In the Reserva Ecológica El Ángel, on Ecuador’s border with Colombia, a legion of velvet-leafed frailejón appear and disappear in the páramo mist, as it rises and falls across the tundra like an ocean tide.
I ride alone, stopping to …
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These thoughts were penned while riding a Surly Pugsley from Patagonia to Cuzco, Peru – it’s only now that I’ve got round to posting them. During this last trip in Ecuador I’ve been aboard a Surly Krampus. Thoughts on …
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I count Cotopaxi National Park amongst my favourite places in Ecuador – and even South America.
Sure, it’s not exactly off the beaten track, popular as it is with climbers attempting to scale the perfectly conical Volcán Cotopaxi – up …
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I haven’t had the chance to update the blog recently. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t been riding…
Between living the good life on the farm in Palugo, the dirt road obsession continues. For the most part, I’ve been …
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This is just a reminder that I’ve set up a Tumblr Edition for While Out Riding, with more of a photographic leaning than the standard website. It can be accessed via the homepage, or at the top of the menu …
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Following on from our Quilatoa loop, Nancy, Sage and I merged forces with the Dammer brothers and their extended family tribe. In any shape or form, this would have been a wonderful outing. In any shape or form, our first …
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Bus to Latacongua/Zumbahua then bike Quilatoa – Chugchillan – Isinlivi – Toacaso
So… despite the ride being officially ‘over’, I’ve found myself back in South America once more. It seems I can’t escape this continent. A free return air ticket, …
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(The following account dates from way, way back in September… Much has happened since then, including a return to New Mexico, and an exodus to Ecuador. But before I can play catch up, this post concludes my attempts at dirt …
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(The trip’s officially ‘over’, I’m back in New Mexico, but there’s still a few posts I’ve yet to upload… This missive comes to you courtesy of VSCO’s Kodak Gold emulation, because I was feeling nostalgic)
La Paz – Achacachi – …
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Sajama – Tambo Quemado – Quebrada Allane – Visviti – Charaña – Vichaya – Viacha – La Paz (see Andes by Bike).
As has become our habit, the route we follow to La Paz isn’t especially direct. Initially it …
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