Chaiten to Villa Amengual We had a relatively short day of driving on Tuesday, so we slept in a little bit before getting on the road and really kicking off Phase 2 of the trip. The clouds were hanging low and we resolved to try and enjoy the day as much as possible even if […]
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Today officially kicked off the second phase of the trip and the first leg of the Carretera Austral (Southern Highway). This part of the journey can’t be completed over land in Chile and is the one that I was most worried about logistically. Options include one long ferry, a combination of driving and shorter ferries,
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Huilo Huilo to Niebla We had our last breakfast at Huilo Huilo and hauled out luggage and gear back through the maze of tree-lined hallways to the driveway. While I was fetching the bike Tori met Gary & Karen, another American couple renting bikes from Moto Patagonia. They were each on their own V-Strom 650
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Huilo Huilo is an ecological park in Northern Patagonia and was founded in the ’90s in an area heavily impacted by the lumber industry. The hotels built in the middle of the park were intended to be woven into the landscape, with real, living trees going in and through them. We decided to spend two
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First leg of the ride from Puerto Varas to Huilo Huilo
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Just getting to the start of our trip in Patagonia was an adventure in itself. We didn’t take too many photos along the way, but the brief synopsis of the ~48 hrs of transit was: Luckily everything has gone smoothly and we’re here chilling in Puerto Varas enjoying the general relaxed vibes, local restaurants, and
After spending six weeks riding my motorcycle to the Arctic Ocean in 2024, there wasn’t enough PTO left over for me and Tori to take a proper honeymoon when we got married that Fall. To make up for it, we both saved up our travel budgets and banked as much vacation time as we could
Feeling a bit dissatisfied after the tire drama on the MA BDR earlier in the month, I decided to pack up the Norden again for a quick weekend in Vermont and New Hampshire. I went back and forth a bit on the plan, debating trying to hit Maine and how much time to spend off
To mark the end of the summer, I decided to turn a trip back to Maryland with Tori for my father-in-laws birthday / Labor Day into a chance to squeeze in one more motocamping trip in 2025. After celebrating with the family, I packed up and headed west to spend a few easy days riding
This trip was just a quick overnight Mohawk Trail State Park in Massachusetts, which is one of my favorite camping stops on the NE BDR. This wasn’t an off-road trip, but there’s some great pavement in the surrounding area and I was mostly just looking for an excuse to have a night of hammock camping
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