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The Philtrons Pedal North. Where are we now? Category Archives: Country reflections. Reflections on our first country: Canada. We have been on the road now for more than two months, so a moment for summary and reflection is certainly warranted. Of course, it is particularly apt since we just left Canada for the final time on this trip, bringing to a close our time visiting with our northern neighbors. Below I summarize some of our challenges, joys, and highlights. Distance between grocery stores. Actuall...
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Welcome to Ecuador! | The Philtrons Pedal North
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The Philtrons Pedal North. Where are we now? One week ago we entered our eighth country: Ecuador. It then proceeded to pour rain for the next week. Charmed as we were by the lush jungle, new architecture, and very nicely painted churches, it has been a tough week. We are now resting in the colonial city of Cuenca in the Ecuadorian Andes, where it has finally (! Stopped raining for a bit. Waiting at immigration…. Wait for me there! First view of Ecuador, across the river. The church in a teeny town. At le...
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Taking a “gap year” | The Philtrons Pedal North
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The Philtrons Pedal North. Where are we now? Taking a “gap year”. It was back in 2012 when we first considered the idea of taking a “gap year.” We read an article in the April edition of. Magazine called A Two-Wheeled Gap Year for Grown Ups. By Amaya Williams. Not-so incidentally, I just looked her up and found out she is still on her quest to cycle every country. Jason at the Houseasaurus Co-op with a head of lettuce. Daisy’s first time in Alaska. 1 Set a start date. 4 Outline a route. 6 Put life on hold.
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In the news | The Philtrons Pedal North
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The Philtrons Pedal North. Where are we now? Notice in Howard County Times, via Baltimore Sun online: (2014) 6/12. Feature story on Appalachian Outdoors’ blog on 5/23. App Outdoors is an outdoor gear store in State College, PA. (Thanks, Jacob! Daisy’s 4 minute radio essay for WPSU’s This I Believe. About living on bicycles. (Thanks, Emily! The text to Daisy’s This I Believe was also published in the Centre Daily Times as Seeing the world on 2 wheels. Feature story in The Daily Collegian on 5/1.
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Canyons, mountains, heat, and altitude. | The Philtrons Pedal North
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The Philtrons Pedal North. Where are we now? Canyons, mountains, heat, and altitude. Upscale eatery in Huaraz. It was so fun to meet friends for lunch! One last glimpse of the snow as we leave Huaraz. Our route from Huaraz took us from 10,000′ all the way down to 1,000′ over 3 days. You are probably wondering why it would take us 3 days, it was all downhill after all! The Canyon del Pato begins. It is dark in here! Finally opning up again, on a nasty bumpy dirt road. We started way down there at the river.
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Huancavelica to Huaraz – still more mountains | The Philtrons Pedal North
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The Philtrons Pedal North. Where are we now? Huancavelica to Huaraz – still more mountains. There are glaciers here, and huge, beautiful peaks all around us. It is definitely not what one expects to see when they think of the tropics. Now, a few tidbits about what it took to get here. Jason is happy to be back on the bike. On the first climb leaving Huancavelica. Some ladies take Jason to their tiny store for soda. Mountaintop farms and cemetery. This doggy was my favorite. Note amused dude in background.
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Bolivia | The Philtrons Pedal North
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The Philtrons Pedal North. Where are we now? Leaving the altiplano and entering Peru. This past week we’ve been moving quickly towards Cusco. We had an exiting exit from La Paz, a beautiful ride along Lake Titicaca, and have entered our 7th country: Peru! Country number 7: Peru! After taking a day to let our legs recover from our hike, we got up very early to leave La Paz before traffic picked up. Unfortunately, Daisy got a flat tire 3 blocks down the street! Flat tire in downtown La Paz. These guys push...
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Where are we now? | The Philtrons Pedal North
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The Philtrons Pedal North. Where are we now? Where are we now? Each night when we camp we record our GPS coordinates, and we upload them when we update the blog. See where we’ve been below! You can move around and zoom in and out on the map. This is our proposed route through North, Central, and South America from before our trip started. You can read a few more details at this blog post. 2 thoughts on “ Where are we now? July 22, 2014 at 7:15 pm. July 22, 2014 at 10:50 pm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Canada | The Philtrons Pedal North
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The Philtrons Pedal North. Where are we now? Wildflowers of the north – part 1. I have had a bunch of wildflower photos waiting for me to post them, and it is finally time! My mother has spent several hours pouring over a book of wildflowers to bring you the names of these flowers, and a little info to go along. (Thanks, mom! Watercresses (nasturtium officinale). These small (1/4 ) flowers enjoy growing on the banks of cold water springs and streams. Blue lupine (lupines perennis). Another Lupine! Creamc...
