Start Here — Read the Trip in Order
This page lists every post in the order the journey actually happened. The main blog page shows newest posts first, which is great for catching up on updates, but if you want to read the whole trip from the beginning, start here:
August 2010
- I will not miss this at all!
- My Kawasaki commute….
- End of one road, but on to another…
- Jimmy Choo friends…
- The send off soiree….
- Day 1 – Frenchtown, NJ to New Stanton, PA
- Day 2 – New Stanton, PA to Marshall, IL
- Day 3 – Marshall, IL to Emporia, KS
- Day 4 – Emporia, KS to Scott City, KS
- Day 5 – Scott City, KS to Golden, CO
- Dinner in Denver…
- Day 6 and 7, Golden, CO
- Day 8 – Golden, CO – Landers, WY
- Day 9 – Landers, WY – Yellowstone National Park
- Day 10 – Yellowstone – Missoula, MT
- Day 11 – Missoula, MT – Babb, MT
September 2010
- Day 12 – Babb, MT – Banff, Alberta, Canada
- Poker in the rear….
- Day 13 Banff, Alberta to Jasper National Park
- Day 14 – Jasper National Park to Dawson Creek, BC
- Day 15 Dawson Creek, BC to Tetsa River, BC
- Day 16 – Tetsa River, BC to Teslin, YT
- Day 17 – Teslin, YT to Beaver Creek, YT
- Day 18 – Beaver Creek, YT to Fairbanks, AK
- SPOT Tracker link…
- Day 19 – Fairbanks, AK
- Back in Fairbanks…
- Day 20 – Fairbanks, AK to campsite 240 miles above the Arctic Circle
- Day 21 – Camp south of Deadhorse to camp on Arctic Circle
- Day 22 – Camp on Arctic Circle to Fairbanks, AK
- Day 23 – Fairbanks, AK to Denali National Park
- More posts coming soon…
- Day 24 – Denali National Park
- Day 25 – Denali National Park, AK to Maclaren River Lodge, AK
- Day 26 – Maclaren River Lodge to Chugiak, AK
- The difference between a trip and an adventure…
- Day 27 – Chugiak, AK
- Day 28 – Chugiak, AK to Homer, AK
- Day 29 – Homer, AK
- Day 30 – Homer, AK to Seward, AK
- Day 31 – Seward, AK to Glennallen, AK
- Day 32 – Glennallen, AK to Haines Junction, YT, Canada
- Day 33 – Haines Junction, YT, Canada to Haines, AK
- Day 34 – Haines, AK to Juneau, AK
- Off the ferry…
- Day 35-36 – Juneau, AK
October 2010
- Day 37 – Juneau, AK – Sitka, AK
- Day 38 – Sitka, AK – Ferry to Prince Rupert, BC
- Day 39 – Ferry from Sitka to Price Rupert, BC
- Day 40 – Prince Rupert, BC to Prince George, BC
- Day 41 – Prince George, BC to Whistler, BC
- Day 42 – Whistler, BC
- Day 43 – Whistler, BC to Lincoln Beach, OR
- Day 44 – Lincoln Beach, OR to Fort Bragg, CA
- Day 45 – Fort Bragg, CA to San Francisco, CA
- Day 46 – San Francisco, CA
- Day 47 – San Francisco, CA to Big Sur, CA
- Day 48 – Big Sur, CA to Los Angeles, CA
- Day 48 – Los Angeles, CA
- Day 49 – Los Angeles, CA to San Diego, CA
- Day 50 – San Diego, CA
- I’m OK and doing great!
