DUAL-SPORT RIDING IN PATAGONIA

DUAL-SPORT RIDING
To be old and wise you must first be young and foolish.

Revisions (in case you have only seen the original of this page):

1. Here is the new index page for all these Dual Sport Riding items: /foraster/index.html

It includes further material on most of the items on this page. Actually, I removed a lot of material from this page for an interesting reason: a prospective employer googled my name, found this page, and determined that I was just another no-good dual-sporting ne'er-do-well.

1969: When I lived in British Colombia 1968 BSA Royal Star 500cc twin

In 1971, while in Europe: Triumph Trophy 500cc twin. After a year with the Army , I stayed on and attended the University of Barcelona.

1978-81: Grand Prix road racers (TA125, TZ250), 6-hour endurance races.

This one was in Tierra del Fuego in 1978. I left California in 1977 on a Yamaha XS650 and ended up in Argentina.

And then in 1980 there was a ride on a borrowed KZ1000G through Germany, Denmark, and finally Norway, looking for Peer Gynt. Or is there something about this guy that suggests that he is Peer Gynt himself?

OK, let's cut to the chase:
( Click on thumbnail pictures for full size view )

Link to MAP.

Near Puyuhuapi, Carretera Austral

Near Lago General Carrera.

Germans on BMW R1100 GS bikes, near Pto Montt

Near Murta, along the Carretera Austral

One way to return from the deep south

Mountains and forests south of Chaiten

Sometimes there are no real gas stations

Crossing from Chiloe Island to mainland Patagonia at Chaiten

Old Patagonian homestead on Lago General Carrera

Near Coyhaique, in southern Chile

Cerro Castillo range

Villarica volcano, in the Chilean Lake District

Summer: Central Chilean Patagonia

Atacama desert pictures:

The following are pictures from a ride from Santiago up into the Atacama Desert. This meant passing through La Serena and Copiapó, then going northeast into the increasingly high desert and puna region. There are supposed to be mountain lions in some parts of this desert. I did see the guanacos - relatives of llamas - that they are supposed to eat. This ride included about 400 miles of sometimes rough dirt and rock roads at altitudes up to about 15,000 feet.

Map of Atacama Desert segment: red line shows route.