Can't believe I almost didn't go on this ride. Thanks again to everyone who made it possible. Great riding with the folks I got to spend some time with. In no particular order -
Allan on the start of a beautiful, all day ride
Allan pushing Jose after a dead battery
Nick (I believe?) in front of our hotel in Jalpan
Guard dogs at the mission in Jalpan
Steve somewhere
Steve again
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Met a couple who were riding their bicycles from Canada to Patagonia in Xilitla. And here we were, thinking we were tough on our motorcycles...
Jorge in Xilitla
Sunrise from our hotel Posada James -
Jorge on one of the epic rope swings
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Scott in what would be a national park in America. Can anyone send me the location of this place? I know more than a handful of people rode this route. Very curious to go back and spend some time here
Allan again
Scott or Allan.
Jose on some dirt switchbacks. Dude killed it on that S10
Scott
Jose
We found out many, many times why you don't fly around blind corners in Mexico. Dogs, sheep, cows, mules, turkeys, chickens, children, sticks, pot holes, rock slides, broken down cars, slow cars, ox, soccer balls and giant trucks taking up the entire road are just some of the dangers I personally saw.
Allan and Scott
Scott. Got another photo of you too Scott, without the kids running through. I'll get to it this week
I broke off the group to do some solo exploring in the mountains. I spent a day and a half by myself riding in the mountains and exploring caves/waterfalls. It was fun trying to get directions, a hotel room and food by myself. My guide for this particular cave was Tomas. He is in the lower right, to give you any sort of scale.
Tomas, in total darkness. 5 second exposure, lit by flashlights. You can see the cave exit behind this giant column. I wish he were standing further back...
Another cave
I've got about 100 more photos that I've selected to edit and I'll share those by weeks end. If you want to read more in-depth captions, I'm slowly going through my trip on my instagram account.
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