I was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska and have driven between there and Portland, Oregon 4 times in the last 5 years. Now being Alaskan you live in an environment where most things that are good are over 100 miles away. When I was in high school my friends and I would get in a car and drive 300 miles south just to get an Arby's roast beef sandwich from Anchorage, Alaska. I grew up driving to where and what I wanted. As a child I also was privileged to have a father who worked on roads in Alaska and even was able to make a trip up to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
My total mileage so far on the Pan-American Highway is approximately 4000 miles. I've made it all the way from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska down to Tijuana, Mexico. From looking at the map it seems that I've made it about 1/3 of the way for my journey to Argentina. My wife says that finishing this trip would be too dangerous with the people that I might encounter. But, I hope to find enough information that she might just let me go on it. Also, I would love to share my personal experience of the first 1/3 of the trip with the internet.
Works Cited
Chacon, Alex. "The Modern Motorcycle Diaries." YouTube. YouTube, 12 Apr. 2013. Web. 9 July 2013. Collage of one man’s Pan-American journey
"Google Maps." Google Maps. Google, 04 Aug. 2013. Web. 11 Aug. 2013. Google's mapping tool
This sounds like a fabulous research project, especially as you connect with people who've made the trek. There's also a lot of controversy (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Munoz_(intelligence)) regarding effects on the environment, etc. Good entry :)
ReplyDeleteWow It looks fantastic! but unfortunately,i can'y ride a anything has wheels ^^ except, cars :)
ReplyDeleteanyway look so cool! hopefully, you have a safe drive!
I've actually been on a motorcycle once before and I fell over as soon as I got on. But luckily Portland Community College has a motorcycle training course that I can take to learn. Plus doing the trip by motorcycle instead of car would save a whole lot of gas.
Deletei would love to see the pics you taken during your trips, that would be awesome. I also would love to drive 1000 miles to California just for the In & Out burger! :P
ReplyDeleteIs it sad that I've already driven to California for that only purpose before? Nope, it was totally worth it. The delicious burger, the waffle fries and the limited menu items are quite literally, "to die for."
Deletewow! hope you find enough information so you're wife will let you go, I look forward to reading about your research.
ReplyDeleteYeah she's worried about bandits and thugs which are a real possibility. But I have heard that the risky part is having drugs planted on you and then being arrested. So if I do go I'm going to try and keep my head down.
DeleteThis video was very awesome for me.I think that is very interesting adventure.I want to try it if i can ride motorcycle very well:)
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome, I watched a video called 180 degrees south where two guys travel from Ventura CA down to Patagonia. I would definitely check it out if you haven't. I hope it goes well! I heard also in some of the sketchy parts of mexico you can hire an armed guard for about 20 bucks to follow you around for the day. Perhaps you could look into that.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to have a travel just like yours. I have a heart that really likes travelling, but my body is lazy. :( I'm envy those people who travel the world by themselves. Hope you have an awesome trip!
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