Another shot from a distance. It is still impassable.
Making our way along thick gravel and snow spots.
Murray heading in front of me.
Mick MacDonald at Murrays' bike with Pat standing at his BMW 650 Dakar and Joe on the left. Lots of thick gravel along the road.
We are all having a rest stop. I got rid of my boots and was given another pair by Mick T. as the duck tape was no longer holding it together so they got tossed here.
Mick T. on the right with me on the right facing the road before us.
Follow the leader with Patrick in front followed by Mick T. and then me.
I don't like ice! The road started to get steep and a few of us had just fallen off.
"I'm down!" Leo, Mick T. and Patrick help me get my bike back up on the ice.
Murray, Isaac and Patrick in the foreground going slowly on the ice and Joe in the front with me to the right of Joe.
All of us trying to find the less slippery part of the road to ride on. We all went very slowly.
Joe's down. Murray's helping him get back up. I'm in the distance with my feet down and gliding along the road to check how slippery it is.
Murray just getting to Joe to help.
All of us in formation heading through the snowy and icy mountains.
Stopping to rest before continuing on.
A Russian truck trying to pass as we try to make our way by on the slippery roads.
All of us helping each other on the roads.
An old wooden bridge very slippery and covered in snow that we had to cross. Siberia is really picturesque and the roads were pretty snow covered.
A closer look at the bridge.
A look at the road from the Toyota Landcruiser.
Me on my bike. Underneath the mask there may be a look of fear from the icy roads (or not but perhaps a smile as this was an adventure).
Isaac and Joe became good friends on this trip. Hopefully friends for life.
Pat had been hit by a snowball from Leo. He tried to duck to miss it but it got him in the neck. Pretty cold.
Leo winding up for the shot. Patrick has no clue he has a snowball.
All of us making our way along the road of bones in the snow.
Another shot. Joe is the one that's closest to see.
We are all riding together after having just taken off from a stop.
A pit stop for everyone. It does pay to be a man as you can see there really aren't bushes for women but trees that are starting to look barren.
Isaac crossing one of the few paved bridges.
Mick MacDonald having just crossed the paved bridge and waving.
A distant shot of Mick MacDonald crossing the paved bridge.
A more picturesque shot of the paved bridge with Mick MacDonald approaching it from the left in the distance.
Leo standing at the edge of the mountain side with no barricades. Just looking straight down.
Mick MacDonald doing Siberian switchbacks.
Isaac posing for a beautiful shot of Siberia with the bridge in the background
A look at the road surface along the mountain.
Most of the bridges were snow covered, icy and wooden.
Another picturesque shot looking over Siberia.
The only guard rails were small mounds of rock. If not careful, one could still go over the edge.
Making our way along the mountain ridge. Isaac and Joe in the picture.
Isaac crossing one of the many snowy, icy, wooden bridges.
Isaac from the back as he crosses the wooden bridge. Look at the condition of the bridge and the heavy gravel before getting on the bridge which made riding slow going.
Leo standing in front of the sign that says, "Magadan - 1430 kms".
A beautiful shot of all of us heading toward the snowy mountains.
A look at the road as we approached the mountains.
We all cross another of the few paved bridges.
Taking down the cook tent as we get ready to leave for Day 3 of riding on "The Road of Bones".
All of us have our assigned duties down to a science and everyone chips in.
Carmen wrote "Siberia 2010" in the sand next to the stream that flowed next to our campsite.
A look at our campsite with the mountains in the background. We are all getting ready to take our tents down.
A beautiful picture of the small stream and mountains that we viewed from our campsite.
Isaac's bike next to the Troopie and my tent behind.
Another look at our campsite with Murray's bike in the foreground, Isaac in the back looking out over the beautiful mountains. It was cold as observed by the snow on the tents.
All of us trying to find the less slippery part of the road to ride on. We all went very slowly.
Joe's down. Murray's helping him get back up. I'm in the distance with my feet down and gliding along the road to check how slippery it is.
Murray just getting to Joe to help.
All of us in formation heading through the snowy and icy mountains.
Stopping to rest before continuing on.
A Russian truck trying to pass as we try to make our way by on the slippery roads.
All of us helping each other on the roads.
An old wooden bridge very slippery and covered in snow that we had to cross. Siberia is really picturesque and the roads were pretty snow covered.
A closer look at the bridge.
A look at the road from the Toyota Landcruiser.Me on my bike. Underneath the mask there may be a look of fear from the icy roads (or not but perhaps a smile as this was an adventure).
Isaac and Joe became good friends on this trip. Hopefully friends for life.
Pat had been hit by a snowball from Leo. He tried to duck to miss it but it got him in the neck. Pretty cold.
Leo winding up for the shot. Patrick has no clue he has a snowball.
All of us making our way along the road of bones in the snow.
Another shot. Joe is the one that's closest to see.
We are all riding together after having just taken off from a stop.
A pit stop for everyone. It does pay to be a man as you can see there really aren't bushes for women but trees that are starting to look barren.
Isaac crossing one of the few paved bridges.
Mick MacDonald having just crossed the paved bridge and waving.
A distant shot of Mick MacDonald crossing the paved bridge.
A more picturesque shot of the paved bridge with Mick MacDonald approaching it from the left in the distance.
Leo standing at the edge of the mountain side with no barricades. Just looking straight down.Mick MacDonald doing Siberian switchbacks.
Isaac posing for a beautiful shot of Siberia with the bridge in the background
A look at the road surface along the mountain.Most of the bridges were snow covered, icy and wooden.
Another picturesque shot looking over Siberia.
The only guard rails were small mounds of rock. If not careful, one could still go over the edge.
Making our way along the mountain ridge. Isaac and Joe in the picture.
Isaac crossing one of the many snowy, icy, wooden bridges.
Isaac from the back as he crosses the wooden bridge. Look at the condition of the bridge and the heavy gravel before getting on the bridge which made riding slow going.
One of the few shots of Joe and Carmen together. What a nice couple. She's wearing her Yak sweater from Mongolia.
Leo standing in front of the sign that says, "Magadan - 1430 kms".
A beautiful shot of all of us heading toward the snowy mountains.
A look at the road as we approached the mountains.
We all cross another of the few paved bridges.
Taking down the cook tent as we get ready to leave for Day 3 of riding on "The Road of Bones".
All of us have our assigned duties down to a science and everyone chips in.
Carmen wrote "Siberia 2010" in the sand next to the stream that flowed next to our campsite.
A look at our campsite with the mountains in the background. We are all getting ready to take our tents down.
A beautiful picture of the small stream and mountains that we viewed from our campsite.
Isaac's bike next to the Troopie and my tent behind.
Another look at our campsite with Murray's bike in the foreground, Isaac in the back looking out over the beautiful mountains. It was cold as observed by the snow on the tents.
Just looked at the latest pics Jacq. makes me travel-sick:) Amazing mcycle trek and awesome scenery. Mike Mc
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