- Day 51 – San Diego, CA
- Day 52 – San Diego, CA to Mikes Sky Ranch, Baja, MX
- Day 53 – Mikes Sky Ranch, Baja, MX to Undisclosed desert campsite, Baja, MX
- Day 54 – Undisclosed desert campsite, Baja, MX to Ciudad Constitucion, Baja, MX
- Day 55 – Ciudad Constitucion, Baja, MX to San Barilles, Baja, MX
- Day 56 – Los Barriles, Baja, Mexico to Topolobampo, Mexico
- Day 57 – Topolobampo, MX to San Blas, MX
- More posts are on the way…
- Day 58 – San Blas, MX to Manzanillo, MX
- Day 59 – Manzanillo, MX to Calvario, MX
- Day 60 – Calvario, MX to Puerto Escondito, MX
- Day 61 – Puerto Escondito, MX to San Cristobal de las Casas, MX
- Day 62 – San Cristobal de las Casas, MX to Guatemala City, GU
- Still a week behind…
- Day 63 – Guatemala City, GU to Monterrico, GU
- Day 64 – Monterrico, GU
- Day 65 – Monterrico, GU to Santiago de Atitlan, GU
- Day 66 – Santiago de Atitlan, GU to Antigua, GU
November 2010
- Day 67 – Antigua, GU
- Day 68 – Antigua, GU to Guatemala City, GU
- Day 69 – Guatemala City, GU to Antigua, GU
- I knew I liked this bar…. The Monoloco in Antigua, Guatemala
- Day 70 – Antigua, GU
- Day 71 – Antigua, GU
- Day 72 – Antigua, GU
- Day 73 – Antigua, GU
- Day 74 – Antigua, GU
- Day 75 – Antigua, GU
- On beer in Guatemala…
- Day 76 – Antigua, GU
- Day 77-78 – Antigua, GU
- Day 79-80 – Antigua, GU
- Day 81 – Antigua, GU
- Day 82 – Antigua, GU
- Day 83 – Antigua, GU
- Day 84 – Antigua, GU
- Day 85 – Antigua, GU
- Day 86 – Antigua, GU to Finca El Naranjo, GU
- Day 87 – Finca El Naranjo, GU to Cemuc Champey, GU
- Day 88 – Cemuc Champey, GU
- Day 89 – Cemuc Champey, GU to Sebol, GU
- Day 90 – Sebol, GU to Flores, GU
- Day 91 – Flores, GU to Tikal, GU
- Day 92 – Tikal, GU to San Ignacio, BZ
- Day 93 – San Ignacio, BZ to Caye Caulker, BZ
- Day 94 – Caye Caulker, BZ
- Day 95 – Caye Caulker, BZ
- Day 96 – Caye Caulker, BZ to Flores, GU
December 2010
- Day 97 – Flores, GU to Rio Dulce, GU
- Day 98 – Rio Dulce, GU
- Day 99 – Rio Dulce, GU to Acajutla, ES
- Day 100 – Acajutla, ES to El Tunco, ES
- Day 101 – El Tunco, ES to San Miguel, ES
- Day 102 – San Miguel, ES to Choluteca, HN
- Day 103 – Choluteca, HN to Leon, NI
- Day 104 – Leon, NI
- Day 105 – Leon, NI to Granada, NI
- Day 106-107 – Granada, NI
- Day 108-110 – Granada, NI
- Day 111 – Granada, NI
- Day 112 – Granada, NI to San Juan del Sur, NI
- Day 113 – San Juan del Sur, NI
- Day 114 – San Juan del Sur, NI to Jaco, CR
- Day 115 – Jaco, CR to La Fortuna, CR
- Day 116 – La Fortuna, CR to Cartago, CR
- Day 117 – Cartago, CR to Santa Clara, CR
- Day 118 – Santa Clara, CR to Boquete, PA
- Day 119 – Boquete, PA
- Day 120 – Boquete, PA
- Day 121 – Boquete, PA to Panama City, PA
- Day 122 – Panama City, PA
- Day 123 – Panama City, PA to Cartagena, CO
- Day 124 – Cartagena, CO to Bogota, CO
- Day 125 – Bogota, CO
- Day 126 – Bogota, CO to Puerto Boyaca, CO
- Day 127 – Puerto Boyaca, CO – Santuario, CO
- Day 128 – Santuario, CO to Medellin, CO
- Day 129 – Medellin, CO
- Happy New Year!
January 2011
- More posts coming soon!
