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Day 574 ‐ Mar 1, 2023
Day 573 ‐ Feb 28, 2023

52 km
Day 570 ‐ Feb 25, 2023

225 km
Day 369 ‐ Feb 24, 2023

108 km
Day 568 ‐ Feb 23, 2023

139 km
Day 565 ‐ Feb 20, 2023

125 km
Day 564, Chile ‐ Feb 19, 2023

135 km
Day 563 ‐ Feb 18, 2023

104 km
Day 558 ‐ Feb 12, 2023
Day 562 ‐ Feb 17, 2023

87 km
Day 561 ‐ Feb 16, 2023

106 km
Day 559 ‐ Feb 14, 2023

118 km
Day 557 ‐ Feb 12, 2023

228 km
Day 554 ‐ Feb 9, 2023

39 km
Day 553 ‐ Feb 8, 2023

8 km
Day 552 ‐ Feb 7, 2023

29 km
Day 550 ‐ Feb 5, 2023

70 km
Day 549 ‐ Feb 4, 2023

121 km
Day 548 ‐ Feb 3, 2023

79 km
Day 547 ‐ Feb 2, 2023

80 km
Day 544 ‐ Jan 30, 2023

86 km
Day 543 ‐ Jan 29, 2023

105 km
Day 542 ‐ Jan 28, 2023

128 km
Day 542 ‐ Jan 27, 2023

153 km
Day 538, Chile ‐ Jan 24, 2023

49 km
Day 537 ‐ Jan 23, 2023

113 km
Day 536 ‐ Jan 22, 2023

91 km
Day 535 ‐ Jan 21, 2023

153 km
Day 534 ‐ Jan 20, 2023

146 km
Day 533 ‐ Jan 19, 2023

93 km
Day 532 ‐ Jan 18, 2023

146 km
Day 529 ‐ Jan 15, 2023

126 km
Day 528 ‐ Jan 14, 2023

136 km
Day 526 ‐ Jan 12, 2023

151 km
Day 525 ‐ Jan 11, 2023

171 km
Day 524 ‐ Jan 10, 2023

151 km
Day 523 ‐ Jan 9, 2023

123 km
Day 522 ‐ Jan 8, 2023

287 km
Day 519 ‐ Jan 5, 2023

179 km
Day 516 ‐ Jan 2, 2023

148 km
Day 515 ‐ Jan 1, 2023

156 km
Day 511 ‐ Dec 28, 2022

171 km
Day 510 ‐ Dec 27, 2022

72 km
Day 509 ‐ Dec 26, 2022

51 km
Day 508 ‐ Dec 25, 2022

48 km
Day 507 ‐ Dec 24, 2022

64 km
Day 506 ‐ Dec 23, 2022

24 km
Day 505 ‐ Dec 22, 2022

59 km
Day 504 ‐ Dec 21, 2022

85 km
Day 500 ‐ Dec 17, 2022

88 km
Day 499 ‐ Dec 16, 2022

61 km
Day 497 ‐ Dec 14, 2022

51 km
Day 498 ‐ Dec 15, 2022

63 km
Day 496 ‐ Dec 13, 2022

29 km
Day 495 ‐ Dec 12, 2022

43 km
Day 494 ‐ Dec 11, 2022

40 km
Day 492 ‐ Dec 9, 2022

35 km
Day 491 ‐ Dec 8, 2022

31 km
Day 490 ‐ Dec 7, 2022

34 km
Day 489 ‐ Dec 6, 2022

33 km
Day 488 ‐ Dec 5, 2022

51 km
Day 487 ‐ Dec 4, 2022

64 km
Day 486 ‐ Dec 3, 2022

68 km
Day 485 ‐ Dec 2, 2022

75 km
Day 484 ‐ Dec 1, 2022

62 km
Day 483 ‐ Nov 30, 2022

63 km
Day 482 ‐ Nov 29, 2022

47 km
Day 473 ‐ Nov 20, 2022

74 km
Day 472 ‐ Nov 19, 2022

60 km
Day 471 ‐ Nov 18, 2022

50 km
Day 470 ‐ Nov 17, 2022

54 km
Day 469 ‐ Nov 16, 2022

47 km
Day 468 ‐ Nov 15, 2022

70 km
Day 467 ‐ Nov 14, 2022

121 km
Day 463 ‐ Nov 10, 2022

126 km
Day 462 ‐ Nov 9, 2022

68 km
Day 461 ‐ Nov 8, 2022

44 km
Day 460 ‐ Nov 7, 2022

49 km
Day 459 ‐ Nov 6, 2022

55 km
Day 458 ‐ Nov 5, 2022

88 km
Day 457 ‐ Nov 4, 2022

45 km
Day 456 ‐ Nov 3, 2022

66 km
Day 455 ‐ Nov 2, 2022

46 km
Day 453 ‐ Oct 31, 2022

71 km
Day 452 ‐ Oct 30, 2022

71 km
Day 450 ‐ Oct 28, 2022

97 km
Day 449 ‐ Oct 27, 2022

111 km
Day 448 ‐ Oct 26, 2022

141 km
Day 447 ‐ Oct 25, 2022

112 km
Day 413 ‐ Sep 21, 2022

72 km
Day 412 ‐ Sep 20, 2022

114 km
Day 411 ‐ Sep 19, 2022

156 km
Day 410 ‐ Sep 18, 2022

68 km
Day 408 ‐ Sep 16, 2022

50 km
Day 407 ‐ Sep 15, 2022

72 km
Day 406 ‐ Sep 14, 2022

67 km
Day 405 ‐ Sep 13, 2022

73 km
Day 404 ‐ Sep 12, 2022

58 km
Day 403 ‐ Sep 11, 2022

61 km
Day 402 ‐ Sep 10, 2022

101 km
Day 401 ‐ Sep 9, 2022

46 km
Day 400 ‐ Sep 8, 2022

91 km
Day 399 ‐ Sep 7, 2022

108 km
Day 398 ‐ Sep 6, 2022

75 km
Day 394 ‐ Sep 2, 2022

62 km
Day 393 ‐ Sep 1, 2022

66 km
Day 392 ‐ Aug 31, 2022

48 km
Day 391 ‐ Aug 30, 2022

42 km
Day 390 ‐ Aug 29, 2022

78 km
Day 389 ‐ Aug 28, 2022

55 km
Day 388 ‐ Aug 27, 2022

96 km
Day 387 ‐ Aug 26, 2022

47 km
Day 386 ‐ Aug 25, 2022

37 km
Day 385 ‐ Aug 24, 2022

72 km
Day 382 ‐ Aug 21, 2022

62 km
