Cycling the Tok Cutoff and Taylor Highways from Sourdough Creek to Boundary, just shy of the Canadian Border. Hana and I had just gotten used to our own company again,…
From Denali National Park onwards the road ahead for us was obvious: the Denali Highway. This 217 km dirt road follows high glacial outwash plains and the Alaska Range foothills. The…
From Fairbanks to Cantwell and the start of the Denali Highway, our route through Alaska passed the single road entrance to Denali National Park. Mountains will always be magnets, and…
A seven minute film from the first 11 days of our Alaska - Argentina tour: the Dalton Highway from Deadhorse, Alaska. Read more here: Alaska to Argentina.
The town of Deadhorse, Prudhoe Bay, marks the start of our planned Alaska to Argentina cycle tour. The furthest point north in Alaska reachable by road, Deadhorse exists purely to…
This post is long overdue, and comes after months of planning, preparation and house packing. As I write this we’re in the air – en route to Deadhorse (permanent population…
A four day bike packing trip over the first four days of 2016, incorporating the Old Ghost Road, Charming Creek Walkway and Denniston Shortcut. This trip was originally intended to…
A few photographs from two great days cycling the St James Cycle Trail return from Hanmer Springs in late November 2015. Four of us headed over Jacks Pass from Hanmer,…
The past four months have been something of a transitional time. I finished Te Araroa in early July, then spent eight weeks doing long days at the computer to get…
Te Araroa Trail Photography Book FAQ Te Araroa: Walking New Zealand's 3,000 Kilometre Trail, my photography book from a January – July 2015 through-tramp of the Te Araroa Trail is coming…
Thanks for visiting the blog of Mark Watson & Highlux Photography. Here, you can find the full account of our Alaska to Patagonia (2016–2020, 2022–2023) bikepacking journey, as well as our New Zealand adventures.