Riding the Spine

Beginning of a long, grueling climb up the volcano

Rising above the clouds…starting to get steep.

Above the clouds….now is very steep.

Deep grooves mark a narrow singletrack.

So close…yet so far UP.

A tedious ascent across a steep meadow recovering from a fire

A tedious ascent up a STEEPER meadow..

At the first saddle.

Singletrack through the pines at high elevation.

Resembling the volcano

Climbing the ridge to another saddle

A beast of burden on this rocky trail.

Looking slick.

Sean hiking down the ridge of the volcano.

Serenading Surly´s Big Dummy

Sunrise at around 13,000 feet

Jacob´s mohawk getting in the view.

Shining bright for a nice ride down the volcano.

Jacob´s bike enjoying the view.

Yes….melodramatic…but obligatory given the circumstances

After getting these bikes up to 13,845 feet it wasn´t easy lifting overhead

Jacob, his bike, Tajumulco and it´s shadow…and another volcano.

Nice view of the bike, eh?."

What´s a bike doing at the peak of a volcano crater?

Jacob´s bike gets to enjoy the view as well.

It´s true....his bike is a little vain...certainly not camera shy

One last shot before descending the 13,845 foot monster volcano.

Hoping his brakes work."

Camping on the saddle in comfort

Difficult to capture the magnitude of this vista with a photo.

Jacob´s home has a nice view this morning

Hard not to find a nice campsite when all you need is a couple of trees

10 second self timer portrait before completing the descent of Tajumulco."

Sean shredding down Tajumulco

Enjoying the Guatemalan bike touring.

Smooth flowy singletrack section with an unbeatable view

Shredding through a narrow channel

Bombing downhill...not looking back

That was fun....Can we do it again?

Mountain rang meets the border of Mexico

300 feet deep

Clouds at our feet