Jamis Dragonslayer — Journal Posts — (Un)Inspired Ramblings

Across the Geghama

After the wet and cold first week, conditions improve as we head into the Geghama Mountains, on our bikepacking journey across Armenia.

Across Armenia(Un)Inspired Ramblings12 November 2020Armenia, TransCaucasian Trail, Jamis Dragonslayer, Porcelain Rocket, Teravail Tyres, Alpamayo Designs, Revelate DesignsComment

The Muddiest Place on Earth?

A particularly muddy and challenging day bikepacking the TransCaucasian Trail across Armenia.

Across Armenia(Un)Inspired Ramblings1 July 2020TransCaucasian Trail, Armenia, Jamis Dragonslayer, Porcelain Rocket, Alpamayo Designs, Teravail TyresComment

Bear Bones Winter Bivvy

As well as the possibly better known Welsh Ride Thing (WRT) event in May, Stu at Bear Bones organises a similar but shorter and generally significantly colder and wetter event, in January - the Winter Bivvy.

Microadventures(Un)Inspired Ramblings4 February 2019Bear Bones Winter Bivvy, Featured, Jamis Dragonslayer, UK Comment

To the Gulf of Corinth

The night after leaving Karpenisi is spent camped next to a river close to the village of Domnista. The wide river bed looks like a construction site, with gravel pushed into banks, partially empty water channels weaving between them like ribbons and tree trunks abandoned like giant matchsticks. There are two bridges across the river: one larger and intact; the original laying in pieces along its side, destroyed in floods a few years ago.