Day 381 ‐ Aug 20, 2022

48 km
Day 380 ‐ Aug 19, 2022

56 km
Day 379 ‐ Aug 18, 2022

83 km
Day 378 ‐ Aug 17, 2022

25 km
Day 377 ‐ Aug 16, 2022

55 km
Day 373 ‐ Aug 12, 2022

36 km
Day 372 ‐ Aug 11, 2022

86 km
Day 371 ‐ Aug 10, 2022

67 km
Day 370 ‐ Aug 9, 2022

37 km
Day 369 ‐ Aug 8, 2022

47 km
Day 366 ‐ Aug 5, 2022

122 km
Day 365 ‐ Aug 4, 2022

75 km
Day 364 ‐ Aug 3, 2022

67 km
Day 363 ‐ Aug 2, 2022

55 km
Day 362 ‐ Aug 1, 2022

86 km
Day 361 ‐ Jul 31, 2022

74 km
Day 360 ‐ Jul 30, 2022

67 km
Day 358 ‐ Jul 28, 2022

29 km
Day 257 ‐ Jul 27, 2022

103 km
Day 356 ‐ Jul 26, 2022

122 km
Day 355 ‐ Jul 25, 2022

68 km
Day 354 ‐ Jul 24, 2022

154 km
Day 352 ‐ Jul 22, 2022

41 km
Day 351 ‐ Jul 21, 2022

106 km
Day 350 ‐ Jul 20, 2022

118 km
Day 349 ‐ Jul 19, 2022

145 km
Day 348 ‐ Jul 18, 2022

155 km
Day 345 ‐ Jul 15, 2022

78 km
Day 344 ‐ Jul 14, 2022

100 km
Day 343 ‐ Jul 13, 2022

99 km
Day 341 ‐ Jul 11, 2022

63 km
Day 340 ‐ Jul 10, 2022

29 km
Day 339 ‐ Jul 9, 2022
Day 338 ‐ Jul 8, 2022

77 km
Day 337 ‐ Jul 7, 2022

62 km
Day 336 ‐ Jul 6, 2022

72 km
Day 335 ‐ Jul 5, 2022

45 km
Day 334 ‐ Jul 4, 2022

54 km
Day 333 ‐ Jul 3, 2022

69 km
Day 332 ‐ Jul 2, 2022

26 km
Day 331 ‐ Jul 1, 2022
Day 330 ‐ Jun 30, 2022

59 km
Day 329 ‐ Jun 29, 2022

27.4 km
Day 326 ‐ Jun 26, 2022

59 km
Day 325 ‐ Jun 25, 2022
Day 324 ‐ Jun 24, 2022

95 km
Day 323 ‐ Jun 23, 2022

36 km
Day 322 ‐ Jun 22, 2022

13 km
Day 321 ‐ Jun 21, 2022

95 km
Day 320 ‐ Jun 19, 2022

21 km
Day 319

76 km

I am giving up :(

Dear readers, I must admit the title is a bit of a click bait. Be honest, who of you had the initial thought that I would announce the end of the trip? While this would obviously be totally okay... I...
Day 318 ‐ Jun 18, 2022

75 km
Day 317 ‐ Jun 17, 2022
Day 316 ‐ Jun 16, 2022

135 km
Day 315 ‐ Jun 15, 2022

108 km
Day 314 ‐ Jun 14, 2022

141 km
Day 313 ‐ Jun 13, 2022

53 km
Day 312 ‐ Jun 12, 2022

104 km
Day 311 ‐ Jun 11, 2022

169 km
Day 304 ‐ Jun 3, 2022

85 km
Day 303

83 km
Day 302 ‐ Jun 2, 2022

108 km
Day 301 ‐ Jun 1, 2022

92 km
Day 300 ‐ May 31, 2022

45 km
Day 298 ‐ May 29, 2022

51 km
Day 297 ‐ May 28, 2022

47 km
Day 296 ‐ May 27, 2022

31 km
Day 295 ‐ May 26, 2022

32 km
Day 294 ‐ May 25, 2022

70 km
Day 293 ‐ May 24, 2022

132 km
Day 290 ‐ May 20, 2022
Day 289

145 km
Day 288 ‐ May 19, 2022

83 km
Day 287 ‐ May 18, 2022

134 km
Day 286 ‐ May 17, 2022

168 km
Day 284 ‐ May 15, 2022

184 km
Day 277 ‐ May 8, 2022
Day 276 ‐ May 7, 2022

29 km

+19

Panama
Day 275 ‐ May 6, 2022

172 km
Day 274 ‐ May 5, 2022

108 km
Day 273 ‐ May 4, 2022

136 km
Day 272 ‐ May 3, 2022

93 km
Day 271 ‐ May 2, 2022

75 km
Day 270 ‐ May 1, 2022

192 km

+12

Costa Rica
Day 269 ‐ Apr 30, 2022

136 km
Day 268 ‐ Apr 29, 2022

147 km
Day 267 ‐ Apr 28, 2022

76 km
Day 266 ‐ Apr 27, 2022

123 km
Day 265 ‐ Apr 25, 2022

+15

Nicaragua
Day 264

103 km
Day 263 ‐ Apr 24, 2022

117 km
Day 261 ‐ Apr 21, 2022
Day 260

175 km
Day 259 ‐ Apr 20, 2022

111 km

+4

Honduras
Day 258 ‐ Apr 19, 2022

56 km

+21

El Salvador
Day 257 ‐ Apr 18, 2022

183 km
Day 254 ‐ Apr 15, 2022

82 km
Day 253 ‐ Apr 14, 2022

45 km
Day 252 ‐ Apr 13, 2022
Day 251 ‐ Apr 12, 2022

72 km
Day 250 ‐ Apr 11, 2022

135 km

+48

Guatemala
Day 246 ‐ Apr 7, 2022

Day 245-246

Side-adventure day! Going to climb some vulcanos, spend my night on 4000m, watch El Fuego erupt during the night time and watch a supposedly spectacular sunrise up there [fingers crossed!]. There you...
Day 245 ‐ Apr 6, 2022
Day 244 ‐ Apr 5, 2022

