Bikepacking Southern California - Cycling Alaska to Argentina Episode 13
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- Hi, I'm Dan and I'm cycling from Alaska to Argentina! This is my 13th episode where I find myself in Southern California with 400 miles of desert between me and the border to Mexico. It was a challenging time where I spent my first ever Christmas day alone and away from my family, rode through some very isolated and desolated deserts, before connecting the Joshua Tree Lollipop and Stagecoach 400 bikepacking routes for some really fun and beautiful riding into San Diego.
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I have been watching this series from the beginning and they just get better and better. This last instalment contains some of the best scenes thus far! Well done Dan!😀
Thank you so much!
I can’t wait for the next video to drop. Your cinematography and editing are top notch. Thank you so much for taking us along for the ride”ride”. I’m thoroughly enjoying your journey!
Thank you so much! New video out Sunday :)
Great video Dan….. looking forward to the baja divide already 👍
Working on part 1 right now!
Fun video! I grew up in Southern California and have explored all over the desert. Mojave National preserve to Joshua Tree to Anza Borrego. I also grew up shootings guns out in the desert too and loved it. Glad to see these guys were safe with their firearms and super happy to hear they offered to have you shoot and experience it, looks like it was fun. Always a badass American feeling shooting some guns in the desert💪🏼
Southern California is a wild place!
Thank You Dan for sharing your adventure with us. I am already anticipating the next part of your journey so please keep doing what you do so well. Safe travels to you!😊
This is some lovely filmmaking and your monologues convey your truly palpable sense of joy and nostalgia with this adventure you're on.
Ya me too, when I get to a city I feel anxious and need to get supplies and get out fast. Thanks for another awsome vid
Excellent, glad I found you! Whenever you do anything with valve when tubeless with sealant, do it with the valve above 3-9 o'clock position (ideally 12). Even just inflating and deflating tyres shouldn't be done at 6 o'clock position as the sealant will block the valve.
Thank you! You're spot on the sealant did block the valve and I had to change it again, I did it properly this time though :)
Dan, I love watching your videos, like most of us do. It relaxes my mind after long days in the office, and while planning my vacations and my rides myself. I just have to emphasize how much I enjoy your positivity - it's amazing! Finding joy in just a nice sunset, and finding some positives in a difficult moment - you're doing something great for all of us watching.
I also want to compliment your filming and editing. Enjoy the rest of your trip!
Thank you so much this means alot!
Amazing video!! Cant believe the amount of time and dedication you put into getting those shots. Even when biking downhill then going back up to grab the camera. insane! Keep doing you
Spectacular night shots from what I believe to be the San Bernardino area. Extraordinary video!👍🏻💙
That's the one! Thank you :)
@@DanCyclesTheWorld That is incredibly steep, I am very impressed (even more so than before). Been there last October with a Camper. Hope to catch you in Patagonia in early 2025, while that may be a too ambitious timeline for you to get all the way south…
Amazing Dan! Keep Smiling and keep turning those cranks!
Another fantastic video Dan, I so look forward to each one. Your camera work is brilliant and I can imagine how much effort it takes for some of those shots. Safe cycling 🇮🇪
great videos Dan! As a Mexican American living in Chicago, I hope my people treat you well when you cross over into Mexico! Safe travels!
Definitely going to get way sketchier once he gets into Mexico and Central America. Heard too many stories of people being robbed of everything while camping and traveling through there on foot or on a bike
Yeah for sure I need to be careful but so far in Mexico the people have treated me amazingly!
Love all of your content. This is my favorite adventure. Thank you so much for sharing 💜
Appreciate the commitment to the distant ride filming. Lots of backtracking to give perspective.
Absolutely incredibly done! Thanks for sharing. Be safe.
Watching you celebrate Christmas made me realise that's what if feels like seeing another video from you. Like a kid on a Christmas morning. Such a gift. Thank you for taking us along on this beautiful ride.
We were waiting already for your new video ☺️thanks so much😎
That was so fun going down the hill with you!
Thanks for leaving the long downhill ride in the vid. Looked like a fun one!
Fair play - you never let the glitches get you down . God Bless -from Ireland 🙂
Your videos have such a soothing, beautiful vibe. I’m really enjoying them. So sorry you broke your drone. Thank you so much Dan!
Thank you!!
That was great!
Thanks for filming and sharing. Some of those shots must take a long time to set up and film. Loved the timelapse of the roads and city at night. Take Care out there. Looking forward to the next one.
Thank you for sharing
I'm still riding beside you in my mind and am enjoying the Great adventure.
Your bike configuration is different to the way I had configured mind some 34 years ago.
I used side panier bags front and rear with a handle bar bag.
