A bike ‘n hike to Glaciar Grande, Patagonia

Note to self: never neglect the road less travelled. It’s so easy to do, in the rush from a to b. For that yearning sense of arrival, we sometimes sacrifice a little of the journey. Indeed, as much as I’ve been overwhelmed by the grandiose beauty of the Carretera Austral, and the windswept solitude of Ruta 40, the roads that have become my personal favourites are those that streak off to either side.