85 km

Day 244

The night was a pain! I was camping on the lawn of a hotel in Panajachel and a crowd of street dogs were barking at me from litterally a meter next to my tent all night. I was definitly considering ma...
Day 243 ‐ Apr 4, 2022

7 km

Day 242-243

I take a full day off the bike at the lake. Morning swim at sunrise. The water shivers golden. Beautiful views of three inactive vulcanos surrounding the lake. Very pleasant scenery and the campground...
Day 242 ‐ Apr 3, 2022
Day 241 ‐ Apr 2, 2022

70 km

Day 241

Uhm... climbing, heat, traffic, hustle, bustle, climbing, heat, traffic, hustle, bustle? Oh wait a second, gotta cut out the traffic, hustle and bustle, today. Actually also cut the heat, as we are hi...
Day 240 ‐ Apr 1, 2022

76 km

Day 240

Early start, climbing, heat, traffic, hustle, bustle, climbing, heat, traffic, hustle, bustle... The second day in Guatemala and on the PanAm continues challenging and exhausting in terms of riding. J...
Day 239 ‐ Mar 31, 2022

75 km

Day 239

I get up around 5AM to get an early start and ride at least the first few hours with pleasant temperatures. After visiting the small, non-commercial coffee plantation of Jaimes family and having a nic...
Day 238 ‐ Mar 30, 2022

99 km

Day 238

Border crossing day! It has been almost three month since I´ve entered Mexico. Three month without the somewhat nerve wrecking situation that a border crossing usually entails. However, I am feeling t...
Day 237 ‐ Mar 28, 2022

Day 237

To give my body the right time to readjust I spend a rest day in Comitan. Comitan is another Pueblo Machico but is a nice contrast to San Cristóbal as it is not all that touristy [don't spot a single...
Day 236

102 km

Day 236

Phew, I've been stuck in San Cristóbal for 10 days! As much as I would love to tell you that I worked through all my blog posts, there was unfortunately a rather unpleasant reason for the delay. I got...
Day 225 ‐ Mar 17, 2022

57 km

Uhm, hi there... just rode 4000km through Mexico...

Dear readers, been fairly quite here for a while... myriad of reasons... not gonna fall back to a mode of justifying myself here. I am past that. I just flickered through my Instagram all the way back...
Day 224 ‐ Mar 16, 2022

49 km
Day 223 ‐ Mar 15, 2022

130 km
Day 222 ‐ Mar 14, 2022

118 km
Day 221 ‐ Mar 13, 2022

66 km
Day 217 ‐ Mar 9, 2022

14 km
Day 216 ‐ Mar 8, 2022

76 km
Day 215 ‐ Mar 7, 2022

76 km
Day 212 ‐ Mar 4, 2022

33 km
Day 211 ‐ Mar 3, 2022

50 km
Day 210 ‐ Mar 2, 2022

60 km
Day 209 ‐ Mar 1, 2022

38 km
Day 208 ‐ Feb 28, 2022

108 km
Day 205 ‐ Feb 25, 2022

82 km
Day 204 ‐ Feb 24, 2022

55 km
Day 203 ‐ Feb 23, 2022

42 km
Day 202 ‐ Feb 22, 2022

38 km
Day 201 ‐ Feb 21, 2022

71 km
Day 200 ‐ Feb 20, 2022

48 km
Day 199 ‐ Feb 19, 2022

77 km
Day 198 ‐ Feb 18, 2022
Day 197 ‐ Feb 17, 2022

84 km
Day 196 ‐ Feb 16, 2022

74 km
Day 193 ‐ Feb 13, 2022

11 km
Day 192 ‐ Feb 12, 2022

95 km
Day 191 ‐ Feb 11, 2022

112 km
Day 190 ‐ Feb 10, 2022

120 km
Day 189 ‐ Feb 9, 2022

52 km
Day 188 ‐ Feb 8, 2022
Day 187 ‐ Feb 7, 2022

48 km
Day 186 ‐ Feb 6, 2022

25 km
Day 185 ‐ Feb 5, 2022

79 km
Day 184 ‐ Feb 4, 2022

4 km
Day 183 ‐ Feb 3, 2022

98 km
Day 182 ‐ Feb 2, 2022

140 km
Day 180 ‐ Jan 31, 2022

80 km
Day 179 ‐ Jan 30, 2022

118 km
Day 178 ‐ Jan 29, 2022

151 km
Day 177 ‐ Jan 28, 2022
Day 176 ‐ Jan 27, 2022

150 km

Day 176

After a frosty night with - 2 degrees, I quickly get ready in the morning. With yesterdays mishap it is very uncertain how this day is going to enfold [kind of like everyday but just that tiny bit mor...
Day 175 ‐ Jan 26, 2022

108 km

Day 175

I start the day at sunrise and am back on the road an hour later [that's 9AM in the new time zone which suits my preferences a bit better]. All set for what I hope to be finally a day of good progress...
Day 174 ‐ Jan 25, 2022

