Rachel's C90 Adventures from Alaska to Argentina – Life in the fun lane!
Day 39 Sunday 13th September Once again listening to my gut instinct was a good call, as it turned out that there wasn’t only one pass to tackle. There were four in total, one after the other. The first was Cinnamon Pass, which saw us climbing up lots of moderately steep switchbacks. …
Day 38 Saturday 12th September After getting up early for a walk up the hill, I set about replacing my tube while Ed was still asleep. I soon regretted riding on it that bit further, as there was now slime absolutely everywhere, it was a right mess. The tyre was full of…
Day 37 Friday 11th September We had the best intentions to leave early, but after I sent Ed off to get de-hoboed (hair cut and shave), I met some other bikers at a cafe and got chatting to them while I enjoyed a free chai latte courtesy of the owner. Ed finally appeared…
Day 31-36 Saturday 5th September to Thursday 10th September After waking up to a beautiful view surrounded by mountains, we rode in to Salida and picked up our things from the Post office. Next stop was a local packaging company to collect Ed’s engine, but there was immediate disappointment on his part as…
Day 28, 29, 30 Weds 2nd September – Fri 4th September We did a few other things before riding Pikes Peak, and stayed longer than we planned as we found a bargain on Airbnb. We basically had our own apartment for $15 a night, we couldn’t believe it! It was so cheap that we decided…
Day 26 Mon 31st August After our usual get-your-moneys-worth-motel sleep in, I headed off to the post office to collect what looked like a months worth of dried food. I had no idea where I was going to put it all, but after some strategic packing I managed to squeeze it all in with my…
Day 25 Sunday 30th August Unbeknown to me we’d camped right next to the Oklahoma/New Mexico border, and as soon as we crossed over it the scenery changed. Farmland gave way to gentle rolling hills spotted with dark green bushes, and gravel and dirt roads took us gradually higher. There…
Day 22 Thursday 27th August It was by far the hottest day so far. There was no respite from the heat even when we were moving, as the breeze was like a hair dryer on high being blasted on our faces. I also didn’t get any refreshment from drinking water, as it was hot enough…
Day 19 & 20 & 21 Monday 24th Aug – Wednesday 26th Aug We ended up spending three days in the campground in Ponca so I could rebuild my engine, clear out my exhaust and a few other things. It turned out that the piston was fine but a high pressure oil…
Day 16 Fri 21st Aug We woke up at 7.30am as we wanted to get an early start, well I did anyway, and just as we’d finished packing up and were about to head up the slope I spotted another biker on the bridge giving us a wave. I rode straight up to meet…
