Pedal for the Planet
So. The planet. It seems slightly absurd to explain why I love Earth. After all – it’s home to everyone and everything that anyone has...
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Laura
May 19, 20237 min
The End
I walked the last five kilometers to my hostel in Punta Arenas. My tire was punctured in a severe enough way that I figured it was take...
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Laura
Apr 25, 202315 min
Chile's Far South
The ferry from Caleta Tortel left at 11:00pm. Over the course of my trip, I had developed a deep mistrust of scheduled times in Latin...
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Laura
Apr 10, 20239 min
Carretera Austral, Part 3: Cerro Castillo to Caleta Tortel
After climbing up to Lago Cerro Castillo, I was sore all over. As it turns out, cycling and hiking don’t really use the same muscle...
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Laura
Mar 29, 202313 min
The Carretera Austral, Part 2: Puyuhuapi to Villa Cerro Castillo
Morning in Puyuhuapi dawned dark and rainy. One could almost be forgiven for not knowing it was morning at all. I had an important...
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Laura
Mar 17, 20237 min
The Carretera Austral, Part 1: Puerto Montt to Puyuhuapi
Ah, the Carretera Austral. Ruta 7. Patagonia’s famous road trip, shrouded in an infamous past. 1200 kilometres of mountains, glaciers,...
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Laura
Mar 6, 20237 min
Back to Chile: Los Lagos
After a few days at the hostel in Bariloche, it was time to backtrack. I had a day’s ride back around the lake to Villa La Angostura,...
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Laura
Feb 22, 20239 min
Argentina's Lake District
I arrived in San Martín de Los Andes a shell of my former self. Just kidding. It wasn’t really that dramatic, but I was tired and...
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Laura
Feb 13, 20239 min
Ruta 40, Part 2
So. Ruta 40. My wayward journey. I woke up in Ranquil Norte with sore arms. I guess I put some real upper body effort into controlling my...
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Laura
Feb 8, 20236 min
Ruta 40, Part 1
Do you ever have things in your life that don’t really go the way you imagined? Like, maybe you’ve always been a dog person but you...
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Laura
Feb 4, 20236 min
Crossing the Andes
“I will cross the Andes on a bicycle,” I said. “It will be fun,” I said. So I did cross the Andes, and it was (mostly) fun, but I did not...
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Laura
Jan 30, 20233 min
¡Adios Santiago!
I was really worried about biking out of Santiago, but I shouldn’t have been. I was expecting insane traffic, zero road shoulders,...
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Laura
Jan 22, 20234 min
¡Hola Santiago!
I don’t want to brag, but I can’t say I was sad to leave Canadian winter behind. Winter isn’t all bad, but if I never had to hold a snow...
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Laura
Sep 13, 20227 min
Week 8: Los Angeles to the Mexican Border (AKA The End)
Los Angeles overwhelmed me. It’s a city that goes on and on: freeways twist together and apart, communities blend into each other, and...
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Laura
Sep 6, 20226 min
Week 7: Big Sur to Los Angeles
The morning at Plaskett Creek dawned cold and foggy, and Suzanne and I were eager to hit the road. We packed quickly – as always, Suzanne...
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Laura
Sep 1, 20224 min
Week 6: San Francisco to Big Sur
San Francisco stole my heart. I’m not sure what I expected, but it was honestly the most beautiful, charismatic, dreamlike city I had...
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Laura
Aug 28, 20225 min
Week 5: Eureka to San Francisco
After packing up my tent in the aforementioned awful RV park, I made the short trip down the highway to the city of Eureka, California....
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Laura
Aug 19, 20224 min
Week 4: Bandon To Eureka
I left Bandon late in the morning. Although at first I was worried this was a bad decision, it turned out to be a great one. Earlier in...
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Laura
Aug 12, 20223 min
Week 3: Astoria to Bandon
After arriving in Astoria, I carried on to the nearby town of Warrenton, Oregon. Upon arriving at the state park campsite, I encountered...
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Laura
Aug 6, 20223 min
Week 2: Bremerton to Astoria
First off, I have to admit that interior Washington wasn’t particularly exciting. It was mostly trees, fields that used to be trees,...
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