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Peru : Andes Mountains : Dec 2017
The Andes, carrying too much stuff, has been an exercise in managing expectations. To say I’m riding slow on my ascents wouldn’t be an understatement, it would be a mis-statement. On today’s climb, I rode my bike for less than a kilometer out of 10km. I pushed it almost the entire way, switching sides every
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Peru : Lima → the Andes : Nov 2017
I arrived at the airport with my packed bike figuring odds were 50/50 that I’d be allowed on the flight with my bike. According to http://united.com/baggage/ArbitraryPostTicketPurchasePolicyChange or whatever the page was, the bike was not going to be allowed. But two calls to their customer service, taking more than 30 minutes to get any answer
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USA : Washington & Oregon : June 2017
Cyclepacking. Summer 2017, and ultimate freedom. Assuming you’re not incarcerated or (effectively) indentured, and this is no small assumption, the primary obstacle to freedom is want, in the sense of being “in want” for food, shelter, transportation and other things we need to live, be comfortable, and seek happiness. If you accept this premise, I
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Mexico : Baja : April 2017
It took three days to drive from Seattle to Lake Elsinore, covering a distance about the same as I will cover over the following 5 weeks as I bike down to San Jose del Cabo at the tip of the Baja peninsula. My first day on the bike I cover about 60 miles and get
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Cuba : Santa Clara : Feb 2017
In a moment of cycling hubris, I attempt to ride a narrow dirt path up a small embankment, and around a pond spanning the entire width of the dirt road, up onto a cow pasture. I stall out on the ascent, and when I go to plant my right foot, it’s too far below my
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Cuba : Cienfuegos : Feb 2017
Bike stolen in Cienfuegos I was being lazy and was tired of locking up my bike every time I turned my back on it for a few seconds, so I didn’t before I walked a couple meters to pay my 16 cent bill for the pair of egg sandwiches I’d just eaten in the open-air
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Cuba : Havana : Jan 2017
#laterpost (happened ~6 weeks ago) It’s 5 pm and a jostly 36 hours since I’ve had any sleep but the kind where the blot of moisture on something your face landed near lets you know it was somewhat solid. Along with excitement to be in Havana for my first time, and coffees with my last
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USA : Seattle ↔ Ellensburg : Oct 2016
At a month back from my trip through Central America, I decided to try to ride non-stop (or with only very short breaks) to Spokane. During the Central America tour, I’d fantasized about riding while not laden with a bunch of gear. A few hours into the first night, I got a little spooked by being on
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Tour Review : Denver →Panama : Sept 2016
In retrospect, most of what I’ve written about has been focused on the riding I’ve been doing, and this post isn’t really much different, but instead of being an account of any particular stretch of time or road, it’s a sort of post-mortem/FAQ. How far did you ride? 10,000km is my estimated distance, based on
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Panama : Sept 2016
The border crossing is pretty slow going, taking about an hour in total to work way through 3 different queues. When I get through them, there’s no money changers other than a bank for which there’s a huge queue. I propose an exchange to some cab drivers that would leave them a couple dollars profit,
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