“Lasso to Salinas – Quilatoa via the Los Tres Volcanes Route” The Quilatoa section of the Los Tres Volcanes route … More
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TEMBR 2: Cotopaxi
“Tumbaco to Lasso – Cotopaxi via the Los Tres Volcanes Route” The bikepacking.com‘s Los Tres Volcanes route goes around Cotopaxi, … More
TEMBR 1: Dirt Roads & Epic Hike-a-Bikes
“Tulcan to Tumbaco” I’ve been looking forward to the bikepacking.com Trans Ecuador Mountain Bike Route (TEMBR) long before we ever … More
Colombia 6: La Frontera
“Pasto, Colombia to Tulcan, Ecuador” We spent several more days in Pasto than what we had planned. We installed new … More
Colombia 5: The Trampolin de la Muerte
“San Agustín to Pasto” We left San Agustin late morning, weaving our way through the motos, buses, and cargo trucks … More
Colombia 4: Pre-Columbian Tombs
“Neiva to San Agustin” From Neiva we set off to visit a series of pre-columbian tomb sites. It’s always fun … More
Colombia 3: Crossing the Tatacoa Desert
“~Ibagué to Neiva” Leaving the outskirts of Ibagué we took the big highway for the morning before turning onto a … More
Colombia 2: Mountainscapes & Wax Palms
“Murillo to ~Ibague” When we bought tickets to Bogota I really had no idea just how big Colombia was–we landed … More
Colombia 1: Into the Mountains
“Bogota to Murillo” We arrived in Bogota exhausted from the long, overnight, layover in Mexico City, but our hostel was … More
Mexico 13: Up, Down, Over, and Around
“San Jan Guichicovi to Radaules Malpaso (and San Cristobal de Las Casas)” We left San Juan Guichicovi late morning, arriving … More
Mexico 12: In Flow with Time
“Oaxaca to San Juan Guichicovi” We headed out of Oaxaca, eager for some miles. The road out of town was … More
Mexico 11: The Long and Winding Road
“Juxtlahuaca to Oaxaca” I’m sitting in our hotel room in Oaxaca recounting the last week of riding while listening to … More
Mexico 10: La Gigante y La Poderosa
“Olinala to Juxtlahuaca” ‘La Gigante y la Poderosa: The Giant and the Mighty One’ I’m always learning new things about … More
Mexico 9: One, Two, Three
“Calimaya to Olinalá” After several days in Toluca, reassembling Kevin’s bike, we finally bid farewell to our wonderful, and oh … More
Mexico 8: Nevado de Toluca
“Raices to Calimaya” We found a basic room to rent in Raices that served us well as a sort of … More