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Bicycle Touring - Journey, Adventure

249 images Created 23 Feb 2009

Gregg Bleakney's bicycle touring archive of photography is one of the most complete and well organized collections available. It is updated on a regular basis and offers touring, adventure, and bike packing image sets from locations throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
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  • Touring Cyclists cast a shadow on Highway 1 near Big Sur - California
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  • Brooks Allen in front of Salmon Glacier  (the fifth largest in North America) - Alaska - USA
    Salmon Glacier
  • Brook Allen cycles along Baja California Backroad - Mexico
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  • Brook Allen cycles through a cactus forest on Highway 1 - Baja - Mexico
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  • Brook Allen cycles through the sweltering heat of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec - Mexico
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  • Ruth and Horst Hammerschmidt - Antigua - Guatemala
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  • Gregg Bleakney on the Beach and Costa Rican Tour Salesman - Samara Beach - Costa Rica
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  • A long distance cyclist takes a rest at 12,000 ft. - Pan American Highway - Ecuador
    Pan American Highway
  • Harald Mueller kicks off his first day of a nearly 16,000 vertical foot climb through the Canyon del Pato to the Cordillera Blanca range in Peru - Andes -South America
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  • He bikes in jeans! Harald Mueller climbs the western slope of 15,640 ft. Paso de Portachuelo in Peru's Cordillera Blanca. - Huascaran National Park - South America
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  • Wouter the Mad Scientist descends the east slope of 15,640 ft. Paso de Portachuelo in Peru's Cordillera Blanca. - Huascaran National Park - South America
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  • Wouter the Mad Scientist descends the west slope of 16,040 ft. Punta Olimpica Pass in Peru's Cordillera Blanca, one of the highest passes in the world - Huascaran National Park - South America
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  • Harald Mueller descends the west slope of 16,040 ft. Punta Olimpica Pass in Peru's Cordillera Blanca, one of the highest passes in the world - Huascaran National Park - South America
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  • Wouter the Mad Scientist descends the west slope of 16,040 ft. Punta Oli?mpica Pass in Peru's Cordillera Blanca, one of the highest passes in the world - Huascaran National Park - South America
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  • Harald Mueller descends the west slope of 16,040 ft. Punta Olimpica Pass in Peru's Cordillera Blanca, one of the highest passes in the world - Huascaran National Park - South America
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  • Don Thomas cycles over a 15,000 pass in the Andes - Parque Huascaran - Cordillera Blanca - Peru - South America
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  • Don Thomas fixes a broken chain without bothering to move his bike off the road--a sign of how light the traffic is in Andean backroads - Huascaran National Park - Cordillera Blanca - Peru - South America
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  • Don Thomas splits splits the uprights (of Llamas) along the highest continuous section of road in the world, 100 miles at over 13,000 feet - Peruvian Andes - South America
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  • Brook Allen pedals through the Andes on a stretch of the Pan American Highway south of Cuzco - Peru - South America
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  • A long distance cyclist enjoys sunset over Lago Titicaca - Bolivia - South America
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  • A long distance cyclist checks out the view of La Paz from El Alto, the highest capital city in the world - Bolivia - South America
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  • The approach to Uyuni, Bolivia - South America
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  • Brook Allen cycles over the Salar de Uyuni at Sunset - Bolivia - South America
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  • Portrait of Touring Cyclist on the Salar de Uyuni - Bolivia
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  • Brook Allen and Gregg Bleakney cycle over the Salar de Uyuni at Sunset - Bolivia - South America
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  • Don Thomas cycles along the Salar de Uyuni - Bolivia - South America
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  • The Evolution of Revolution - Salar de Uyuni - Bolivia - South America
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  • The Full Monty Rides Bicycle - Salar de Uyuni - Bolivia - South America
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  • Don Thomas rides through the clouds - outside of San Rafael - Argentina
    Through the Clouds
  • Self portrait - Crossing the imaginary line south into Argentinian Patagonia,
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  • Don Thomas cycles past a Alerce tree stand (the second-longest living organism on Earth) on the Carretera Austral in Pumalin Park - Ruta Austral - Chile - South America
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  • Don Thomas cycles through a rhubarb forest on the Carretera Austral, just south of Pumalin Park. Chile - South America
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  • Don Thomas cycles along the Carretera Austral in Pumalin Park - Chile - South America
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  • Gregg Bleakney crosses into Argentina from Chile above Lago del Desierto at the southernmost section of the Ruta Austral - Patagonia - South America
    Ruta Austral
  • Self Portrait - Fitz Roy Massif - Argentina
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  • Bicycle Tour - Fitz Roy Massif - Argentina
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  • Self Portrait - Fitz Roy Massif - Argentina
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  • Wind ahead - Ruta 40 Pataognia - Argentina - South America
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  • Don Thomas races to find a suitable campsite along the road before an incoming storm hits. Patagonian Steppe - Argentina - South America
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  • Don Thomas on a morning spin in Torres del Paine - Chile
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  • Gregg Bleakney and Don Thomas sip morning coffee in an abandoned barn while they wait for the wind to die down - Tierra del Fuego - Patagonia
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  • Gregg Bleakney takes a lunch break behind the shelter of a windblown Lengas tree. Tierra del Fuego - Chile - South America
    Tierra de Fuego
  • Don Thomas clears the top of Garibaldi Pass, the southernmost paved-road route in the world. Ushuaia, Argentina.