Taking 10 litres of water for 2.5 days, I would have needed 20 litres.
Good luck my friend
The amount of effort you put into setting up the camera and film yourself ride away, then having to go all the way back, is incredible! Great narration and cinematography, along with fantastic music. This is some of the best on CZcams that I have seen. Best of luck on your journey ahead and ride safe!
Thank you so much!!
Hi Dan, Great video again. Just wanted to tell you that I really appreciate your cinematographie. I know that without the drone all the wide shots require you to cycle back to get your camera. You really put in the effort and it shows. Really great video. Thank you!
after years of being a roadie, i've started touring recently and you inspire me a lot. good luck dan!
Awesome I'm glad to hear it!
What an American thing, offering for you to shoot one of their guns 😆 Love your journey man!
And the smile afterward :D
Wow! Can't wait for when you arrive in the Patagonian Mountains!
You put huge effort into these videos - and it shows. Well done.
Such a great journey! Psyched to see that you got to camp in Encinitas, my town. 😅 I look forward to following you on the rest of your journey to Argentina!
Thank you😊
Superb content! So amazing-makes my heart sing! Thanks 🙏
sooo amazing
Loving following your epic journey 😊
Watching the terrain and climate change over each episode is incredible.
It still blows my mind how much it changes in such a short space of time in the US
Great video as usual. You may not recall this but on your way out of Joshua Tree park we crossed paths near the shooting range. I was on my way up Berdoo Canyon on my bike packing adventure. After a little chat you wished me a happy climb but said it would be a little rough. It was but I had a satisfying day (5,700 feet of climbing). I got a picture of you and last week and it was in a presentation on my trip to my local bicycle club in Oregon. I have watched all your videos and look forward to your next one. Happy trails inspirational rider!
Yeah I remember! I hope you had an amazing trip!
Thank you for sharing your adventures. Much appreciated.
By the time we are watching this, you will probably have completed the Baja.
Curious. What are your plans for crossing the Darian Gap into South America?
Cheers. Safe travels. 🌞🚴♀️🖖
I haven't decided yet! I ideally want to cross it in a way other than flying so I may spend 10 days sailing through the San Blas, or if I can find a way to get my bike across and the timing is right I might try and paddle it.
Stay safe in Mexico. It's such a wonderful and beautiful country but you have to take care to stay safe. I hope you've been brushing up on your Spanish. You'll need it for the rest of the trip.
Love it man! This one was emotional...
Hello Dan!! Happy to see your videos and you still cycling the world! I imagine you are much further South in Mexico.
Excellent videos
Excellent
Another great video! I'm watching you on instagram in Baja.
Awesome! Baja part 1 coming soon :)
Great journey!! Enjoy. Thanks for sharing.
Nice to see some of the trails I ride on as well as some of the beaches I frequent. You were 1/2 mile away from my home at one point! Happy travels 🙂
Great video. You really committed to the ride by shots. Wow. Very impressive.
Great video! Catching desert rain is a rare thing. I hope the locals were good to you. We don't all shoot guns. I rode from San Diego to Joshua tree last April. Mostly road. It was a great trip other than getting blasted by a wind storm in Anza Borrego. You've inspired me to do it again, but the opposite direction. More down hill!
I've watched many bikepacking videos, including those involving your specific trip, along w/others involving general area you're traversing. Yours are by far most unique in the sites you display; just wonderful. And love the laid-back way you manage "hiccups" along the way. Much looking forward to future videos!!
Thank you!!
Amazing, amazing and amazing once again. You are a young man who gives so inspirations to others and that is something you should be very proud off.
Such great videos!! Thanks for sharing!
Chapeau.
So inspiring Dan! Loving watching your journey! Can’t wait until you get to South America! I’ll be heading to Colombia in January 2025 to bikepack to Patagonia!
Did the camera on your kit list capture that clip of the red/orange moon? How beautiful! 😊
Yeah the Sony RX100 VII! I might actually be in Colombia around that time as well
Good as always Dan. Thanks for another beautiful video!
how awesome was the descent at the end of leaving joshua tree!?it was one of my favourite descents ever!!!🥰🥰
It was so much fun!
❤❤👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
best bikepacking youtube channel by far!
Another beautifully done video, Dan. The Mojave Desert was especially wonderful. What a treat to ride through it! Great downhill run before arriving in San Diego. Looked like a total blast!
Glad you enjoyed it!
1:41 great shot
I love that someone put a santa out in the middle of the desert
wow, that rainbow was super clear!!!
I’m glad you met some gun people 👍
Wonderful stuff Dan.
Simply awesome!
Those clips of you cycling past in the distance must take ages to set up and execute. Brilliant images. thanks
you missed some crazy storms. I'm in the san bernardino mtns, lake arrowhead area not far from 29 palms.
will watch far your next video drop.
