My tour is finished, road about 1300 miles in 5 weeks. I have a few more photos to upload. sorry for the distracting Theme i was using. this one is much better. patagonia tour larger map Tumblr (3.0; @patagoniatour)http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw4jo39pBQ1qelxfdo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://pjpan.tumblr.com/post/14152662771/patagonia-bike-touring-what-ill-be-seeing" target="_blank">pjpan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Patagonia bike touring - what I’ll be seeing.</p> </blockquote> <p>Here is the tour I did tumblr. 8-) I made it happen of inspiration from this picture.</p>http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/47452429223http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/47452429223Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:30:57 -0400pjpan<a href="http://fruitellla.tumblr.com/post/39952531836/i-told-my-mother-what-i-wanted-to-do-with-my-money">live healthy, be happy: I told my mother what I wanted to do with my money, because I needed her card to do it, and that I'd just give her cash...</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fruitellla.tumblr.com/post/39952531836/i-told-my-mother-what-i-wanted-to-do-with-my-money" target="_blank">fruitellla</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I want to donate the 100-ish dollars that I’ve got to Sin Represas, a charity about stopping the building of dams in Chile. She said it was nice of me but that she wouldn’t do it. I’m literally on the verge of tears here. The one fucking time I think I’m actually doing something, something nice…</p> </blockquote> <p>thats very kind of you lady</p>http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/39970426940http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/39970426940Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:49:07 -0500cause and effectpjpan<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99vf36iOB1qf9zs6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99vf36iOB1qf9zs6o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99vf36iOB1qf9zs6o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99vf36iOB1qf9zs6o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99vf36iOB1qf9zs6o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99vf36iOB1qf9zs6o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99vf36iOB1qf9zs6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99vf36iOB1qf9zs6o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>the pavent ends, rains increase but my and others travels continue.</p> <p>under bridges is the only escape from the rain.</p> <p>met three guys who arrived in bolivia and purchased 3 Chinese 150cc scooters and have need thrashing them all over south america.</p> <p>lots of climbing and crazy rain till my hands are sore from being waterlogged.</p>http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/30113852839http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/30113852839Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:30:00 -0400Patagoniarainytouringbike tourpjpan<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99tpxvtiJ1qf9zs6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99tpxvtiJ1qf9zs6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99tpxvtiJ1qf9zs6o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99tpxvtiJ1qf9zs6o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99tpxvtiJ1qf9zs6o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>went from dirt to fast concrete into some rain the next day. came across an Italiano who was so glad to be riding in some sun again.</p> <p>i have 5 days to make it to chaiten to catch my ferry out of this now raining tough section of the carretera austral.</p>http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/30111972544http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/30111972544Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:53:00 -0400carretera australPatagoniatouringpjpan<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99rvxE7zh1qf9zs6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99rvxE7zh1qf9zs6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99rvxE7zh1qf9zs6o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99rvxE7zh1qf9zs6o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99rvxE7zh1qf9zs6o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99rvxE7zh1qf9zs6o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Earlier that day i passed a very<a href="http://www.reisevirus.info/" target="_blank"> nice couple traveling all across the america</a> in the campered out toyota land cruiser. They were having suck luck fishing they gave me a huge trout that i ate on for two days.</p>http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/30110268013http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/30110268013Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:14:00 -0400reisevirusfishingtroutpatagoniapjpan<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99qqbuhqh1qf9zs6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99qqbuhqh1qf9zs6o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99qqbuhqh1qf9zs6o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>as i head north from <span>Coyhaique i take the old dirt spar of the </span><span>Carretera Austral.</span></p> <p><span>i catch a french tourist far ahead on the road in front of me on the first photo.</span></p> <p><span>he has had a dog following him for the last 10 miles. He is riding slow and i pass him. </span></p> <p><span> a few miles later the dog bridges up to me on a long hill and we procead to sling shot </span></p> <p><span>past each other  for another 20 miles!</span></p> <p><span>till i hit a paved downhill and he just cant keep up.</span></p>http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/30108954849http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/30108954849Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:49:20 -0400Carretera Australcoyaiquechilebiketouringpatagoniatouringdogstorypjpan<p>I took my Sony nex5 with a 18-55 Sony lens and a fixed 600 sigma telephoto. Nice compact gear. No too heavy to carry on my bike.</p>http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/28627953816http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/28627953816Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:08:04 -0400<p>Did you go yet?</p>http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/27317919644http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/27317919644Mon, 16 Jul 2012 02:38:18 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rxipYYhD1qdblieo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thephotographyqueen.tumblr.com/post/20254967833" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">thephotographyqueen</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Chilean cuisine #tomatoes … (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p></blockquote> I was in chile and Argentina for six weeks in jan-feb. it’s an amazing place. Enjoy and keep posting the pics.http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/20368196036http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/20368196036Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:39:04 -0400pjpan<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1aou6xbe01qf9zs6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1aou6xbe01qf9zs6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1aou6xbe01qf9zs6o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>had a rest day in coihaique. two nights i a fab hotel with a bath tub.