94 km

Day 174

I did spend half the night finally uploading the last pictures from my ride through the US. Gomez Palacio was the first town so far where I had decent wifi. If you haven't noticed, make sure to check...
Day 173 ‐ Jan 24, 2022

118 km

Day 173

6:30AM my alarm rings. It's pitch black. It is supposed to be dawn. What's wrong? It takes a while until I realize I must have switched the time zone and my phone adjusted automatically. Alright, so a...
Day 172 ‐ Jan 23, 2022

93 km

Day 172

The night camping was a true retreat. It was calm and the star sky was just fantastic again. I am up early - nice and refreshed. Unfortunately there often is a trade off. Sleeping only with the inner...
Day 171 ‐ Jan 22, 2022

116 km

Day 171

I still don't have a real idea where to go. However, I have to decide it here in Parral since I must chose to either go further east or south to Durango. I tried to do a bit of research [kind of a fir...
Day 170 ‐ Jan 21, 2022

109 km

Day 170

Instead of having my regular breakfast oats I give the little restaurant in the basement of the hotel a visit. Coffee [hot water and a few spoons of instant coffee] and Huevos Rancheros, my favorite M...
Day 169 ‐ Jan 20, 2022

103 km

Day 168 - 169

I booked two nights in Guachochie right away. I knew I had to properly fix my front tire to make it work for another 2000km [a brand new set of tires and self sealing tubes will await Klaus in Mexico...
Day 168 ‐ Jan 19, 2022
Day 167 ‐ Jan 18, 2022

94 km

Day 167

Apart from a few cars passing by with loud and to me funny Mexican music [to me it always sounds like a Mexican version of Oktoberfest music], it was a calm night. With 5 degrees it's chilly, though....
Day 166 ‐ Jan 17, 2022

31 km

Day 164 - 166

After Casas Grandes and Creel also being named as such, Batopilas is the first "Pueblo Magico" that is truly magical to me. Quite a few places in Mexico get that title in order to promote tourism. Bat...
Day 164 ‐ Jan 15, 2022
Day 163 ‐ Jan 14, 2022

54 km

Day 163

Despite sleeping basically on the road I had a good night. In the chilly morning hours I make it on top of the major climb towards Batopilas and reach the first and only road sign of the whole trip. &...
Day 162 ‐ Jan 13, 2022

44 km

Day 162

The night on top was great. There was no traffic at night, I had the viewpoint called Gallego all to myself. The nights are also fairly chilly with 0 to 5 degrees which makes for great sleeping. I sle...
Day 161 ‐ Jan 12, 2022

77 km

Day 161

The first night wild camping in Mexico was so so. I think I was a bit paranoid and interpreted a bit too much in the sounds I heard. But well, since I had roughly 12 hours to get the sleep I need, I g...
Day 160 ‐ Jan 11, 2022

66 km

Day 160

I leave Creel in the morning hours headed to San Rafael. Even though the climbs don't even show up as such on the elevation profile it is quite some strenuous hill riding today. I reach Divisadero de...
Day 159 ‐ Jan 10, 2022

Day 159

Creel, the gateway to Las Barrancas des Cobre [Copper Canyons], has the reputation to be rather touristy. However, I don't see a single western tourist [a plus] and it appears fairly run-down [a surpr...
Day 158 ‐ Jan 9, 2022

164 km

Day 158

My room was facing a main street. It was a laud weekend night. Mexico is loud. Dogs, music, firecrackers... All night. The morning is the complete opposite. As I set out at 8AM and make my way out of...
Day 157 ‐ Jan 8, 2022

105 km

Day 157

As I wake up I don't feel well for the very first time of the trip, headaches, stomach aches. Feels like dehydration despite the fact I bucketed down water and sports drinks yesterday. Seems like it w...
Day 156 ‐ Jan 7, 2022

142 km

Day 156

When I wake up in the morning my rear tire lost air again. After yesterday's 2 hour patching mission I don't feel like touching the bike again. It did not lose all much so I decide to just re-pump and...
Day 155 ‐ Jan 6, 2022

92 km

Day 153 - 155

The stay in Nuevas Casas is quite uneventful, I have a few phone calls, write for my blog, eat a lot of tacos, visit the archeological site called Paquimé, that was recommended to me by the border off...
Day 152 ‐ Jan 3, 2022

61 km

Day 152

Qick announcement from the future: I finally reached a town with proper wifi and uploaded all the remaining pictures from Utah and Arizona make sure to check them out in the folder "Lower 48". -------...
Day 151 ‐ Jan 2, 2022

123 km

+154

USA, Lower 48

Day 151

I am taking a fairly remote border crossing to Mexico, Antelope Wells. 70km from the first town in the US [Hachita], 70km to the first town in Mexico [Janos]. In that regard it is even more remote tha...
Day 150 ‐ Jan 1, 2022

127 km

Day 148 - 150

Initially I planned to stay just for a night at Rons place in Portal before heading to Mexico. Well, one thing led to another and I ended up staying three nights and spending New Years with him and hi...
Day 148 ‐ Dec 30, 2021
Day 147 ‐ Dec 29, 2021

72 km

Day 146 - 147

Still keeping a loose format here. Rather uneventful days anyway... Hitting the road feels weird for the very first time. I am not relaxed at all and constantly monitor the traffic with concerns. So t...
Day 146 ‐ Dec 28, 2021

82 km
Day 142 - 145 ‐ Dec 24, 2021

Day 142 - 145

So after yesterdays I promised a Merry Christmas story. Since I am already far behind and it's time to get to Mexico not only on the map but also with the posts here, bare with me on my loose format....
Day 141 ‐ Dec 23, 2021

137 km

Day 141

After a warm night [with 10 degrees almost too warm, but don't want to complain] at a rest area outside of Globe, I am back on the road. It's my last day before Christmas and with just a few hills lef...
Day 140 ‐ Dec 22, 2021

119 km

Day 140

By 7:30AM I am back on the road. With 8 degrees it feels almost warm. I feel that I had two beers last night. Klaus is happy with his brand new rear tire [he also skipped the beer...]. Roughly 120km a...
Day 139 ‐ Dec 21, 2021

