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Week 20. Red. Leaving, Leaving Moab on a sunny morning feels good. Having our trusted two wheelers between our legs, with the extra weight of all our gear, feels stable. It was with no regret that we left the rented Ford Mustang behind. Being outdoor, feeling the wind, heat, rain (NOT) is more our thing. […]

Week 19, This voyage is like business. You have a mission, you create a goal, you make a plan and you adjust where needed. Bomb. Having spent an extra day in Naturita gives you a different feeling than if we just would have stopped for the night. You count again your blessings, you feel sorry […]

Week 18, Spruce Campground to Naturita. This week was a week with extremes. Height, cold, heath, green, dust. What amazes us each day is the difference in landscape, architecture, people and weather within a day’s biking distance.Way Up. After leaving Spruce Campsite it was first a steady way up. 600m climbing without any descend and […]

Week 17. After following the Great Divide Mountainbike Route for more than 2/3rd (check out our map) it is time to find our own way again as we want to travel West. Aim is to cross the border to Mexico at San Diego but mainly wanting to see parks such as Arches, Bryce, Zion, Grand […]

27th of August till 2nd of September Relaxant? I need a muscle relaxant. Not for my legs, not for my bum but to relax my facial muscles.  Even if it is sometimes hard riding uphill, against the wind, in the rain; due to the amazing, ever changing landscape; due to the wild camping, meeting great […]

20th of August till 26th of August This week we passed 4.000 km (2,500 miles) and are halfway the route in USA. From mind-blowing middle of nowhere to Mecca Of  Skiing. Existential Questions. Having seen the milky way for the first time and biking through the Great Basin makes you realize again how small we […]

13th of August till 19th of August Leaving the caldera of Yellowstone through the South entrance will be a challenge as the shoulders of the road are not yet improved, or are actually non-existent so we will have to bike on the road Therefore leaving around 6:00 in the morning is the only solution to […]

6th of August till 12th of August Being kept awake by sniffing bulls is a different experience, but we hope we can do some more wild camping as the solitude and quietness is amazing. It is primitive, especially if there is only a very small stream available to take water and wash. We were happy […]

30th of July – 5th of August This week had some challenging up and down hills mapped-out for us . Starting on Sunday with a nice hot day ahead of us and we needed to decide if we would take the alternate which should be easier or go over Lava Mountain. Of course we decide […]