San Pedro de Atacama to Salta
1/2/20 – 1/7/20 The first day was mostly windless and uneventful. I stopped after a hundred kilometers near a small creek and set camp. I could have gone further but I knew it would be my last guaranteed water supply for two days and it made sense to leave in the morning well hydrated and
San Pedro de Atacama
February 10, 2020
12/24/19 – 1/1/20 “I can only eat organic and he does not respect this so I am fed these terrible vegetables with the cancer all over them.” Tomas was a young Frenchman who was managing the hostel we were staying at in exchange for food and a place to put his tent. Although overreacting, he
Ruta de las Andinas Part II
12/18/19 – 12/23/19 I spent the first half of our day off in search of a spoke. I knew I wouldn’t find one, but figured I should look. Ollague is a strange place. People aren’t very helpful. In many places, when somebody points you to a random building you know that they really hope that
Ruta de las Andinas Part I
12/11/19 – 12/17/19 From the old mission church near the end of the Ruta de las Vicuñas the road drops over a thousand meters to the town of Colchane. Much of it runs through a narrow canyon filled with alpaca munching on wet grasses and vizcachas, a desert rodent the size of a rabbit, chasing
Ruta Andina Chile Route – Seeking feedback
Hello cycling, overlanding, and general travel world, As I write this we are sitting in Arequipa, Peru, and contemplating the coming sections of our ride from Alaska to Argentina. Our original plan was to head toward Lake Titicaca and then into Bolivia to cross the Uyuni salt flats. However, we are getting into the rainy