89 km

Day 139

Despite the altitude the night was indeed mild, probably somewhere around freezing, and I get an early start. The road through the forest remains incredibly bumpy and also very muddy. Klaus and I get...
Day 138 ‐ Dec 20, 2021

71 km

Day 138

With the temperatures still beeing under - 5 at 9AM I am breaking my "early start motel rule" once again. I have a second birthday call with Ilma and her family instead and continue eating. I get goin...
Day 137 ‐ Dec 19, 2021

156 km

Day 137

It was cold, really cold tonight [I know, it gets repetitive]. I took my bike computer inside to check the temperatures every now and then. -12 degrees was the minimum and that's inside... Remember wh...
Day 136 ‐ Dec 18, 2021

92 km

Day 136

The night was cold. The very first night I actually felt it unpleasantly. I have not been freezing but certainly cold, despite the fact I was wearing all my clothes. To me that's a clear sign that tem...
Day 135 ‐ Dec 17, 2021

95 km

Day 135

Already well before sunrise I get up and go for a nice little walk down the rim of the Gooseneck State Park. It's still very cold but I simply couldn't lay flat anymore. Do you know the sluggish feeli...
Day 134 ‐ Dec 16, 2021

46 km

Day 134

I was thinking back and forth whether I should make up for the slightly disastrous start in the Valley of the Gods with a third night or should go on. In the morning I decide to play it safe [don't wa...
Day 133 ‐ Dec 15, 2021

Day 133

Well, yesterday did not really end with going to bed. Throughout the evening the wind picked up immensely. I had to go out every 30 minutes to readjust the storm lines of the tent... It's shaking like...
Day 132 ‐ Dec 14, 2021

84 km

Day 132

While huffing through the rough day of yesterday I was trying to figure out why it hit me so particularly hard. I was physically well rested after three great days with Liz in Moab. I've been riding t...
Day 131 ‐ Dec 13, 2021

130 km

Day 131

After a nice last breakfast with Liz I leave the house by sunset. Packed with a nice lunch I am headed towards Blanding where I was lucky to get hold of warmshowers hosts Carla and Mark. It's just 130...
Day 129 ‐ Dec 11, 2021

Day 128 - 130

I spend three amazing days in the area around Moab with the beautiful home of Liz as my home base. Despite being super busy with her pottery studio with Christmas coming up, she is the perfect host. T...
Day 129
Day 128 ‐ Dec 10, 2021

47 km
Day 127 ‐ Dec 9, 2021

197 km

Day 127

7AM, I pull aside the curtains of my motel room. Foggy, grey, heavy sleet. After watching the mix of rain and snowflakes for a few moments I close the curtains and go back to bed. Early starts are mas...
Day 126 ‐ Dec 8, 2021

129 km

Day 126

Summit day! With the first rays of light I sneak out of the comfy little home of Kira and dog Otis. While making my way out of Provo and towards Spanish Fork I already see a few wind turbines placed r...
Day 125 ‐ Dec 7, 2021

97 km

Day 124 - 125

I've spent a relaxing rest day in Salt Lake City checking out the city and being fed delicious meals by Julie and Lou. I also just came in time for Julie's Christmas cookie baking operations. Thank yo...
Day 124 ‐ Dec 6, 2021
Day 123 ‐ Dec 5, 2021

163 km

Day 123

With 160km to go I start nice and early after a rather mild night in the salt flats of the Great Salt Lake Desert. With good conditions [slight tail wind and a dead flat road] the milage should not be...
Day 122 ‐ Dec 4, 2021

108 km

Day 122

The day starts in the middle of the night. Around 1AM horse neighing very close by. It's dark but about 20m from my tent I see the black siluetes of a few horses in front of the bright star sky. I've...
Day 121 ‐ Dec 3, 2021

62 km

Day 121

With -10 degrees it has been a rather frosty night which I mainly attribute to the altitude of roughly 2000m. On the flip side the warmth of the sun also seems to reach me earlier. By 8AM it's already...
Day 120 ‐ Dec 2, 2021

138 km

Day 120

Despite my self-inflicted motel aspiration to pull out two big days I get going late-ish by 9am. I switched time zones again back to pacific time so it's about an hour after sunrise. Still freezing. I...
Day 119 ‐ Dec 1, 2021

165 km

Day 119

The night was so so. Dogs barking the whole night made for lot of wake-ups. With 165km to go to Elko, the first bigger town in Nevada, I have two options today. Rocking the distance and arrive in Elko...
Day 118 ‐ Nov 30, 2021

95 km

Day 118

With 95km left to the next town named Owyhee I start the remaining climb just after sunrise. The road is straight for the most part and seems endless. It disappears on the horizon in the wide landscap...
Day 117 ‐ Nov 29, 2021

129 km

Day 117

After 3 days of being fed delicious Thanksgiving leftover meals and a wonderful time at Rachel's and Patrick's home I leave Boise just before sunrise. The two have been amazing hosts and very inspirat...
Day 114 ‐ Nov 26, 2021
Day 113 ‐ Nov 25, 2021

229 km

Day 113

I get up early to leave well warmed up with the first rays of daylight. 7:30AM I start into a freezing -6 degree morning. Before hitting the road I take my time to shoot some photos in Unity that I al...
Day 112 ‐ Nov 24, 2021

98 km

Day 112

As expected the shifting doesn't work in the freezing morning. Back in the sun also Klaus warms up again and I have a nice ride through the valley of Middle Fork John Day River. I see lots of deer [al...
Day 111 ‐ Nov 23, 2021

99 km

Day 111

Instead of snow it rained half of the rather mild night of 2 degrees and continues in the morning. Since my rides on the Pacific coast I have a rather adverse relationship with rain and I struggle a b...
Day 110 ‐ Nov 22, 2021