- Day 130 – Medellin, CO
- Day 131 – Medellin, CO
- Day 132 – Medellin, CO to Rionegro, CO
- Day 133 – Rionegro, CO to Santa Barbara, CO
- Day 134 – Santa Barbara, CO to Pereira, CO
- Day 135 – Pereira, CO to Cerca Valparaiso, CO
- Day 136 – Cerca Valparaiso, CO
- Day 137 – Cerca Valparaiso, CO to Medellin, CO
- Day 138 – Medellin, CO
- Day 139 – Medellin, CO to Cali, CO
- Day 140 – Cali, CO to Pasto, CO
- Day 141 – Pasto, CO to Otavalo, EC
- Day 142 – Otavalo, EC to Quito, EC
- Day 143 – Quito, EC
- Day 144 – Quito, EC
- Day 145 – Quito, EC to Banos, EC
- Day 146 – Banos, EC
- Day 147 – Banos, EC
- Day 148 – Banos, EC to Loja, EC
- Day 149-150 – Loja, EC
- Day 151 – Loja, EC to Zumba, EC
- Day 152 – Zumba, EC to Bagua Grande, PE
- Day 153 – Bagua Grande to Celendin, PE
- Day 154 – Celendin, PE
- Day 155 – Celendin, PE to Huamachuco, PE
- Day 156 – Huamachuco, PE to Trujillo, PE
- Day 157 – Trujillo, PE to Caraz, PE
February 2011
- Day 158 – Caraz, PE
- Day 159 – Caraz, PE to San Luis, PE
- Day 160 – San Luis, PE to Huaraz, PE
- Day 161 – Huaraz, PE to Recuay, PE
- Day 162 – Recuay, PE to Lima, PE
- Day 163 – Lima, PE to Miraflores, PE
- Day 164-166 – Miraflores, PE
- Day 167 – Miraflores, PE – Huacachina, PE
- Day 168 – Huacachina, PE to Chahuanca, PE
- Day 169 – Chahuanca, PE to Cusco, PE
- Day 170 – Cusco, PE
- Day 171 – Cusco, PE and The Sacred Valley
- Day 172 – Cusco, PA
- Day 173 – Cusco, PE
- More posts coming soon….
- Day 174-175 – Cusco, PE
- Day 176 – Cusco, PE to Aguas Calientes, PE
- Day 177 – Machu Picchu
- Day 178 – Aguas Calientes, PE to Cusco, PE
- Day 179-181 – Cusco, PE
- Day 182 – Cusco, PE to Puno, PE
- Day 183 – Puno, PE to Copacabana, BO
- Day 184 – Copacabana, BO to La Paz, BO
March 2011
- Made it to Chile…
- Day 185 – La Paz, Bolivia and the Death Road
- Day 186 – La Paz, BO to Oruro, BO
- Day 187 – Oruro, BO to Potosi, BO
- Day 188 – Potosi, BO
- More posts coming soon…
- Day 189 – Potosi, BO to Uyuni, BO
- Day 190 – Uyuni, BO and the Salar de Uyuni
- Day 191 – Uyuni, BO to San Cristabol, BO
- Day 192 – San Cristabol, BO to Laguna Colorada, BO
- Day 193 – Laguna Colorado, BO to San Pedro de Atacama, CL
- Day 194 – San Pedro de Atacama, CL
- Day 195 – San Pedro de Atacama, CL to Chanalan, CL
- Day 196 – Chanalan, CL to Valpariso, CL
- Day 197 – Valparaiso, CL to Valle Nevado, CL
- Day 198 – Valle Nevado, CL to Uspallata, AR
- Day 199 – Uspallata, AR to El Zampal, AR
- Day 200 – El Zampal, AR to San Martin de Los Andes, AG
- Day 201 – San Martin de Los Andes, AR to San Carlos de Bariloche, AR
- Day 202-205 – San Carlos de Bariloche, AR
- Day 206 – San Carlos de Bariloche, AR to Futaleufu, CL
- Day 207 – Futaleufu, CL to La Junta, CL
- Day 208 – La Junta, CL to Coyhaique, CL
- Day 209 – Coyhaique, CL
- Day 210 – Coyhaique to Paso Raballos, Chile
- Day 211 – Paso Roballas, Chile to La Herreria, Argentina
- Day 212 – La Herreria to El Calafate, Argentina
- Day 213 – El Calafate to Rio Gallegos, Argentina
- Day 214 – Rio Gallegos to Rio Grande, Argentina
- It’s official…
- Day 215 – Rio Grande to Ushuaia, Argentina
- Day 216 – Ushuaia, AR
- Day 217 – Ushuaia to Rio Grande, Argentina
- Day 218 – Rio Grande, Argentina to Puerto Natales, Chile
April 2011
- Day 219 – Puerto Natales to Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, Chile
- Day 220 – Torres del Paine, Chile
- Day 221 – Torres del Paine, Chile to Rio Gallegos, Argentina
- Day 222 – Rio Gallegos to Caleta Olivia, Argentina
- Day 223 – Caleta Olivia to Puerto Madryn, Argentina
- Day 224 – Puerto Madryn to Tornquist, Argentina
