Upshift 4 December 2016

again loaded up and headed inland, into mountainous terrain sprinkled with old settlements. Not a lot has changed in these areas for hundreds of years and the sense of one’s smallness is overwhelming.

The rest of the days blended into a routine of some sleep in a hotel, more sleep in the back seat of a truck, some questionable food, more time sleeping in cars and lots of miles on the KTM 1090 and 1290 adventure bikes. Because there is a certain look to the photos, we had to keep the jackets and vents zipped up. Not a big deal when it’s 75 degrees out, but when it’s 115 it is a different story. The bikes weren’t much happier about clutch slipping photoshoot style riding in the heat either, boiling over a few times in protest. Every night I washed my jacket and pants in the hotel shower to get the salt stains out for the next day.