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View fullsize Ushuaia's famous welcome sign confirms that you've made it to "fin del mundo"—the end of the world. After an impatient tourist took a shitty photo of us, we decided this to be a more fitting announcement that we will no longer be ridi
View fullsize We're not there yet. Our celebratory penguin post necessitated roughly a week detour in the "wrong" direction—East to the Atlantic coast. We felt smug having 250,000 pairs of Magellanic penguins to ourselves until we turned to face 40
View fullsize Pretty big day down here. ๐Ÿง๐Ÿง๐Ÿง๐Ÿง#portlandtopenguins
View fullsize We shared a sense of relief riding away from the last of the mega Patagonia attractions. Although one of the most impressive vistas of the trip, Torres del Paine shows the wear of its 200,000 annual visitors. #portlandtopenguins
View fullsize Maoché showed us the way across a section of no man's land between Chilean and Argentine border immigration posts. The route—meant for horses—utilizes a private sheep bridge and crosses various rivers. While we're not actually sure
View fullsize For the first time on the entire trip, we are smack dab in the middle of peak tourist season. Our lack of planning has worked out thus far, but now—in the face of heinous crowds—we are forced to counter the mega attractions with some out-
View fullsize Mt. Fitz Roy towering behind our picnic zone. Clear skies, no wind. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ We've pedaled almost a year and a half for this dangling carrot. It's just as incredible as we imagined it would be. #portlandtopenguins
View fullsize Pato-gonia. This patito waddled into our New Years Day lamb roast and stole a few hearts. #portlandtopenguins
View fullsize If the wind and rain are coming from the right direction, three walls is all you to need to feel at home. Unsanctioned Carretera Austral refugio. #portlandtopenguins