106 km

Day 110

Phew, what a day of ups and downs. I realize there is a major difference between finance [downs feel much worse than ups feel good] and bike traveling [ups feel much better than downs feel bad]. Up: E...
Day 109 ‐ Nov 21, 2021

70 km

Day 109

In the morning everything is frozen. My water bottles are ice blocks. Based on my feeling I had colder nights before. I think it's just the fact the nights are so much longer now. Hence, more time to...
Day 108 ‐ Nov 20, 2021

56 km

Day 108

After a good night at Deschutes River it's time to leave mighty Columbia River behind and disappear on the backroads. I slept at a State Park campground. Unfortunately, all facilities are closed for t...
Day 107 ‐ Nov 19, 2021

55 km

Day 107

After sitting out the rain in the morning I am back on the road by 9:30AM. By noon I reach The Dalles [that I keep mispronouncing "The Dallas" instead of "The Dalls"] where I have some fast food, coff...
Day 106 ‐ Nov 18, 2021

76 km

Day 106

I slept quick and easy in a sheltered spot at a hiker rest area. What I didn't see last night though, were the railway tracks about 10 meters behind the shelter. So every other hour a super loud diese...
Day 105 ‐ Nov 17, 2021

74 km

Day 105

The next stage of this trip will go eastwards to Idaho. Certainly one of the more unconventional routes around this time a year but I am eager to give it a shot. My initial dream would have been the G...
Day 103 ‐ Nov 15, 2021

Day 70-103

"Eat the frog first!" is what Ilma told me today on the phone while I was whining about my delay on the blog. Last night I slept 16 hours [it was raining from afternoon till 8AM in the morning]. I cou...
Day 102 ‐ Nov 14, 2021

156 km
Day 101 ‐ Nov 13, 2021

155 km
Day 100 ‐ Nov 12, 2021

70 km
Day 99 ‐ Nov 11, 2021

157 km
Day 97 ‐ Nov 9, 2021

74 km
Day 96 ‐ Nov 8, 2021

86 km
Day 94 ‐ Nov 6, 2021

38 km

+121

Canada
Day 93 ‐ Nov 5, 2021

75 km
Day 91 ‐ Nov 4, 2021

133 km
Day 90 ‐ Nov 2, 2021
Day 89 ‐ Nov 1, 2021

64 km
Day 88 ‐ Oct 31, 2021

36 km
Day 87 ‐ Oct 30, 2021

80 km
Day 86 ‐ Oct 29, 2021

86 km
Day 81 ‐ Oct 24, 2021

52 km
Day 79 ‐ Oct 22, 2021
Day 78 ‐ Oct 21, 2021
Day 77 ‐ Oct 20, 2021
Day 76 ‐ Oct 19, 2021
Day 75 ‐ Oct 18, 2021
Day 74 ‐ Oct 17, 2021
Day 73 ‐ Oct 16, 2021
Day 72 ‐ Oct 15, 2021
Day 70 ‐ Oct 13, 2021
Day 69 ‐ Oct 12, 2021

102 km

Day 69

I patch up Klaus in the morning and get going early. 100km to go to Vancouver. Generally not a big deal on pavement but with Klaus crumbling and still no shifting I don`t want to waste too much time....
Day 68 ‐ Oct 11, 2021

78 km

Day 68

After a good night [and good beer] at the Beer Farm I start into the frosty morning of Thanksgiving Monday. Rather early I reach Pemberton - back on pavement, back in proper civilization. Phew, after...
Day 67 ‐ Oct 10, 2021

75 km

Day 67

After a wet night I start into a beautiful sunny morning with spectacular mountain views. The morning also starts with a refreshing 1000m elevation gain over Hurley pass. Unfortunately my shifters giv...
Day 66 ‐ Oct 9, 2021

61 km

Day 66

At 3AM I wake up to incredible wind and snowfall. At least the wind quite surprises me since I am in a narrow valley surrounded by 4 large mountains. By morning however, the snow is already gone and I...
Day 65 ‐ Oct 8, 2021

69 km

Day 65

---- A quick announcement to my dear readers from future me before I continue with today's story: It's quite apparent that I got a bit delayed over here. Thanks for baring with me. I just have rough n...
Day 64 ‐ Oct 7, 2021

42 km

Day 64

I wake up in a rather spectacular scenery at Farewell Canyon. Yesterday I set up camp at a viewing point located on a cliff about 100m above the raging and ice blue Chilcotin River. Some yellow leaved...
Day 63 ‐ Oct 6, 2021

70 km

Day 63

The morning mission is clear! The mud clogging up the disc brakes combined with the many steep downhills yesterday made some brake maintenance inevitable. After more than 5000km this is totally fine....
Day 62 ‐ Oct 5, 2021

98 km

Day 62

The first day of the third month on this trip starts with a wet morning. It rained half the night and continues the first half of the day. Not such a big deal anymore. By now I found my routines handl...
Day 61 ‐ Oct 4, 2021

76 km

Day 61

It's Monday, so I call the weekend over as well and decide to slowly get going again after the easy and relaxing last days [still no kilometer counting and no highways, I promise]. Today that will mai...
Day 60 ‐ Oct 3, 2021

65 km

Day 60

It's Sunday, October 3rd, Germanys national holiday - what a bummer that it's on a Sunday this year [well for me that doesn't matter for obvious reasons but I do feel with my German readers.]! I celeb...
Day 59 ‐ Oct 2, 2021

56 km

Day 59

I initially planned to take a two, three day rest in Prince George after that big push south and make an informed decision on my further interinary through Canada. I have two options in mind: 1. Conti...
Day 57 ‐ Sep 30, 2021

157 km

Day 57

Day 16, final day on my mission "escaping winter" with around 160km left to Prince George. I start early in a bright sunny day. I am heading east, so I have full blown sun in my face and in addition a...
Day 56 ‐ Sep 29, 2021

