Author: Patricia & Dustin

March 13 – 26, 2025 In this segment we close out our visit to Nicaragua with a delightful visit to Granada, the oldest city in the Americas, established in 1524, and then move onto Costa Rica an ecotourism paradise that brought us closer to nature and had us camping again. Total trip distance: 8,429 miles…

February 23 – March 12, 2025 Our final two days in Mexico we rode from San Cristobal to the border with Guatemala – and spent the rest of this segment riding through (most of) the “CA 4” – the “Central America 4”: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras & Nicaragua. Each of these countries had its own…

After two weeks off the bicycles to return to the United States for a family cruise we’re back on the road again. In this segment we ride out of Mexico City to explore the ancient ruins of Teotihuacan before making our way toward Oaxaca and southward to San Cristobal de las Casas. We were challenged…

January 8-25, 2025 (plus more days back in the USA) In this segment we explore the central Mexican highlands between Guadalajara (5,100 feet elevation) and Mexico City (7,300 feet) delighting in the variety & history of the region. At Mexico City we returned to the USA for a couple weeks off the bicycles.    …

December 21, 2024 – January 7, 2025 In this segment we spend Christmas in La Paz before ferrying over to mainland Mexico into the state of Sinaloa (currently a Level 4 “do not travel” warning from the US State Department). We make our way through the states of Sinaloa, Nayarit, and Jalisco and take a few…

November 27 – December 19, 2024 In this segment we continue to make our way down the Baja peninsula in Mexico with stops at historic towns, agricultural communities and beaches. We’ve enjoyed the sunshine, lack of rain, and perfect temperatures. Patricia falls ill (first time on the trip!) while Dustin is back in the states….

November 11 – 26, 2024 In this segment our fortitude was tested with a mechanical breakdown that required us to return to Phoenix multiple times and crossing into Mexico where we’ve been challenged with a new language, culture, money, and style of travel.  *We jumped 130 miles with a one-way U-haul **We’ve changed most of our…

October 15 – November 10, 2024 In this segment we find ourselves racing/waiting out winter weather in the high Colorado River Plateau. We had some unexpected rest days as a result of snow at higher elevations (above 7500’). We found other cycle tourists while we were in Kanab, Utah waiting out snow at higher elevations…

After renting a car and spending some time with dear friends in the Central Valley of California, we dropped off the vehicle in Reno, Nevada and began making our way eastward across the “Loneliest Road in America”, Highway 50. This segment almost exclusively kept us in a high desert region of the Great Basin proving…

As we expected, our route has deviated from the original plan and taken us to Reno, Nevada. The original route took California Highway 89 which, outside of Truckee, is not advised for bicycling and the re-route put us into an active fire. So we headed a bit more east and have landed in Reno. Now…