mama coca bikepacking route, part ii This post covers our final days cycling in the Andes Oriental as we followed the classic Mama Coca bikepacking route south past Illimani and…
condoriri and huayna potosi We'd been excited to experience the Mama Coca route ever since hearing some early stories from the Dammer brothers' and Cass Gilbert's exploration of it last…
"because it's there" —George Leigh Mallory By the time we returned from New Zealand to Sorata to resume our ride south the crisp nights and clear days of winter and…
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.