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After a fitful night’s sleep, I decided to stay in Todos Santos for a rest day. I ate a lazy breakfast and then dropped by the bike shop in town. One of the guys at the shop gave me good information on the next section of the route. I extended my AirBNB stay for another night, which gave
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I woke up early this morning to a beautiful sunrise over the mountains. After a quick breakfast, I loaded up Hobbes and we headed off for the day’s first challenge – a 4 mile/6.4 km climb up 1100’/335 m before dropping back down toward the Pacific Ocean on the other side. The climb took about an hour
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Adventure ho! After a quick breakfast at the hotel, I headed off to the mountains. But first, I had to navigate about 8 miles through the San José del Cabo suburbs and along Mexíco 1, the highway between San José del Cabo and La Paz, to the north. Thankfully, there’s a dirt road running parallel
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On January 1, I left on the morning flight to San José del Cabo. I was incredibly anxious about my bike – will it make it on the flight? Would it be damaged en route? When I arrived in Mexico, I noticed the bag had been opened. The TSA had searched my bag. I’m fine
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Seat 1A on Delta 1914 with the most gorgeous view of Mount Rainier on departure. Next stop, San Jose del Cabo!
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Here’s my final pack list, excluding food items: Sleep System Clothing Cooking & Water Tools & Safety Electronics Personal Care
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As I get closer to departing for Mexico, I’ve made a few route updates. The first update is to route around a planned closure on day 1 just north of the San José del Cabo airport. Recent reports say the route is unridable due to deep sand and it may be closed to traffic soon. I can’t say
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I’ve packed and unpacked my bike twice now – I’m feeling confident that I have the tools, padding, etc. that I need to pack safely for the trip to and from BCS. Over the weekend, I put the bike together again, mounted all of my bags, water storage, etc. and headed out for a ride through
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What goes up, and up, and up, must come down… I spent about 2 hours climbing to the top of the ridge and about 10 minutes descending the other side all the way to my car. Forest roads, single track, banked turns, and steep drop offs – this was exactly what I needed after a
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