{"id":437,"date":"2015-06-11T21:16:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T02:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/?page_id=437"},"modified":"2019-02-17T21:03:01","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T02:03:01","slug":"exploration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/03\/introduction-%E2%80%A2-introduccion.html\">En Moto al Sur<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;(2010-11)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A solo motorcycle journey from the modern age into ancient Latin America. Living day-to-day for 5 months while traveling 17,000 miles throughout the US, Mexico, and Central America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/03\/introduction-%E2%80%A2-introduccion.html\">Introduction<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/08\/final-preparations.html\">Final Preparations<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/09\/1-sic-infit.html\">Sic Infit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/09\/2-con-amigos-en-la-playa.html\">Con Amigos en la Playa<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/09\/3-up-the-coast.html\">Up the Coast<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/09\/4-the-expense-of-safety.html\">The Expense of Safety<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/09\/5-misty-mountain-canyoneering.html\">Misty Mountain Canyoneering<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/10\/6-tail-of-the-dragon.html\">Tail of the Dragon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/10\/photo-update.html\">&#8211; Photo Update &#8211;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/10\/7-boxing-kick-on-the-gulf.html\">Boxingkick on the Gulf<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/10\/8-mexico-bound.html\">Mexico-bound<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/10\/9-windy-on-the-gulf.html\">Windy on the Gulf<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/10\/10-the-mayan-ruins-at-palenque.html\">The Mayan Ruins at Palenque<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/11\/11-the-mayan-ruins-at-uxmal-chichen-itza-coba-and-tulum.html\">The Mayan Ruins at Uxmal, Chichen Itza, Cob\u00e1, and Tulum<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/11\/route-update.html\">&#8211; Route Update &#8211;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/11\/12-belize-and-guatemala.html\">Belize and Guatemala<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/11\/video-update.html\">&#8211; Video Update &#8211;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/11\/13-rio-dulce-to-guatemala-city.html\">R\u00edo Dulce to Guatemala City<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/11\/14-santa-cruz-coban-and-tikal.html\">Santa Cruz, Cob\u00e1n, and Tikal<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/11\/15-the-mayan-ruins-at-tikal.html\">The Mayan Ruins at Tikal<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/11\/16-san-cristobal-de-las-casas-to-guadalajara.html\">San Crist\u00f3bal de las Casas to Guadalajara<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/12\/17-guadalajara-to-denver-colorado.html\">Guadalajara to Denver<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/12\/18-my-birthday-and-the-local-flavor-of-denver-colorado.html\">My Birthday And The Local Flavor of Denver<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/12\/19-a-white-elephant-in-the-room.html\">A White Elephant In The Room<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2011\/02\/20-viva-el-deseo.html\">Viva el Deseo!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2011\/08\/reflections.html\">Reflections on 5 Months on the Road<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/10\/10-the-mayan-ruins-at-palenque.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/IMGP1948-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/05\/halpatiokee-stuart-florida.html\">Halpatiokee<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;(2010)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A motorcycle trip to spend a summer night under the stars and a day in the forests of Halpatiokee Nature Preserve in Stuart, Florida. This was a trial of the gear I would be carrying for the above trip, En Moto al Sur, a few months later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/2010\/05\/halpatiokee-stuart-florida.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/_RZW5mFRH__E\/TAXCSuxbQbI\/AAAAAAAABrk\/Hpub8BzXVXE\/s500\/imgp0138.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Backpacking New Zealand&nbsp;&nbsp;(2006-07)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Skipping winter entirely in 2006, I flew to the southern hemisphere to backpack across New Zealand&#8217;s south island with my pal Phil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V9xVCea89Ow\" target=\"_blank\">Cross Country: Dunedin to Hector<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vkpzr7SsPkY\" target=\"_blank\">Otago Peninsula<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=feRuGJjXsns\" target=\"_blank\">Cherry-picking in Alexandra<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QZXSKNTFOcQ\" target=\"_blank\">Motueka Cove<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-v9xvcea89ow\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 4 \/ 3\">\n<span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.000000%\"><\/span><iframe credentialless referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;ambient-light-sensor &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;battery &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;ch-ua &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;document-domain &#039;none&#039;;domain-agent &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;execution-while-not-rendered &#039;none&#039;;execution-while-out-of-viewport &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts &#039;none&#039;;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;navigation-override &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;speaker-selection;sync-xhr &#039;none&#039;;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-youtube-v9xvcea89ow\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/V9xVCea89Ow?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/V9xVCea89Ow?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"0\" title loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kylegabriel.com\\\/travel\\\/#arve-youtube-v9xvcea89ow\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/V9xVCea89Ow?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/photography\/sail\">Sailing the Atlantic<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;(2006)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My summer as a crew member aboard the 41-foot schooner Exodus. Our goal was to sail out of south Florida waters, northward to leave <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hurricane_Alley\" target=\"_blank\">hurricane alley<\/a> before the hurricane season began. We were out at sea for a week before a leaking fuel injection pump brought us in to dock in Brunswick, Georgia. Due to logistics, this would be as far north as we would make it this season. After a road trip to Texas and Arkansas, I returning briefly to Florida before jettisoning to New Zealand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/photography\/sail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/100_0596-20060814-14-42-05-e1434790780258.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/photography\/europe\">Moto Europe<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;(2005)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On two BMW 1150R motorcycles, my mother and I traveled throughout Germany, France, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, and Austria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/photography\/europe\" target=\"_blank\">Photo Album<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1ZmPnqlqnOc\" target=\"_blank\">River Surfing (Munich, Germany)<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GVXS90ogaz8\" target=\"_blank\">Salle de Coqs (Obernai, France)<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cjrOIt9L6L8\" target=\"_blank\">Swiss Alps<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2Cib3qyS4LI\" target=\"_blank\">Black Forest<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/photography\/europe\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kylegabriel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/31054731-O-e1434778360106.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>En Moto al Sur&nbsp;&nbsp;(2010-11) A solo motorcycle journey from the modern age into ancient Latin America. 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