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 43 Thursday 17th September We woke to a bright and sunny day, and after splashing our way through some muddy puddles and laughing as Ed’s bike cut out in the middle of one of them, we proceeded to ride 10 miles in the wrong direction. Ed’s phone wasn’t charged and he’d presumed…
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 41 Tuesday 15th September As we couldn’t leave town until 12pm due to roadworks, Ed spent most of the morning in bed while I went and hung out in a nearby cafe. I really liked Ouray and everyone was so happy and friendly, and I spent most of the morning chatting to…
Day 40 Monday 14th September Navigating in the dark we didn’t realise that we hadn’t actually made it in to the national forest to camp, but no-one came round and bothered us. While my bike and I had fared fairly well after my crashes, we soon discovered while packing that our saucepan…
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 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 24 Saturday 29th August We had another late start today, despite me getting up early for an advertised free breakfast that didn’t exist. It didn’t feel as hot as the previous few days, as the hot hair dryer feeling was replaced with a much cooler breeze. I’d been a bit sad when my new…