- Day 225 – Tornquist to Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Day 226 – Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Day 227 – Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Day 228 – Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Day 229 – Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Day 230 – Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Day 231 – Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Day 232-234 – Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Day 235 – Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Day 236 – Buenos Aires, Argentina to Dolores, Uruguay
- Day 237 – Dolores to Montevideo, Uruguay
- Day 238 – Montevideo to Valizas, Uruguay
- Day 239 – Valizas, Uruguay to Sao Sepe, Brazil
- Day 240 – Sao Sepe to Maravilha, Brazil
- Day 241 – Maravilha to Santa Tereza Do Oeste, Brazil
- Ooops…Day 238 never got published…but it’s up now…
- Day 242 – Iguacu Falls and Itaipu Dam, Brazil
- Day 243 – Santa Tereza Do Oeste to Salto, Brazil
May 2011
- Day 244 – Salto to Marungapa, Brazil
- Day 245 – Morungapa, Brazil
- Day 246 – Morungaba to Valinhos, Brazil
- Day 247 – Valinhos to Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Day 248 – Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Day 249 – Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Day 250 – Sao Paulo to Camburizinho, Brazil
- Day 251 – Camburizinho, Brazil
- Day 252 – Camburizinho to Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Sao Paulo vs Santos
- Day 253 – Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Day 254 – Sao Paulo to Camburizinho, Brazil
- Day 255-256 – Camburizinho, Brazil
- Day 257 – Camburizinho to Paraty, Brazil
- Day 258 – Paraty to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Day 259 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Day 260 – Rio de Janeiro to Ouro Preto, Brazil
- Day 261 – Ouro Preto, Brazil
- Day 262 – Ouro Preto to Sao Jaoa de Vicosa, Brazil
- Day 263 – Sao Jaoa de Vicosa to Linhares, Brazil
- Day 264 – Linhares to Itubera, Brazil
- Day 265 – Itubera to Indiaroba, Brazil
- Day 266 – Indiaroba to Olinda, Brazil
- Day 267 – Olinda to Itaja, Brazil
- Day 268 – Itaja to Fortaleza, Brazil
- Day 269 – Fortaleza to Jijoca de Jericoacoara, Brazil
- Day 270 – Jijoca de Jericoacoara to Tutoia, Brazil
- Day 271 – Tutoia to Bom Jardim, Brazil
- Day 272 – Bom Jardim to Belem, Brazil
- Day 273-275 – Belem, Brazil
June 2011
- Day 276 – Belem and Amazon Riverboat Day 1
- Day 277 – Amazon Riverboat Day
- Day 278 – Amazon Riverboat Day 3
- Day 279 – Amazon Riverboat Day 4 to Santarem, Brazil
- Day 280 – Santarem, Brazil and Amazon Riverboat Day 5
- Day 281 – Amazon Riverboat Day 6
- Day 282 – Amazon Riverboat Day 7
- Day 283 – Manaus, Brazil
- Day 284 – Amazon Jungle Day 1
- More posts coming soon!
- Day 285 – Amazon Jungle Day 2
- Day 286-287 – Manaus, Brazil
- Day 288 – Manaus to Vista Alegre, Brazil
- Day 289 – Vista Alegre, Brazil to Santa Elena, Venezuela
- Day 290 – Santa Elena, Venezuela
- Day 291 – Santa Elena to Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela
- Day 292 – Ciudad Bolivar to Piritu, Venezuela
- Day 293 – Piritu to Caracas, Venezuela
- Day 294 – Caracas to Tinaquilo, Venezuela
- Day 295-296 – Tinaquilo to San Cristobal, Venezuela
- Day 297 – San Cristobal, Venezuela to Bucaramanga, Colombia
- Day 298 – Bucaramanga to Bogota, Colombia
- Day 299-300 – Bogota, Colombia
- Day 300-301 – Bogota, Colombia
- Day 302-306 – Bogota, Colombia to Miami, Florida
- Day 307 – Miami to Key West, Florida
- Day 308 – Key West to Knight Key, Florida
July 2011
- Today is my last day on the road…
- Day 309 – Knight Key, Florida
- Day 310 – Knight Key to Miami, Florida
- Day 311 – Miami, Florida
- Day 312 – Miami, Florida to Macon, Georgia
August 2011
September 2011
December 2013
These final three posts were published over two years after the trip ended — the author finished the blog from a friend’s cabin in Vermont once life settled down.
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