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    motojobobo
    啓蒙家
    Joined: 22 Aug 2015

    Hey @Aetas ! Thoroughly enjoying these valles! When were you here?

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    Curvy mountain roads…perfect motorcycle enviro.

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    Exclusively 1st and 2nd gear ONLY on this 140 km super curvy gravel road through Aconquija national park.

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    Amazes me how this bromeliad manages to look so healthy and beautiful in such a dry, dusty, windy unforgiving environment.

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    A tasty and hearty ‘locro argentino’ stew at day’s end erases and compensates for any inconveniences endured at altitude. I guess the wine also helps.

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    Hot springs anybody??

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    Never before saw cactus growing as an epiphyte on a tree…. Had to take a pic.

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    I can’t avoid using these rocky monochrome backgrounds for my bike.

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    Beautiful late afternoon warm light in a typical Andean setting.

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    Turquoise colored lake with a bit of snow still around it in early spring. 4600 meters, 6 deg C, very windy. Tough ride there and back…Pissis lake.

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    One buddy destroyed his front tire that day…was quite a nightmare but eventually we managed to get him back safely.

    The journey is the objective.

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      jimcasey
      Raw and Unwashed
      @Matt
      Joined: 10 Aug 2016

      @Matt nice one. In 15 years we'll all be on electric (if the planet hasn't fallen into some dystopian horror show).

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        jimcasey
        Raw and Unwashed
        @motojobobo
        Joined: 10 Aug 2016

        @motojobobo excellent pics man. Looks like an amazing ride.

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          steelworker
          見習いボス
          @Matt
          Joined: 16 Apr 2014

          @Matt thats perfect for Baltimore ! You can evade the light & stop sign runners

          Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
          Well, I have others.

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            Choko
            Iron Heart Deity
            Joined: 17 Jan 2017

            All my Harley bros, check out whites boots Instagram story. These collab boots look perfect. I love crepe soles

            Less is more

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              Denimhead 0
              Iron Heart Deity
              @Choko
              Joined: 4 Sept 2023

              @Choko Thanks for the tip brother 🙏. take my money now 😁

              IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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                JunkPants
                Haraki san Student
                @motojobobo
                Joined: 20 Nov 2022

                @motojobobo That looks amazing. Pissis lake looks beautiful. Very cool riding at 4600 meters, some serious mountains in Argentina.

                Love that cactus as well! 😃

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                  motojobobo
                  啓蒙家
                  Joined: 22 Aug 2015

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                  Typical Andean backdrop, but I just love these monochrome bkgds

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                  One of my travel buddies. I love the framing of the bike and road against the grandiose backdrop.

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                  This is Las Lenas ski resort, southwest from Mendoza. This was the last week they are open this year. Still beautiful.

                  The journey is the objective.

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                    tody
                    啓蒙家
                    @motojobobo
                    Joined: 24 Feb 2021

                    @motojobobo Great photos, as usual. This is so vastly different from anything I see here in Europe, I really enjoy this!

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                      Aetas
                      見習いボス
                      @motojobobo
                      Joined: 19 Jun 2013

                      What tody said @motojobobo

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                        Brock
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined: 8 Sept 2015

                        Not a road bike… but I picked this 1982 XR 500 up last summer and rip it around off-road any chance I get! It’s no Snowbike… but it’s fun!
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                          derek111
                          @Brock
                          Joined: 9 Apr 2024

                          @Brock that rig is a thing of beauty. Hell of a pick up.

                          Get outside, feel small

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                            Brock
                            Raw and Unwashed
                            @derek111
                            Joined: 8 Sept 2015

                            @derek111
                            Thank you! It’s quite the time capsule for sure

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                              dinobarnesberlin
                              啓蒙家
                              @motojobobo
                              Joined: 28 Mar 2020

                              @motojobobo absolutely amazing scenery there! Looks more like you were on a National Geographic photo shoot! great stuff.

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                                motojobobo
                                啓蒙家
                                Joined: 22 Aug 2015

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                                A very cool gorge between Mendoza and Malargue

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                                Road traffic

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                                Very old Araucaria tree, closely related to the Californian redwoods.

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                                Hot tubing (again) in a repurposed wine vat.

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                                After Argentina’s arid landscape and dry, chilly weather; Chile has cold, drizzly, overcast conditions and a super green, lush environment.

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                                Downtown Puerto Varas in full IH outfit:

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                                Guzzi began lightly leaking oil at the final drive joint. Water had made it’s way in. Drained, flushed and refilled. Not sure WHY it happened. Will need to keep a close watch on it for the remainder of the trip.

                                The journey is the objective.

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                                  SFMCfranky
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 1 Oct 2024

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                                  I sold the KTM. But all the others are still in my garage.

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                                    motojobobo
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 22 Aug 2015

                                    I’m back with a new batch of pics from the last few days. These next ones are from our last days in Chile. Did a 220 km loop in the Puerto Varas/Puerto Montt area. That included a 30 minute ferry ride.

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                                    This ferry ride got us to the kick off point of the well-known (amongst motorcyclists) Ruta Austral.

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                                    This area is awash with volcanoes, the one in the background is Yates.

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                                    We had two buddies squirming due to stomach bugs…we assume it was bad seafood. They were both better the next day.

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                                    Lake Tagua Tagua

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                                    Volcan Chabuco in the background of the old church.

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                                    Hope you like volcanoes…this one is Osorno. Probably close to a perfect cone I’d say. And that is lake Llanquihue, a HUGE lake.

                                    And we leave Chile, heading back into Argentina.

                                    The journey is the objective.

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                                      Tago Mago
                                      Mod Squad
                                      @motojobobo
                                      Joined: 16 Jan 2021

                                      @motojobobo fantastic pictures. Thanks for taking us along on your journey

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                                        JunkPants
                                        Haraki san Student
                                        @motojobobo
                                        Joined: 20 Nov 2022

                                        @motojobobo Amazing scenery!

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                                          motojobobo
                                          啓蒙家
                                          Joined: 22 Aug 2015

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                                          This is Paso Internacional Cardenal Samore, at 1350 mts, the customs/migration check point.
                                          I froze all day…not sure why. Temp was always in the 5 to 12 deg C range and I was dressed as warmly as ever. I’m guessing it must have been some stomach or flu bug I could’ve been battling. Weird, next day I was fine.

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                                          Typical forest type around here. On our way from Villa La Angostura to San Martin de los Andes. Someone is fond of long names around here…

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                                          Yep, here are my IH by Vibers hikers which I bought off @mclaincausey quite a few years ago. I love them! They are ALWAYS the spare footwear (aside from my bike boots) which come along an all my bike trips.

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                                          Snow began to show up again as we neared a ski resort, Chapelco.

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                                          Two guys from our group skied that day. The rest chugged hot chocolates.

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                                          This is rio Hermoso, apparently a fishing hotspot. We saw many groups fishing as we drove on the dirt road along the river.

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                                          We came across this road sign. It had snowed 9 days ago and the road people hadn’t had a chance to do maintenance nor inspect the road. Nobody policed odedience to the sign so we went ahead.

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                                          Beautiful scenery lay ahead. We were headed toward a spot called Paso Cordova, the highest point on that road at 1380 mts. An old cattle herding route.

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                                          Only snag on the route showed up 200 mts after Paso Cordova. About 20 mts of snowdrift. Lucky it wasn’t more, but we made across with a bit of leg work.

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                                          Things got greener as we went down the other side of the pass.

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                                          Today, Sunday, I decided to take it easy, enjoy the view and don all my IH gear.

                                          The journey is the objective.

                                          last edited by 6 Oct 2024, 18:40 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 12
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