The wildfire situation did not improve much during our stay in Fairbanks. At least it rained one evening, which lowered the temperature noticeably. The morning we left Fairbanks, the AQI (Air Quality Index) in the city was at 150, which was not the worst they have ever had, but most likely the worst we both have ever experienced. Thick smoke was in the city…
It felt like a small miracle when we successfully managed to pack the food and our gear on our bikes in Coldfoot. Every water bottle and water bladder filled, we left the small town with heavy bikes and were back on the Dalton Highway. The distance from here to Fairbanks would only be 20 km longer than from Deadhorse to Coldfoot, but a lot more elevation gain was ahead of us. …
Before flying up to Deadhorse for the start of our trip, we spent a nice couple of days in Anchorage. Our Warmshowers host has been amazing and even provided us with two bikes we could use for getting around, while ours were still in bike boxes for the second flight. …
It was in September last year when Sebi and I decided to start our next big cycling trip this year in June, and this week the time has finally come. We were both super busy until right before departure, I with work and Sebi additionally with military duties. This lead to what felt like squeezing…
As always when bikepacking, time passes incredibly quickly and so it comes that it’s already been five weeks since we set off northwards from O’Higgins at the southern end of the Carretera Austral. The Carretera Austral is a 1200 kilometre long road in southern Chile and pretty much the only one down here :D. It…
On Monday, we have our first really good tailwind on asphalt. We set off in the direction of El Chaltén. We pass through a very dry landscape – steppe with few non-dried plants and the occasional beautiful blue river. Shade is rare and we are glad to find a roof over our heads at lunchtime…
On Monday, we take the first break of the tour. It’s supposed to be cloudy all day and raining a lot – not exactly the best weather for driving through a national park where you mainly want to look at mountains. We use the day to sleep in, write in our diaries, write a blog…
And the first 10 days on the bike are already over. After a few days in Ushuaia, which we used for shopping and a bit of sightseeing, we finally set off on Friday. The first few kilometers were cycled in the “wrong direction” to the Tierra del Fuego National Park and the southernmost post office…
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything on this (or any) blog. I actually wanted to change that with the bike tour to the North Cape last year, but posting updates on Instagram was always exhausting enough in the evenings. For this tour, however, I’ve decided to at least post a short update…
