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Nov 8, “Ride day” 5. We would stay in Chivay again tonight. And head out to see Colca Canyon, and some condors. We all agreed this was one of our favorite stays. The rooms nice, The showers instant unlimited hot water. Town was cool, relaxed, not super touristy. Had it been possible staying...

I always like picking the rangers brains and introducing myself. Good info, and never know when the info may come in handy. The amount of LEO rangers, versus land they cover is staggering. BLM has 200, National Park Service only had 43 posted positions in 2023.

The Deputy: It’s not mandatory, and usually I would not use one. I was invited on this trip, it was not “my trip”. So, kind of part of the deal, if you do use one. Just do plenty of research beforehand, there are some good and not such great options out there. +/-‘s to everything. Peru...

Bummer about the airbags, my 1st set lasted 200k+ hard miles. About once a year I would spray them with rubber conditioner. I also used the cradles under them, versus being hard mounted top and bottom. The second set, I have not used much as I have not taken that truck and camper out much in a...

Oddly enough, large trucks, and busses pass each other every day in central, south America. And pretty much everywhere.

They are built on the rainy side of washington state, I imagine they have been well leak tested.

The link he posted takes you to the FB add, its marked as such there. Maybe its not sold, you can click on the link and dont need to have a FB account.

A great looking build! I think its marked as sold now.

Credit where its due: A lot of the group shots, and videos were taken by our guide/helper. Things like that were nice. As well as I, we did not have to do any route planning. Nov 7, Ride day 4, Puno to Chivay. Bosque de Piedras

OEV, also is Canadian.

Nope, I don’t see it as a sustainable to viable option here. The points above were just to show the complexities that would have to go into it. Should folks get, take or be educated, sure!

Sure, training can be great! It’s not solely the training that’s the problem though. Then you would also need credentialing and permitting. Train persons- be able to show they have competency- allow/permit them to go the place and do the thing, and the monitoring. I am not big on blanket...

Blue skies and desolation A pull out on the way up. We rolled into town with most of the afternoon left to relax, unpack gear for the next 2 nights. And enjoy the company.

Alti Plano 16k/ft Miners shrine,

Leaving Puno, The morning of Nov 7th. In front of the hotel. On the hill climbing out of town, with Lake Titicaca in the background. Shortly after we fixed my moto. We created a group shared photo album, which works well. However, some of the photo orders/dates are messed up. As not...

Took a bit of travel to get there. :P However South America in November is a solid plan. I have a few countries left, Its always a comforting feeling being there. Nov 7, Ride day 4, Puno to Chivay. I woke up early and was all packed, after breakfast I went to a pharmacy and got some cream...

We made it back into Puno, and gathered our gear and packed as the next day we would head to Chivay. As well as some of the last high climbs of the trip. For ride day 4.

I did start a partial record on my Suunto when on Taquile Island. Which I have included below, it’s a cool way to see routes and stats after the fact. + it’s a tool I wear every day and use to track workouts among other things. I really do like my Suunto, it’s been a great watch. And the smart...

I wish I had recorded some of this on my watch, just to see the route we took through the lake. Also, none of us realized how long we would be out here. Next, we got back on the boats. (They were enclosed, had shades to cover the windows and such) Old, but in decent shape. The seat in front...

The history is cool, the commercialism not as much. As we were herded into what felt like very specific chutes and corrals as buyers. It reminded me a bit of a reverse sale yard/barn. Everyone must make a living though, so can’t blame them for doing so. The hand-woven boats, with the animal...