My Tierra del Fuego. From a logistical point of view visiting Tierra del Fuego on a motorcycle requires patience, a good attitude and a little bit of time. Virtually the only way to get on the island is to pass through Chile. So this means over the period of any stay one must cross the […]
Leaving Ushuaia in the rain. I pulled up the stakes today and took a lazily route out of Ushuaia. For the first time in five days it rained. Of course. When I’m going to ride. It wasn’t a hard pelting rain, just a nuisance. I didn’t like the pic I grabbed coming into town earlier […]
The sunrise this morning over the channel really sent chills through my road worn and weary body. I wandered the streets. Watched people. And continued to contemplate my whereabouts and my next destination. Some people never stray from the main drag in Ushuaia. Today I actually walked up and down the tourist laden stretch of […]
Tierra del Fuego – Official Flag of this Argentina Province So I am at the bottom of the world. What should I do next? First things first. Mark and I did a short ride through the other parts of Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego. And then spent the better part of an hour or less […]
Ushuaia is much more than a sign at the end of the road. So here I am. In Ushuaia. Luck and good fortune allowed me to reconnect with Bepe, my long lost friend from a year and a half ago in Alaska. But the beauty of adventure motorcycle travel is the camaraderie and friends old […]
Wild Guanaco’s grazing the pampas of Tierra del Fuego with the ominous mountains rimming the horizon. Tierra del Fuego. I lost count how many times I said this phrase when answering the questions of where I was headed. Land of Fire. Magellan named it as such because of the plumes of smoke and flames that […]
I spent the better part of the morning using the wireless at my favorite coffee shop/confiteria here in El Calafate. So the plan of an early start simply meant an early start catching up on the e-mail and blog while throwing in some photo editing. It’s getting tougher to keep this blog up to date. […]
I was too tired from the days trek to do anything about the predicament I was in. I was certain there was no one with the capacity to weld aluminum in this town. Yet I needed to straighten the bracket so that the Jesse bag could hang straight and offer unencumbered access to the fuel […]
An early start this morning put me on the trail toward Fitz Roy earlier than the “crowds” I’d meet along my trek later this afternoon. The crisp cool air and painted blue sky with just a hint of fluffy clouds made for a perfect morning. I packed my day pack with some bread, trail mix, […]
Reflecting on the early part of my journey when I rode the Alaskan Highway through Northern BC, the Yukon and to Haines, and then the Canadian Rockies and down through Glacier National Park into Montana, I’m remember how much the mountains, snow, ice and vast expansiveness of these natural settings captivates me. In one post […]
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