</p> <p>tried to end the inner patagonia leg of the tour here but the ferry was</p> <p>full, so i booked a ticket for 5 days layer 250 miles north from volcano</p> <p>destroyed town of chaiten. a scedule for the first time in four weeks….?</p>http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/19735313680http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/19735313680Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:37:17 -0400coihaiquepatagoniabike tourpjpan<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1anyhwh7u1qf9zs6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1anyhwh7u1qf9zs6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1anyhwh7u1qf9zs6o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1anyhwh7u1qf9zs6o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>one of the toughest days. </p> <p>70mph wind gust knocked me on the ground breaking</p> <p>my der hanger. i had an extra. then my first flat. </p> <p>110k all day in the rain. </p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="200" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Carretera+Austral&daddr=Los+Ma%C3%B1%C3%ADos&geocode=FT5FQP0djP6y-w%3BFZJ9SP0d6E60-w&sll=-45.596744,-71.914101&sspn=0.205392,0.528374&hl=en&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=12&ie=UTF8&ll=-45.596744,-71.914101&spn=0.205392,0.528374&t=h&output=embed" width="200"></iframe><br/><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=embed&saddr=Carretera+Austral&daddr=Los+Ma%C3%B1%C3%ADos&geocode=FT5FQP0djP6y-w%3BFZJ9SP0d6E60-w&sll=-45.596744,-71.914101&sspn=0.205392,0.528374&hl=en&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=12&ie=UTF8&ll=-45.596744,-71.914101&spn=0.205392,0.528374&t=h" target="_blank">View Larger Map</a></small></p>http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/19734722613http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/19734722613Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:18:00 -0400pjpan<p>thanks sloan. im glad i have a long life to top this one.</p>http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/19716067645http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/19716067645Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:10:15 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ty6x74O51qf9zs6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ty6x74O51qf9zs6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ty6x74O51qf9zs6o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ty6x74O51qf9zs6o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ty6x74O51qf9zs6o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>my loud but eventful night at villa cerro castillo.</p>http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/19237371054http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/19237371054Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:40:00 -0400villa cerro castillopatagoniabanddancelambpartyboyhorsepjpan<p>So amazingly enough I gained 5lbs on this tour! <br/> Doesn&#8217;t seem like much but I have a crazy metabolism and have never went past 145 in my life of 38 years. <br/> So why did this happen? Pan. Ate a lot of the white bread biscuits they sell down there. Every girl I talked to said they were gaining weigh because of it also. But in inner patagonia it about all you can get.</p>http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/19234193035http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/19234193035Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:28:42 -0400fatweight gainthinspohahahaweightthinpjpan<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0sd46PzIs1qf9zs6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>arc past the valley</p>http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/19189254044http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/19189254044Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:07:15 -0400panopanoramicchilepatagoniathe roaddirt roadscloudsskymountainspeakspjpan<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0scxiPRVw1qf9zs6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>another bend around the road</p>http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/19189065825http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/19189065825Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:03:00 -0400chilecloudsdirtroadmountainsmoutaintopspatagoniarainbowroadlakeskyblueskypjpan<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0s2o3Qimh1qf9zs6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0s2o3Qimh1qf9zs6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0s2o3Qimh1qf9zs6o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0s2o3Qimh1qf9zs6o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>dead truck and slot canyon before this was about here.</p> <p>give you an idea of how far along i was at this point. </p> <p>i have a lot of more photos to post and will keep editing</p> <p>day to day. alex</p> <p><br/><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=embed&saddr=-46.131672,-72.575684&daddr=&hl=en&geocode=&sll=-46.135122,-72.631645&sspn=0.101706,0.32959&mra=mift&mrsp=0&sz=13&ie=UTF8&ll=-46.135122,-72.631645&spn=0.101706,0.32959&t=h" target="_blank">View Larger Map</a></small></p>http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/19180830365http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/19180830365Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:21:00 -0400deadtruckrustoldrustytrashraincabsteering wheeldoorwindshieldpatagoniachilepjpan<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0s27z77ta1qf9zs6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>car crash grave in chile</p>http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/19180563446http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/19180563446Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:11:57 -0400patagoniachilecar crashgraveraingravestonebwcoldcrossblack crossdeathdeaddarkpjpan<p>Thanks so much. It’s was easy to get good shots down there. • Hope you time back in the panhandle went well. Very nice to meet you and stay in touch. Alex</p>http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/18716008136http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/18716008136Sun, 04 Mar 2012 02:34:25 -0500<a href="http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Article/David-lama-interview-021243166676734">Free assent by Lama</a>: <p>this happened was just three days after I left el chalten!</p> <p>I would have stayed if I would have known such history was going down!</p>http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/18472453831http://patagoniatour.tumblr.com/post/18472453831Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:22:00 -0500cerro torreCTmountaineeringsummitclimbingclimberpatagoniafitz roypjpan