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• A Surprise Return Home

  

  July 21st, 2015 In half an hour Kevin and I will be boarding a plane which will take us to Eugene, OR where my brother will pick us up in order for us to... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Commencing the Great Peruvian Divide

  

  As we stopped to eat lunch at the top of our third and hardest pass yet we saw a few cows as well as a smiling traditionally dressed lady in her thirties... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• The Story Behind the Photo: Nights on the Road

  

  Sleeping in a cave in the middle of Turkey. I’ve decided to take a few of our favorite camping photos from pre-South America and tell a little story about each... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Embarking on the Peruvian Divide: 1,500km of Mountainous Fun

  

  After leaving Cusco, Kevin and I will embark on what is sure to be the most challenging, yet in all likelihood, the most rewarding part of our whole trip; The... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Three Kids, A Fifty Dollar Bike, and A Week Amongst Inspiring Two-Wheelers

  

  Let me introduce to you my newest idols; A French family who has cycle toured for a month or two every year from Norway to Morocco to Kyrgyzstan, as well as... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Fallin’ in Love With Peru: 20,000km and Counting

  

  This past week of cycling has been awful. We have been riding along the nicely paved, often shoulder-less highway which is a far cry from the quiet rough countr... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• A Complete Guide to Cycle Touring

  

  How To Begin 1) Buy (or acquire) a bike. 2) Pick a direction. 3) Go. It’s as simple as that. You will figure out what foods work best for you once you hit the... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Seven Lessons From Cycling Around the World: Two Years and Counting

  It’s been two years to the day since I left my life back in Oregon to embark on a lifestyle which has taken me from the highest passes in the Himalayas down to... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• South America in Money: Cycling the Andes for 15$/Day

  Time and money is what stops most people from traveling, and though I can’t help you find the time – except to remind you that whatever you wish to do needs to... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Cycling Through Bolivia: A Photographic Journey

  

  Though we only spent six weeks in Bolivia, it has easily become one of our favorite countries as the people are friendly, the food is cheap, and the cycling is... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• A Family On Wheels and Lake Titicaca: Leaving Bolivia

  

  We have read about cycling families. We have talked about cycling families. But finally, finally, we got to actually meet a wonderful family – meaning awesome... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• The Casa De Cyclista of La Paz

  

  Every “Casa de Cyclista” here in South America is run differently, but they all are wonderful for the very same reason; they provide a meeting place for the... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Climbing Huyana Potosi: A Magnificent Sunrise at 6,088m

  

  Sitting at the top of Huyana Potosi (6,088m/20,000ft), Kevin, John (an American cyclist we met in La Paz), our guide “Super Mario,” and I watched the world... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Coca Leaves And Rain: The Bolivian South Yungas

  

  The north-eastern Bolivian region of the South Yungas is a composed of huge hills of almost-jungle-like hot and humid terrain where there are always birds a... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Switchbacks and Soccer Fields: Bolivian South Yungas Loop

  

  This lush green route has become a highlight because the cycling is relatively easy, the villages are picturesque and friendly as there is virtually no tourism... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Passes and Canyons, Sun and Snow: Bolivian South Yungas Loop

  

  After eighty fast kilometers on the not-very-busy, large shouldered highway, we came to the cut off which would bring us through a four-hundred kilometer route... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• 15$ of Luxury: Rest Days in Bolivia

  Though I started out on this trip as an extreme minimalist; living on five dollars a day as I slept every single night in my tent and ate a whole lot of... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Salt and Sand: Cycling the Bolivian Salt Flats

  

  Finally a cycling photo of both of us! For once, the headwinds were the lesser of two evils as it was the sand which literally stopped us dead in our tracks. Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• 150km of Blinding White: Cycling The Salar De Uyuni

  

  When I visited Bolivia’s largest salt flat (which is also the largest in the world) four years ago by jeep I had no idea that I would someday return to cycle... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Exploring a Bolivian Market

  

  Bolivian (as well as Peruvian and Ecuadorian) markets are my favorite markets on earth, in fact, they are one of the many reasons that this whole continent far... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL