Touring pics
01-10-24 | 10:25 AM
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01-11-24 | 04:17 AM
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Mind you, "worst" means "best" for a cobblestone afficionado.
To be fair, my back doesn't entirely agree with me anymore, and when it starts acting out, those sandy paths can be a healthy compromise.
To be fair, my back doesn't entirely agree with me anymore, and when it starts acting out, those sandy paths can be a healthy compromise.
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01-11-24 | 06:35 AM
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I was lucky in Mexico and Guatemala that at least I had 2in tires that helped, but some of them were so bad it was hard to even walk on them in places.
01-12-24 | 04:22 AM
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It's mad, at home before you go there you think: bahhhhh have done it, will be good! And when you hit the first cobbles with 28mm tires you think: why have I come again ;(( !!!!
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02-03-24 | 09:43 AM
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Working on a story and video about our bicycle trip to Andalucía, Spain last year. Watching the videos rekindles memories about the beautiful pueblo blancos...and flashbacks about the steep roads there! This is a still pulled from a 4k video shot with an Insta360 One RS with 1" sensor.
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02-19-24 | 12:47 AM
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Last September I rode Edmonton Canada to Loreto Mexico . It was a spectacular 3 Month Tour. I was heading to Ushiaia but had to stop and head home and will continue from Loreto to Ushiaia in September 2024
02-19-24 | 07:47 AM
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Sounds like a great trip. Nice scenery!
Not certain which particular route you chose, but ... Just wondering, in the photo of you at sunrise (?) with the mountains behind you, is that the Anza Borrego wilderness just north of the US/MX border?
Of course, the trip all the way to Ushiaia, Tierra del Fuego, will be spectacular. Dang. Only way (these days) I'd ever be capable of making such a trip would be with a set of car keys. Envious.
Not certain which particular route you chose, but ... Just wondering, in the photo of you at sunrise (?) with the mountains behind you, is that the Anza Borrego wilderness just north of the US/MX border?
Of course, the trip all the way to Ushiaia, Tierra del Fuego, will be spectacular. Dang. Only way (these days) I'd ever be capable of making such a trip would be with a set of car keys. Envious.
04-01-24 | 06:12 AM
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Beautiful photographs, STR. Amazing landscapes. A dirt road cyclists' paradise. 
Which part of Spain, where these last two pics were taken?
Which part of Spain, where these last two pics were taken?
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