Rachel's C90 Adventures from Alaska to Argentina – Life in the fun lane!
Day 48-53 Tuesday 22nd September – Sunday 27th September We’d planned to ride the White Rim Trail and Slickrock on arrival in Moab, but both bikes needed some attention first. Ed’s bike wouldn’t actually start again due to the pickup coil packing up, and mine ran but pumped out copious amounts of smoke while it…
Day 47 Monday 21st September Our second attempt at leaving 3 Step nearly failed as well, as Ed’s bike decided to die as he rode it round to the front to say goodbye. After hours of investigating, trying parts from my bike and endless trial and error, he discovered that the pickup coil…
Day 44-46 Friday 18th September – Sun 20th September The owners Julie and Scott kindly set us up in a Teepee for the night, but unfortunately it wasn’t a good nights sleep for either of us. I froze my tits off in my summer bag with the lack of combined body heat in such a…
Day 42 Wednesday 16th September Much to our delight the rain had cleared by the morning and we were left with a bright blue sky and white fluffy clouds. The town looked so much better in the sunshine, and was buzzing with tourists all out exploring and eager for a chat. I’m a…
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 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 23 Friday 28th August Whenever we get a motel room I always make sure I have a sleep in to get my money’s worth. This is standard behaviour for Ed, but as I actually like getting up early it’s a treat for me. It’d be rude not to make the most of the bed…
Day 18 Sunday 23rd August The day started off overcast and average, and as we set off late morning our path was soon blocked by a massive train. Keen to keep moving we rode up to the next crossing only to find another one blocking the way. They were so…
