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One...final...long day in Kaz
Taldykorgan to Semey, Kazakhstan - 14 hours, 550 miles. Just a long, brutal day in Kaz. Hot, dry, remote. The only consistent thing...
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Four unplanned days in Almaty
Rolled into Almaty pretty late. Nearly 13 hours and 720 miles in one day...but the beauty of Kyrgyzstan will do that. I don’t actually...
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I hardly carry spare underwear...this guy carries a spare fuel pump
You're really not gonna believe this one. First off, I appreciate anomalies and good fortune. Having personally conducted over 500...
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Southwest Kaz daily recap...longing for scenery
Incredibly remote riding. Kaz is so vast, uninhabited, and unchanging. We just ride all day, nearly from dusk to dawn, because there's...
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Another day of remote Kazakhstan
We'd only made it about half-way to our planned destination yesterday. Camping was great, nestling the tents in a small, dry creek bed...
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The longest day...again...part 2
We started to leave Makat in a hurry, frustrated with lost keys and terrible navigation. We agreed to stop for lunch when we saw a...
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The longest day...again...part 1
"Ahndrew, do you see that leak in your rateeator fluid?" "What the hell?!!!!" "Yah, I saw it yesterday but didn't say anything." ...
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Welcome to the scenic highways of Kazakhstan
Day 106 - Astrakhan, Russia to Atyrau, Kazakhstan - 7 hours, 230 miles. We didn't quite realize the extensiveness of the bug barrage...