129 km

Day 56

Day 15 on my mission south. It set out with the ambition to cover 190km to Vanderhoof today where I would have the chance to stay with warmshowers host Felicity and see her farm. But with the strong h...
Day 55 ‐ Sep 28, 2021

97 km

Day 55

Day 14 on my mission south. After a nice last breakfast with homemade bread I suck up all the inspiration for my further travels from Deb and Lothar. Beyond the nice travel recommendations we also sha...
Day 54 ‐ Sep 27, 2021

Day 54

I wake up to a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains and the Bulkley River and have a great breakfast with Debbie and Lothar. Debbie did bake homemade bread which tastes amazing and revives the...
Day 53 ‐ Sep 26, 2021

97 km

Day 53

Day 12 of my mission south [or better said "escaping winter"]. I spend an easy morning at Scott's house and leave around 2PM on the 100km ride towards Smithers. It's a big premiere. I leave the remote...
Day 52 ‐ Sep 25, 2021

Day 52

I spend an easy rest day in the homely shelter of Scott's house. He came out here when he retired seeking an escape from busy Vancouver. He is the perfect host feeding me delicious homemade vegan meal...
Day 51 ‐ Sep 24, 2021

176 km

Day 51

Day 10 on my missions south. With a long and dry night and 175km left to Carneby, where I'll stay with a warmshowers host, I am back on the bike by 7:30AM today First half of the day is still rainy, b...
Day 50 ‐ Sep 23, 2021

105 km

Day 50

Day 9 on my mission south. I'll write a recab once I take a rest day and stick to the short format until then. Yesterday I pitched the tent early at Mehan Lake just outside Bell II and slept like a ba...
Day 49 ‐ Sep 22, 2021

78 km

Day 49

Day 8 on my mission south. Decided to not waste calories by typing so stick to yesterday's format: With the tent flapping in the heavy wind I barely slept last night, I also recklessly skipped a prope...
Day 48 ‐ Sep 21, 2021

124 km

Day 48

Day 7 on my mission south. After setting up my tent in the dark and in an rainstorm on top of a hill [You never set up your tent on a hill, it was just too dark] I am too exhausted by now to keep this...
Day 47 ‐ Sep 20, 2021

97 km

Day 47

It's day 6 on my mission to the south, king stage! I'll cross more or less the halfway mark to the next reliable super market, I will reach the highest elevation point and I will also pass my personal...
Day 46 ‐ Sep 19, 2021

160 km

Day 46

It's day 5 on my mission to the south. The day starts rather nice with a bit of sun and a few occasional mountain views that peak out above the clouds. I pass some beautiful lakes that shiver in azur...
Day 45 ‐ Sep 18, 2021

166 km

Day 45

The last three days did not quite went as they should in terms of riding. My mission to the south is quite a jump in terms of distance. Since the grocery offerings are very limited I should cover a de...
Day 44 ‐ Sep 17, 2021

85 km

Day 44

Last night I slept again under some sort of a shelter and thus was able to leave the tent's rain fly away. Oh what a good idea! The nights are somewhere around -4 degrees at the moment and I still sle...
Day 43 ‐ Sep 16, 2021

119 km

Day 43

It's day 2 of my mission to the south. I am rather quick in the morning since I slept without a tent. The campground had an open but roofed sitting area. To escape condensation and to save some time I...
Day 42 ‐ Sep 15, 2021

113 km

Day 42

Around noon it is time to say goodbye to Sofia, Dan and Josef. It has been a fantastic stay with these warm-hearted people and quite hard to leave after just two days. Thank you so much for beeing abl...
Day 40 ‐ Sep 13, 2021

60.5 km

Day 40 - 41

I spend the days in Whitehorse with Sofia, Josef and Daniel as well as cat Gracie and husky Gaston. Josef and Daniel are originally from Czech Republic but after completing their bike ride from Argent...
Day 39 ‐ Sep 12, 2021

138 km

Day 39

My water bottles are sligthly frozen in the morning but overall I had a warm night. By 10:30AM I set out into the thick fog that provides roughly 100 - 200m of visibility and prevents the sun from sen...
Day 38 ‐ Sep 11, 2021

100 km

Day 38

I am taking an easy morning at Kluane lake. To change things up a little I have my beloved potatoe mash as my first breakfast before I hit the road around 11AM. It's rainy and the beautiful mountains...
Day 37 ‐ Sep 10, 2021

56 km

Day 37

Second try: I wake up after a good night at a beautiful location. Yesterday I pitched my tent at the beach of Kluane lake [largest lake in Yukon Territory] in Destruction Bay [name was spot on for yes...
Day 36 ‐ Sep 9, 2021

105 km

Day 36

Having a bit of a rough day. Not fishing for anything here so details remain undisclosed. [I am fine!] Top 3 positive affirmations of the day: It's a sunny day, I have enough water and food, I woke up...
Day 35 ‐ Sep 8, 2021

92 km

Day 35

Already yesterday evening I decided to take an easy day today. Since I left Valdez a week ago I covered almost 1000km with significant gravel sections and some decent elevation gains. Even more so, th...
Day 34 ‐ Sep 7, 2021

124 km

+95

USA, Alaska

Day 34

Around 10AM I set out to cover the remaining 85km to the border. The Wrangell range has been mainly hidden in clouds the last few days. Now the clouds are still stuck at the foothills and above I can...
Day 33 ‐ Sep 6, 2021

66 km

Day 33

I wake up in the nice and dry shelter of the little cabin and set out around 9:30AM to get my Covid test for the border crossing. When I reach the local health center I find it closed for Labour Day f...
Day 32 ‐ Sep 5, 2021

172 km

Day 32

The day starts rather early for me at 4AM when I wake up to some loud howling of at least two wolfs [or coyotes] somewhere in the distance. Not quite the best lullaby to get back to sleep but after ab...
Day 31 ‐ Sep 4, 2021

141 km

Day 31

In the morning Klaus and I take a turn to the Old Edgerton Highway, which is a little 20km short cut and let us ride on a muddy gravel road for one last time in Alaska. I pedal the section rather slow...
Day 30 ‐ Sep 3, 2021

