2015 Imagenes e Historias

Empezamos el 2015 pedaleando con una tribu muy especial de padres e hijos, el Koru, con apenas seis meses (ver Enero).  Y ahora, terminamos el año despidiendo al Kroka Ecuador Semester 2015, con nuestro poroto ya caminando, y una mochila llena de buenas aventuras. 

Entre estas lineas...viajamos por remotos rincones de Peru; pedaleamos y escalamos por Vermont y New Hampshire; dormimos bajo estrellas, en teepees y yurts, escapando de la lluvia y del calor de Palugo; subimos volcanes, recorrimos inspiradores paisajes del Ecuador en bici; construimos, hicimos arte, soñamos y mas que nada disfrutamos cada minuto de una perma-aventura.
!Gracias año de la Cabra! 

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We started this year with a very special bikepacking adventure, Koru was only six months old (see January). We wrap up the year with the farewell of the Kroka Ecuador Semester Program 2015; with Koru already walking, and yet another backpack full of good stories and adventures.
In a snippet, we bikepacked Peru's sacred valley. Climbed, hiked and rode around Vermont and New Hampshire. Climbed Ecuadorian volcanoes. Traversed the whole length of Ecuador by bike. Built. Made art. Dreamt. But most of all, we plainly enjoyed every minute of this permanent outdoor adventure.
Cheers to the year of the goat!

ENERO: Family bikepacking Nahuales y While Out Riding

FEBRERO: Trans Ecuador

MARZO: Montañas con Colorado OB Semester

ABRIL: Bikepacking Cusco region.

MAYO: Arts, Crafts and building in Palugo

JUNIO: Panas/Friends

JULIO: New England USA

AGOSTO: Fall Climbing, Sailing and Bikepacking

SEPTIEMBRE: New Hamphire-Ecuador Semester Program

OCTUBRE: Bikepacking the Andes with the Semester Program

NOVIEMBRE: Mountains and Paramos NHESP 15

DICIEMBRE: Home sweet home

New England Melange

 A pesar de que el trabajo en Kroka y la puesta en marcha del Ecuador Semester se llevan la gran mayoría del tiempo en estas tierras, nos damos el tiempo de saludar a rios, lagos, senderos, montañas y  amigos de los alrededores. Lugares  y personas que después de tantos años de visitar esta esquina del continente guardan vivencias acumuladas, pero aun esconden mucho terreno por explorar. Esta es una recolección de imagenes que resumen un verano cargado de aventuras diversas.

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Even though the work at Kroka Expeditions and the Ecuador Semester fill up most of our time here, we've also had time to visit and re-connect with lakes, rivers, trails, woods and friends. After almost 14 years of coming back to this corner of the continent, most of these places are -in a way- familiar to us and keep a record of adventures and encounters that we've had in the past, but there is always more to explore and discover. The following images are a re-collection of yet another New England summer.

-- Echinacea with temporary visitor--

-- hummingbirds also keep busy while flowers last --

-- Sandy beaches, bike paths and farmer markets while Bikepacking the Lake Champlain shore for a few days --

-- Koru met with his cousins for a Bread and Puppet's show up in northern Vermont --

-- The founder and director of this unique show --

-- Giant paper mask at the Bread and Puppet museum --

-- Overnight sailing adventure with our friends Misha, Lynne, Mathias and Danya--

-- Hiking and climbing the Adirondack High Peaks with Kroka staff--

-- Spruce --

-- Mt. Colden, Trap Dyke upper slide--

-- Mushrooms; The little guys from the woods --

-- Koru; Another little guy from the woods --

-- Field and Teepee --

-- Joe Graham bringing a new fat-bike to life --

-- ... and customizing Thomas's Salsa Mariachi for a family adventure --

-- Marcea's new Salsa Fargo getting ready to ride the White Rim Trail. 

Thanks to CIKLA for the support --