, write for a few papers, get your name out there, and apply for the job would be my best guess. ^_^

im in awwww by anyone who can make a living out of 4 wheelers, like that brian fisher guy, wadda lucky SOB that guy is

thats very nice, with a job like yours its like enjoying retirement the day you start the job!

I agree with everyone else. You have a way cool job. Thanks for sharing.

Taz is right
 

Taz pretty much hit the nail on the head. I studied journalism at university and then spent nine years working for TSN.ca (Website for a Canadian sports network) in various capacities. Now I'm an editor for a variety of powersports websites run by one company.

I don't get to ride as much as I'd like as the vast majority of my working hours are spent editing and publishing content across a half dozen websites, but there are certainly perks to the job.

However, I've got several freelancers who had very little (if any) journalism training. They just started writing about something they loved and eventually found people who would pay them for it. For me, I'd rather hire an ATV enthusiast with some writing skills (and willing to work to get better) than a seasoned writer who knows nothing about ATVs.

Freelancers, though, have to bust their humps to make a living and many have regular jobs to help pay the bills.