Yeah I've heard! Got very lucky with my timing
You rode right through and past my home town! Would’ve been happy to accommodate you to freshen before heading out.
Thank you that's really kind! Which town was it?
@@DanCyclesTheWorld High Desert- Adelanto, Victorville, Apple Valley, Oak Hills, Pinion Hills. 'Recognized several places!
I ride my open desert all the time; 'choices and routes endless if you've got tubeless and desire to explore.
Dan! thanks for this great video my friend
Well done!
Can't wait for south america!!!!
Great travel journal, Really inciteful
watch out for those turkey vultures!
Seen hundreds of them since this, didn't even realise it was a turkey vulture at the time!
@@DanCyclesTheWorld I was biking in southern Oregon and had a bunch of circling above me, had to yell at them and tell them I wasn't dead yet.. HA HA!
Been waiting for this 🤙🏻
Excellent videos, Dan! So watchable! Really like the music in the opening. Can you tell me what/who that is?
So good vid. Be safe there. Hello from Leeds
That will be my next trip, From top to the bottom.
Across America is done, around Europe is done, next will be that.
But for sure I will be thinking to much about bears ,What you can say about that, any trouble whit bears or not so much????
Awesome you're gonna have a great time! Honestly bears weren't really a problem at all, you have to be aware and sensible but most bears I saw were already running away from me by the time I heard/saw them.
@@DanCyclesTheWorld Good to hear about bears. If not the bears then what was the biggest trouble for you?
How long you to be on the road to Ushuaia ? if that not the secret
what kind of bike are you using again. is there a bike setup video?
It's a Surly Grappler. I'm going to be doing a setup video soon when I have a chance, hopefully in the next month!
Dan, 29 palms is home to the largest United States Marine Corps base in the country also known as Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms. This is basically THE place where the USMC does a majority of its live fire combined arms training. That gunfire was more than likely some form of military activity.
There's a range in Berdoo Canyon.
@@furleyforever He hears shooting twice in this video, once in the morning in 29 palms while camping. the second while riding where he encounters the guys shooting. This second encounter is probably berdoo canyon. However the first one at camp was likely 29 palms doing some shit
Oh I saw the people shooting at 29 palms it was just some locals celebrating Christmas in their own way!
thats why i only ride shrades. nice to see you wearing the orange shirt on the highway i worry about the all black outfit, i realize its much easier to keep black clean on long trips but if you are hit it doesnt matter.
Hi Dan.That's a great adventure you are having.Have you had any scary moments at camp involving snakes,spiders etc?
Man that tripped me out at the end when you were at Lake Hodges. I ride there every week and live right up the street! I did that River crossing on Sunday :) Which Maxxis tires do you run and what size?
Great videos, Dan.
Can you tell us what cameras you use?
Also, do you carry a computer along with you in order to edit your videos and upload them?
Thank you.
Hi mate are you using the voile rack straps to secure your backpack on the backrack? Cheers
Hi Dan, how do you make the shots where you cycle far away in the distance. Is it just with your drone? Very curious
When you had to get a new tent where did you get the Dursten tent while on the route?
What resources do you use to create your routes? Especially when you reroute on the fly due to weather or other circumstances?
If I'm being 100% due diligent, I plan out/design the route on Komoot and use sites like bikepacking.com to find sections of other routes to connect. I then would upload the gpx file onto ride with gps and I'll mark out all the water sources and resupply points. Then if I'm in backcountry with no signal and need to reroute I have my maps downloaded on Garmin explore and I use this to quickly find alternative routes.
How do you keep your hygiene issues taken care of in between many days especially when there is no access to waters for days?
wow, that's ambitious. between the rattlesnakes , the heat and the drug cartels i'm surprised your still alive . 🤪
Me too haha
killer
Bad lucky with the mic and drone …
Hey Dan, good luck with your ride. I’d have loved to watch this, but the music is just unbearable. Have fun!
So I take it those guy's let you shoot their guns? You tube wouldn't senser that there are tons of shooting videos on here.
Buddy,ill seen so many people at there doing the bike movie's that I'm starting to realize it is not the adventure life you are trying to portrait,but more like,you want to get pay for not wanting to go to work like every one us, that goes to work to make a living,no I'm not subscribing, sorry.
You'd honestly be suprised how much work goes into making these videos...
Absolutely disgusting that they're allowed to litter the wilderness with bullet shells, and endangering wildlife. What a pathetic way to spend your time. Otherwise, a beautiful video! Thank you!
All of the selfie footage really pulls me out of the journey and landscape. In my opinion it's excessive and borderline egotistical.