Here is a list of Mountain bike touring trips I want to take in the future with time of year and duration. I'm also open to other trips. Contact me if you want to go.

• Peru/Ecuador // our summer = their dry season; 6-9 week trip
  • bike around the Cordillera Blanca (Andes) in Ancash province of Peru
  • Locals speak Quechua, the Inca language.
  • see Inca ruins, ice falls/glaciers, giant yucca, city destroyed by avalanche
  • Ecuador has great volcanoes
  • Ecuador: take trains up Andes, ride down
• Sierra Madre, Mexico // fall best, spring ok before April; 2-3 week trip
  • Baranca del Cobre (Copper Canyon)
  • double track into canyon, can take old bus back up (comes every other day)
  • take very scenic train from Los Mochis or Chihuahua into area
  • can ride down to coast
  • optional trail riding near continental divide
• Baja California Sur, Mexico: Nov.-Mar., 1-2 week
  • start the ride from the Los Cabos airport, across the mountains to the Pacific
  • bring/carry 8 liters USA water
  • very scenic, like Arizona but even bigger cactus, larger variety of desert plants
  • double track, sandy sections so use Specialized "extreme" type rear tire (like a paddle tread)
• Himalaya crossing into Ladakh, Zanskar// mid. July to mid Sept., 6 week trip
  • repeat of my 1990 trip to Tibetan parts of India, crossing the Himalaya by bike, twice
  • bike to almost 18000 feet (on a dirt road between Leh, Ladakh and Darsha, India)
  • trail riding (shocks required!) with packs brought by hired horses/handlers
  • most authentic Tibetan culture in the world
  • visit (sometimes stay at) Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries, many on cliff faces
  • see ancient rituals, ceremonies
  • incredible Himalaya views
  • for more details, see the trip report
• Turkey (again) // fall or spring, 3+ week trip. Probably include Capadocia.
• Kamchatka (peninsula in Pacific Ocean) //summer, 4+ week trip
  • fairly primitive, great mtn. biking, incredible scenery, volcanoes
• Malaysia and nearby // fall or winter? , 2-4 months
  • great biking, make sure no smoke clouds from burning jungle.
• Costa Rica (again), Guatemala (again) // winter = dry season, Oct.-Mar.; 4-6 weeks
  • see jungle, monkeys, exotic birds, active volcanoes
• Karakoram (Mountains) crossing: Pakistan to Takla Makan (Gobi) Desert
  • // cancelled because Pakistan is now unsafe
  • see ancient abandoned cities in the desert
  • ancient Buddhist temple caves.