127 km

Day 30

I spend a bit less than one day in McCarthy. It feels a bit short for a 300km detour but for me it's time to finally push towards Canada now. After stopping for a coffee and a last view on Root Glacie...
Day 29 ‐ Sep 2, 2021

70 km

Day 29

I start the day with the enormous muffin at [surprisingly] beautiful Moose Lake. It was basically a pitch black hole when I arrived in the darkness last night. After some miles on McCarthy road I reac...
Day 28 ‐ Sep 1, 2021

146 km

Day 28

After a good night sleep on an abandoned campground at MP65 of the Richardson Highway I make my way to the road towards McCarthy. Early on I meet a young woman on one of these small foldable bikes and...
Day 27 ‐ Aug 31, 2021

119 km

Day 27

It's gotime today. In the morning I still have to do my groceries, the packing and the cleaning of the house. I am quite happy that I can load the bike with 5 days worth of food without even using my...
Day 21 ‐ Aug 25, 2021

Day 25 - 26

Day 25: I have to get up early since there is an exciting adventure waiting for me today. I am going on a sea kayaking tour out to the Columbia Glacier.I do the trip with two guides from Anadyr Advent...

Day 21 - 24

Day 21: Eat, sleep, repeat. I had a shower, too! Day 22, 23, 24: Refreshed I set out exploring Valdez. With its steep, snow capped mountains that basically drop into the Ocean it reminds me a lot of t...
- Day 25 ‐ Aug 29, 2021
Day 20 ‐ Aug 24, 2021

176 km

Day 20

With 175km left to Valdez I start around 10AM. No rain in the morning which is a big plus while packing up and having breakfast. I pull a sharp wire out of my back tire that I must have caught at some...
Day 19 ‐ Aug 23, 2021

147 km

Day 19

When I wake up under the nice shelter of the roof [no, it was not smelly at all] I am instantly so happy that everything is dry even though it was a rainy night. I leave the Denali Highway in the morn...
Day 18 ‐ Aug 22, 2021

129 km

Day 18

In the morning I collect wild blueberries around my camp spot. They are literally everywhere and provide a very appreciated change to my breakfast oats. The road is very bumpy today and the hunters li...
Day 17 ‐ Aug 21, 2021

96 km

Day 17

I wake up to the sound of rain drops. I reckon that this is getting repetitive here... So by noon the forecasted sunny weather finally shows up. I certainly would have enjoyed staying a second night a...
Day 16 ‐ Aug 20, 2021

23 km

Day 16

Today, I have to get up very early. Andrew and Erin plan to take the bus back from Wonder Lake at 8AM and since there are only two bike slots per bus the 6:30AM bus is my only option to get out of the...
Day 15 ‐ Aug 19, 2021

99 km

Day 15

During the night it already started raining and it continues in the morning. Nonetheless, I want to start my day early to make it to Wonder Lake which is 100km down the road. Since I don't have a camp...
Day 14 ‐ Aug 18, 2021

73 km

Day 13 & 14

Hearing the rain still dropping on the roof when I wake up after 10 hours of sleep (the cabin is super dark inside) it quickly reinforces my yesterday's thought to sit out one rainy day here with Paul...
Day 12 ‐ Aug 17, 2021

129 km

Day 12

As anticipated I start with a very wet morning. I turn around in my bed again hoping to dream away the rain. Unsuccessfully. At 11AM I find my motivation to start the day. I make my way into the wet c...
Day 11 ‐ Aug 16, 2021

70 km

Day 9, 10 & 11

The last two days I did nothing much than sleeping, eating and maintaining my setup in the cozy environment of Amanda & Tom's house. The weather was bad so the motivation for exploring Fairbanks was l...
Day 8 ‐ Aug 12, 2021

114 km

Day 8

After a good night sleep just next to the Elliot Highway I approach my final day. With 4 hills and about 110km left I start with a nice downhill section that I worked for on my last evening climb yest...
Day 7 ‐ Aug 11, 2021

97 km

Day 7

Has been quite some animal traffic in the forest behind my camp spot so not too much sleep. After a rainy night in the tent that did not only provide shelter for me but also for hundreds of mosquitos...
Day 6 ‐ Aug 10, 2021

103 km

Day 6

I wake up with sore muscles (like every morning) from yesterday's climbing. Luckily once I get up and going it's always gone. Today I am heading towards Yukon River. Just a few more hills and I am the...
Day 5 ‐ Aug 9, 2021

101 km

DAY 5

In the morning I am finally able to pack my small backpack away which will make for more riding comfort going forward. I am more than halfway in and loose around 1KG of food weight a day. Much appreci...
Day 4 ‐ Aug 8, 2021

127 km

Day 4

I get up at 9AM (sleeping routine: check) and start into a very warm and sunny day. I ride in shorts and t-shirt today and am very happy to further work on my skin tan that I have build up in Mexico....
Day 3 ‐ Aug 7, 2021

87 km

Day 3

After my first cold shower in the Atigun River and checking all the important bolts on Klaus after yesterday's bumpy section, I head towards Atigun Pass around noon. It is a beautiful day. The sun sho...
Day 2 ‐ Aug 6, 2021

107 km

Day 2

With the first oat meal of the day in my stomach I am back on the bike by 11AM. Quite late but considering that I cycled half the night yesterday that's fine for me. The plan for today is to get as cl...
Day 1 ‐ Aug 5, 2021

101 km

Day 1

It is 7PM when I leave Deadhorse. The town quickly disappears out of sight in the fog and the first few miles on the Dalton Highway are just pure magic. There is nothing out here, no sound no car, not...
Start, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska ‐ Aug 5, 2021

Start, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

It is 2PM, touchdown of my one hour flight from Fairbanks. I am excited but surprisingly calm. My main concerns circle around my bike (which calls by the name Klaus) and my equipment. I hope everythin...

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