The Beginning, As I Remember It

Nathaniel and I have been talking about going on an epic motorcycle trip for years. We've both spent a lot of time in rural Africa and have really fallen in love with the world outside of the US. Initially we talked about a Cairo to Cape Town trip in Africa. We dropped that idea due to safety. Then we debated over China, or Southern Asia. Finally we settled on America. There was something for both of us in the idea of leaving our garage here in Bozeman MT and riding until we couldn't any more. A simplicity to it. Get on bike. Ride south. Stop when wheels touch ocean. 

There are a lot of reasons we are going on this trip and a lot of reasons we aren't. There's no mission, no task aside from going there and back again. I guess, if I had to give a reason, I would say because I'm young and because I can. Really though, we live in a incredible world and I want to see a bit more of it. I want to meet some people from different cultures, try to new foods and smell another place. 

We plan on leaving in May of 2016. Our rough route is to ride through Central America, take a ferry from Panama to Colombia and then ride along the west coast of South America until Tierra del Fuego. After that we will mosey up to Rio de Janeiro where we plan to sell our bikes and fly back to the States. There and back again in about 3 months.