Posts Tagged political geography
Living In Jasper We’ve been in Jasper for a month. What a fantastic place to live. In fact, its so much fun having a huge array of mountain bike trails, climbing routes, and hikes just moments from my back door, it has been hard to get much work done. I’m starting to find the balance [...]
A Rest From Riding After a peaceful stop in Humahuaca, we continued down the Quebrada to Tilcara and Purmamarca. While both towns are beautiful, they’ve both changed in their authenticity badge for a tourist-trap version. Even the artisan markets take Visa. We kept cycling south to Jujuy, across La Cornisa, to Salta. In Salta, known [...]
To Bolivia and Back After we coasted down the Cuesta del Portezuelo and landed in Catamarca, we decided we’d had enough headwinds for one bike tour. The solution was simple, bus north to Bolivia and bike north to south instead of continuing our northward ride. Unfortunately, this idea failed to consider the geographical consequences. Catamarca [...]
It’s been said countless times – on this website, on other adventure cycling blogs, and by everyone who’s traveled by bike – but it bares repeating: The best part of adventure cycling is the journey, not the destination. We’re riding from Mendoza to Cordoba, via Cordoba (we’re not good at drawing straight lines but we’re [...]
Adventure Cycling Through Cordoba, Argentina After leaving our free home in Mina Clavero, we climbed 50 km to El Condorito. The switchbacks, called the Altas Cumbres, formed an incredibly beautiful climb. Condors soared a few meters from our bikes, the valley floor continued to fall below us, and our legs kept churning. After camping at [...]
The no-safe-water situation in El Encon turned into a blessing in disguise, as we’ve been smiling since we arrived in San Luis. We took a day off in the capital to rest up and allow fresh cuts to heal. Our trip to the local tourism office lead to new plans and left us with a [...]
We finally hit the road after the zonda winds delayed us twice. Our once loose-knit plan continues to take form and we have a clear picture of our upcoming route: north through Lavalle’s desert and Huarpes communities; east through San Luis’s isolated north; up, down, and around Cordoba’s Altas Cumbres before turning west to its [...]
