SITREP. The chain and sprocket were broken. My detour through quiet residential streets, seemingly clever at the time, was now a serious detriment to my […]
Author: BPM
Day 20, Part I
It’s 186 miles to Santiago. I got a full tank of gas, half a pack of Oreo’s, it’s dawn, and I’m wearing sunglasses. I hit […]
Day 19
This was it. I had today and tomorrow morning to reach Santiago. As ever, 680 miles would normally be a cakewalk, but today’s ride included […]
Banditos! (Day 18)
Previously on Backpacker Moto…. Let’s examine the Top 15 reasons why my solo ride is ill-advised (stated by family, friends, and random people off the […]
Day 17
Sonuvabiiiiiiiiitch. The Puerto Natales mechanic, who had assured me that he’d resolved the KLR’s ongoing issues, clearly had not. I immediately stripped him of his […]
Day 16
Spreading out the maps on the floor of my Puerto Natales hotel, I examined the route that I’d taken to get here from Santiago. The […]