Adventuring in the World and Spirit
Posted in Motorcycling Central and South America, Primitive Living and Bush Craft on Apr 30th, 2010
The log cabin walls are just over my head now. We seem able mill, peel and lay close to two courses of logs a day. It was a blustery and cold day that brought plenty of sun and blue sky, but strangely enough also brought snow showers. After we layed our daily ration of two [...]
Posted in Motorcycling Central and South America on Mar 10th, 2010
I finally got to go out to the Tierra Del Fuego National Park where the very end of the road is. It was strange being there without my motorcycle, but not having the bike allowed me to hike a long ways. I got dropped off at Ensenada Bay and I hiked west along the coast [...]
Posted in Motorcycling Central and South America on Mar 8th, 2010
It felt like Christmas with presents going everywhere. I went to the Argentina Customs office and there was no “official” way to leave the bike here. I’d have to take it out of the country to do it legally. The officer, Allixandro , said that I couldn’t sell it, but that I could give it [...]
Posted in Motorcycling Central and South America on Mar 4th, 2010
I rode out of the desert and into a deep evergreen valley with steep spires and cliffs. It reminded me of home and Crawford Notch. The valley was filled with a dark blue river / lake. Parts of the valley were filled with mist and fog and it was quite cool. My hands were cold. [...]
Posted in Motorcycling Central and South America on Mar 4th, 2010
The excitement of the day was traversing a large sand pit that ran the middle of the road. Boy was it scary. I hit it going around 25 mph. The only way to keep from hitting the dirt is to accelerate hard and let the front tire ride over the mess. I accelerated with all [...]
Posted in Motorcycling Central and South America on Mar 2nd, 2010
Another long day on the road. I drove through the desert to Mendoza, Argentina. My chain was making some grating noise so I knew that the o-rings had failed and failure was imminent. I got to Mendoza and filled up at a gas station. They had internet, so I tried to look up a Kawasaki [...]
Posted in Motorcycling Central and South America on Mar 1st, 2010
I’m riding long days through Argentina. Nice country, nice people, a bit expensive. I’m in Chilecito which is a town along Ruta 40. It’s apx 500 miles south of Salta. I rode out of the lush forested hills of Salta and within an hour was riding through the rainbow colored canyons of the Andes. The [...]
Posted in Motorcycling Central and South America on Mar 1st, 2010
After an early start to the day, I hit the road. I was headed to Argentina, so I had to check out of the Chile border. This day was entirely on paved roads and I was grateful for a break from the jarring dirt roads. I passed more desert and salt flats, passed over the [...]
Posted in Motorcycling Central and South America on Mar 1st, 2010
What a tiring day. I rode slowly through the Southwestern desert of Bolivian on route to Chile. I drove as the conditions allowed, with a mind towards keeping the frame from becoming worse. I rode past salt flats, desert springs, and much open and multicolored landscapes. I met the guide who had answered my questions [...]
Posted in Motorcycling Central and South America on Mar 1st, 2010
I’m exhausted. The day of riding was very nice with some river crossings and beautiful terrain. I got to Villa Mar (or Mallcu), a small village on the desert trail, around 3pm. The desert was mostly open terrain with sparse shrubby vegetation. After I passed Villa Alota, the road turns to the south and parallels [...]