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  • Touring Cyclist on Pacific Coast Route in Redwood National Park - California - USA
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  • Cyclist on Pacific Coast Route - Mendocino Coast - California - USA
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  • Day 2 - Near Lenzerheide, flat valley in 3,500 feet climbing. - The author's friend and guide, Horst Hammerschmidt, pedals along an alpine valley in (XXXXX) during day two of their 10-day, 525-mile horseshoe-shaped loop over the country's highest passes. At the top of each climb, the duo rewarded themselves with a scrumptious dessert and dubbed the trip, "sweet passes."
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  • Day 2 - Abula Pass - 5,500 feet climbing. The National Bike Network is intelligently integrated with the Swiss train system.  For 10 USD (need to confirm 2013 price), in addition to passenger fare, a cyclist can put their bike on any train in the system.  In 2011, the author used both trains and his bicycle to cover the Tour de Suisse cycling race carbon free--ie. without using a car or motorcycle to follow the peloton.  Abula Pass
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  • A touring cyclist climbs a high pass in the Swiss Alps - Switzerland
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  • Cow meets touring cyclist - Glurns - Italy
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  • A touring cyclist at a scenic vista - Switzerland
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  • A cyclist on a high pass in the Swiss Alps
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  • Portrait of an touring cyclist - Swiss Alps
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  • A touring cyclist and scenic lake - Switzerland
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  • Cyclist Soloing Gotthard Pass - Switzerland
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  • Touring cyclists climb steep rung of switchbacks - Switzerland
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  • Day 9 -  Can compare this to stage 3	Brig to Grindelwald	107.6 km (66.9 mi)	Monday, June 13	 Peter Sagan (SVK)  Find time and results from this stage: 3:09:47 and 10301 feet of climbing.  21.13 miles per hours.  Nearly three time as fast as average spped of touring bike on similar route.  <br />
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Horst Hammerschmidt climbs a rung of switchbacks on (xxx) pass during the author's "sweet passes" tour.  Over 10-days, the pair racked up 55,000 feet of vertical gain over the country’s 14 most iconic passes on fully loaded touring bikes.
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  • Touring cyclist waits for check-in at boutique hotel after a long day climbing through the Alps - Switzerland
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  • A cyclist on a high pass in the Swiss Alps
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  • A touring cyclist climbs a high pass in the Swiss Alps - Switzerland
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  • Mountain Biker - Grand Teton National Park - Jackson - Wyoming - USA
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  • Mountain Biker - Grand Teton National Park - Jackson - Wyoming - USA
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  • Mountain Bikers - Grand Teton National Park - Jackson - Wyoming - USA
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  • Touring cyclists take a rest at the top of Cottonwood Pass during a 7-day Rocky Mountain tour - Cottonwood Pass - Colorado
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  • A touring cyclist descends Cottonwood Pass during a 7-day Rocky Mountain tour - Cottonwood Pass - Colorado
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  • Touring cyclists clear Cottonwood Pass during a 7-day Rocky Mountain tour - Cottonwood Pass - Colorado
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  • Touring cyclists clear Cottonwood Pass during a 7-day Rocky Mountain Tour - Cottonwood Pass - Colorado
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  • Cyclist on the shore of Lake Quinault - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Cyclists on the shore of Lake Quinault - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Cyclists on the shore of Lake Quinault - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Rain Gear Evaluation - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Rain Gear Evaluation - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Rain Gear Evaluation - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Rain Gear Evaluation - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Rain Gear Evaluation - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Rain Gear Evaluation - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Rain Gear Evaluation - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Rain Gear Evaluation - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Rain Gear Evaluation - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Winter Bicycle Tour - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Winter Bicycle Tour - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Winter Bicycle Tour - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Winter Bicycle Tour - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Winter Bicycle Tour - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Winter Bicycle Tour - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Rain Gear Evaluation - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Rain Gear Evaluation - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Rain Gear Evaluation - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Rain Gear Evaluation - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Rain Gear Evaluation - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Rain Gear/Civia Bike Evaluation - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Rain Gear Evaluation - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Rain Gear Evaluation - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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  • Rain Gear Evaluation - Olympic National Park - Washington State
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