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From Racpat Morocco to Holland 2023 by Rachel and Patrick Hugens

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Li Xue commented on Day 50: Bosa to Oristano

The murals are spectacular!

3 weeks ago

Rachel and Patrick Hugens commented on a photo in Day 105: Mulhouse to L'Isle sur les Doubs

I think it clamps a piece of wood. The carpenter sits on the bench and by stepping on the dowel he can pinch the work piece. Then use a drawn knife to round over wood. I think it was used mostly for chair building.
Patrick

9 months ago

Mark Bingham commented on a photo in Day 105: Mulhouse to L'Isle sur les Doubs

Any idea what this is? Part of some kind of loom?

9 months ago

Keith Adams commented on a photo in Rawalpindi and Islamabad

if only they lavished the same care and attention on the vital safety systems...

1 year ago

Keith Adams commented on a photo in Rawalpindi and Islamabad

The shape of and rich ornamentation on those trucks always makes me think of circus wagons. How many hundreds of hours of work goes into them I shudder to think.

1 year ago

Rachel and Patrick Hugens commented on Final Destination: Home in Boise

Hi Bill, We feel like you are with us on our travels and we were very happy to share some small tangibile things. Whenever we see a beautiful flower or bug we snap a picture and look forward to hearing from you what it is. Please stop by if you pass through Southern Idaho again.
Patrick and Rachel

1 year ago

Bill Shaneyfelt commented on Final Destination: Home in Boise

Enjoyed following along immensely!

Thanks for the fine fossils from Morrocco... Never had anyone send me something from a bike tour. Quite an honor to get them.

1 year ago

Keith Adams replied to a comment by Rachel and Patrick Hugens on Hunza Valley: Drive to China Border

It was an adventure. I was doing the field work for my Master's degree, so it wasn't a cycling trip. My thesis advisor had a grant, and we therefore had a pickup truck and Pakustani driver to get us around. No way I'd EVER try cycling the KKH.

All my photos were 35 mm slides,but I have no idea where they've gotten to any more.

1 year ago

Rachel and Patrick Hugens replied to a comment by Keith Adams on Hunza Valley: Drive to China Border

It must have been an adventure seeing this in 1984! Would love to see your pictures. The KKH is such a classic road to cycle, but we had mixed feelings about riding it these days.

1 year ago

Keith Adams commented on Hunza Valley: Drive to China Border

What an incredible place! I got to that same checkpoint, or one very similar, in 1984.

1 year ago

Scott Anderson commented on a photo in Hunza Valley: Drive to China Border

Yow!

1 year ago

Rachael Anderson commented on a photo in Skardu: Day Hike and Mosque

What a great photo!

1 year ago

Rachel and Patrick Hugens commented on a photo in Hunza Valley: Warmshowers Networking

Hi Keith, agree. We had mixed feelings of being in a car instead of a bike. This couple and another cyclists we were in contact with through facebook, loved cycling in Pakistan. There are lots of side valleys off the KKH that looked intriguing.

1 year ago

Keith Adams commented on a photo in Hunza Valley: Warmshowers Networking

Remembering the conditions on the KKH, I don't think there's any way I'd be caught dead trying to cycle it. WOW.

1 year ago

Keith Adams commented on a photo in Hunza Valley: Driving the Karakorum Highway

It's so incredible: nowhere to look but *up*, it seems.

1 year ago