Here is a list of blog posts from the first half of our 16-month bicycle tour through the Americas, The Philtrons Pedal South – from Alaska to Mexico, in 2014.
- Slow-motion Chaos: one week before departure.
- All packed up and ready to go!
- Four wheels rolling – we’re on our way!
- Made it to Maryland: next stop Alaska
- Who knew the final packing would be this difficult?!
- The spectacular Glenn Highway
- The rest of the Glenn Highway. The weather did not disappoint!
- Heading farther inland – to Tok, Alaska
- Top of the World and Taylor Highways: We have been tested…
- Top of the World Highway: Tok to Dawson City Part II
- A long travel between towns – Dawson City to Whitehorse.
- Tidbits – June 1, 2014
- Yukon Wildflowers
- Whitehorse to Haines – A study in beautiful scenery
- Question Time – June 8
- Three rest days – Haines, Juneau, and Skagway.
- Skagway, AK to Watson Lake, YK – Stunning scenery, then the Alaska Highway.
- Finally riding south: The isolated Cassiar Highway.
- We completed the Cassiar! And hit 2000 miles.
- Civilization! We made it to Prince George
- Canada’s Cowboy Country: The push for Bella Coola
- The Bella Coola Valley and the ferry odyssey
- The northern part of Vancouver Island
- We be fishin’
- Reflections on our first country: Canada
- Loops on the Olympic Peninsula
- Visiting family in the Pacific Northwest, the Highland games, and Mt. Rainier
- From Central Washington to Central Oregon. It’s getting HOT!
- A few more photos (from Oregon)
- Volcanoes! Up, down, and around Crater Lake.
- Reaching the coast, the Redwoods, and a lot of traffic
- California’s northern coast: Both lost and otherwise
- Wildflowers of the north – part 1
- Perfect riding to San Francisco, and days as tourists
- Five days in San Francisco
- A holiday weekend heading South
- Palm trees everywhere.
- Rolling into San Diego
- A four-day loop in the mountains around San Diego
- Finally, Mexico tomorrow!
- Mexico: Even better than we expected
- Baja California is full of surprises.
- Three days in the desert.
- We made it to paradise, but the stingrays got here first.
- We finished riding the Baja, and then went snorkeling.
- An incredible ride into the Sierra Madre mountains
- Two rest days in the Mexican city of Durango
- Durango to Guanajuato: Mexico’s highlands and silver cities
- Two days wandering through Guanajuato
- A side trip to the Querétaro mountains
- Back over the mountains – From tiny towns to ancient ruins
- Another great week in Mexico
- Three days in Oaxaca City
- From Oaxaca to San Cristobal Part 1: Mountains, Wind, and more adventures.
- Oaxaca to San Cristobal Part 2: The mountains of Chiapas
- San Cristobal and on to Palenque: from mountain pines to low-land jungle
- The rush (north) to Merida.
- Rest days in Merida and introducing… The Philtrons Pedal North!