The hill was so steep that even with both brakes on the bike was sliding back down. It had been like this for 3 days now, … Continue reading Cycle Touring in Ecuador -Cloud Forests and pushing one bike at a time up 35% steep hills for 4 days – Pichincha region
After having a lovely time cycling off tarmac and away from busy roads and in very small rural communities for a week it was a bit … Continue reading Cycling through Boyaca and Cundinamarca to Bogota, Colombia and the Frailejones of the Paramo
Flying with our Fat Bikes was much easier than we had expected. Avianca, the Colombian national airline, were great and allowed us to bring two large … Continue reading Cartagena – arriving in Colombia for start of Andes cycle tour – South America
Our delight at finally crossing the state line into New Mexico was short livedas our gravel track turned to rough stone and boulders, it got a … Continue reading New Mexico – Staying in a Navajo Indian Chapter House – Silver City the End of the Ride – Cycling the Great Divide
We left Breckenridge to head up the Boreas Pass, which was a gentle climb up to 11,482 feet through aspen forests. With great views from the … Continue reading Colorado gets Steep – Fed by Mennonites – Meet the Hoodoos – Cycling the Great Divide, USA
We are currently in Breckenridge, Colorado, and are about to embark on the highest part of our Great Divide route, which will involve cycling over passes … Continue reading Colorado, USA – Resplendent in the Fall – Simply Stunning – and Cycling Up Some Very Steep Hills – Cycling the Great Divide
After a month of heatwave the rain, then heavy snow, that met us as we cycled up the Togwotee Pass were a bit of a shock. … Continue reading Wyoming USA – Crinkled Land with Massive Flat Topped Stripey Rock Punched Through It – Mormons and Thoughts on Temperature from A. A. Milne – Cycling the Great Divide, USA
We cycled towards Yellowstone past Quake Lake, which was the site of an earthquake disaster in 1959 when 26 campers where killed by a combination of … Continue reading Yellowstone and the Teton Mountains – Wyoming USA, Bison and Big Hill Cycling – Cycling the Great Divide, USA
We said farewell to Bob in Helena, Montana, he went to a good home! And I celebrated having the full weight back on my bike by … Continue reading Montana, USA – Big Sky Country – On going from -4°C to +38°C in a couple of days – Cycling the Great Divide, USA
We have been back in Fernie, British Columbia, for a week while we wait for our Bob (Beast of Burden) cycle trailer to arrive from Vancouver. … Continue reading Travels with Bob – Montana loved by Steinbeck – Land of Fire, Smoke, Mountains, Lakes, Parched Valleys and Beaver Shoots – Cycling the Great Divide, USA
