The lost city Fill ‘er up! The Estrada Real Cartagena Leaving the Altiplano El Maestro Mas practica Canyon of the duck Hemis Monastery Los hijos de altiplano Laguna Colorado Taj Mahal O2 Iguacu! A stormy Torres del Paine San Vicente Bienvenido a Colombia! Museo de las Momias Bring on the curry! Visiting with Coco The walled city Lago Atitlan Maggie Noodles! Nicaragua El Amatillo Baralacha La Splash! Jumping the Darien Gap Banos Carretera Austral Riding the roof of the world Ecuador Tools Weeeee!!!! Quelap Mooney Falls Khardung La The world’s largest salar La Posta Little bridges and big gorges Rhotang La Royal Enfield Maranon River Todo sur Hanuman temple Laguna Verde Haunchaco Floating Village 800 years later Ancient Mayan cities Steps of Lapa Srinagar marketplace

Photo Roulette

Khardung La

Khardung La lays claim to being home to the “Highest Road in the World” and is the gateway to the Nubra valley. This was an exceptional riding day, one I won’t soon forget. Khardung La, Jammu and Kashmir, India

September 12, 2009

O2

Not much oxygen at 14,000 feet. Pang, Ladakh, India

September 10, 2009

Baralacha La

After a delay at the checkpoint waiting for last night’s snow to be cleared we make our way over our first 5,000 meter pass. Baralacha La, Ladakh Region, India

September 10, 2009

The lost city

It takes some effort to get here today so it’s not surprising the Spanish never found this Incan city. I try to imagine what the journey must have been like for the handful of people who stumbled across this magnificent place. Machu Picchu, Peru

December 17, 2010

San Vicente

This little guy seeks a reprieve from the sun in the small mining town where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were allegedly gunned down. I have enormous respect for the people who live atop this 15,000 ft peak. San Vicente, Bolivia

January 28, 2011

Bienvenido a Colombia!

After one continuous party starting in Panama City, I’m finally on the road again.

August 12, 2010

Steps of Lapa

I made this climb many times hanging out in Santa Teresa. A typical calle made beautiful. RIP Jorge. Lapa, Rio Janeiro, Brazil

October 5, 2011

Maranon River

Taking a ride on the Maranon river in the Peruvian Amazonas then changing out a tube after the front tire took a splinter from the boat.

November 21, 2010