I love getting outdoors hiking, kayaking, climbing, mountain biking and generally messing around in nature with like-minded people.
The purpose of this website is to keep a record of my cycling progress across the American continent.
What’s the plan?
I’m riding from Deadhorse, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina. This route is generally known as the Pan-American Highway and it is the longest continuous route that you can travel on dry land.
From July 2022 to July 2023 I rode my bicycle from Deadhorse to Mexico City.
The beginning: Deadhorse, Alaska.Crossing the Arctic circle on the Dalton Highway, Alaska.Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.The stunning Pacific coast of Oregon.‘Drive-thru’ redwood tree in California.Hanging out with a giant cactus in Baja, Mexico.Visiting a cathedral in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico.The ruins of the city of Teotihuacan near Mexico City.
After hitting the pause button in Mexico city, I took up a teaching job in Quito, Ecuador in August 2023, in order to save up some cash for the next leg and to continue learning Spanish in a Latin American country.
I started riding again from Quito in March 2025, reaching Salta, in Argentina in January 2026.
Taking the bike on a riverboat at Mishuallí, Ecuador.Cuenca, Ecuador. Up in the Pampas in Perú. Hiking in Huascaran National Park, Perú.Hiking the Huayhuash cordillera, Perú.More Huayhuash. Without doubt the best walk of my life.Huayhuash. Raquel started riding with me from Huaraz. It’s not easy being a little fish in a big pond!I was plagued with a whole raft of issues with my bike in the first half of this trip; I hadn’t had much time to prepare the bike mechanically after my earlier Alaska to Mexico ride. Fortunately, Peruvians are a resourceful people, who aren’t opposed to strapping a couple of bikes on top of their car!On the twisty road to Cusco.A pre-hispanic greenhouse. Inca farming terraces sheltered inside a natural sinkhole near Cusco. Rainbow mountain, Cusco province.Kayaking amongst the floating islands on Lake Titicaca.Catching the ferry across to San Pablo de Tiquina, Bolivia.Salar de Uyuni, in Bolivia. The world’s largest salt flats. Sucre, Bolivia. The road to Tupiza, Bolivia. Nearby Purmamarca, Jujuy Province, Argentina.This is how things stand as of January 2026. I’ve still got two big gaps to fill in, one from México city to Quito, and the other from Salta to Ushuaia at the bottom of South America. Plenty more stories to come!
I look forward to hearing from you. Feel free to get in touch via the comment sections of my posts or through the contact page.
