‘America is nuts about guns … experiencing it for real is different’
Peter Murtagh felt no gun pressure on his trip all the way through South and Central America but that all changed in Texas
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Peter Murtagh’s journey by motorbike from Tierra del Fuego to Alaska
‘I felt a bit emotional. This truly was the end. The final ride of this adventure’
After reaching Deadhorse, Alaska, the last stop on my journey up the Americas, I took a dip in the Arctic Ocean and reflected on what I’d learned
Peter Murtagh: No grocery stores, banks, medical facilities or cell phone service. You may not hear from me for a while
Coming out of Fairbanks on my journey up the Americas, there is a warning for would-be users of the Dalton
‘I told ‘em there was people buried there, but they didn’t listen’
Things are changing for locals in Moricetown, where I stop on my journey up the Americas
‘We get a lot of people who want a joint on the go, on the way to work’
The cannabis industry in Canada is a rapidly emerging major player in the economy of British Columbia
In Canada, I visualise myself trying to reason with a bear by waving my T-shirt at him
People I meet are helpful and friendly in British Columbia, where I stop on my journey up the Americas
Once again, I am reminded just how young the US is in places
I don’t much like the sound of Dismal Niche and Cape Disappointment but stop in Ilwaco, Washington on my journey up the Americas
Are there ever earthquakes? ‘Oh for sure. There was one a couple of weeks back’
I find warm hospitality and spontaneous friendship in Gualala, where I stop on my journey up the Americas
Best breakfast in San Francisco? It has to be Mel’s Drive-In
Peter Murtagh continues his journey up the Americas with a stop off at the famous Mel’s Drive-In Diner. He isn’t disappointed, and meeting a rock queen is an added bonus
As I travel through California, the Mexican influence is impossible to miss
Peter Murtagh: On my journey through the Americas I stop in Salina, where fields that stretch on forever are farmed at an industrial scale
Tip2Top: One of the odd things about California is the names. You catch yourself thinking ‘Oh yeah, I know that place’
Peter Murtagh continues his long journey up through the Americas, reaching California with its famous roads and protected land developers would kill for
The metal fence I inspected in El Paso is a monument to the politics of Donald Trump
Peter Murtagh ventures along Interstate 10 through the poor, dry, baking hot landscape of west Texas to see an intimidating fence on the Mexican border
Boy, they sure don’t like Joe Biden down here in Texas
Tip2Top: On Peter Murtagh’s journey up the Americas, he ponders how a president of such reforming zeal as Lyndon B Johnson could emerge from such a place
Tip2top in Mexico: There are saints at work here. I just hope there are no monsters too
In north central Mexico, where I stop on my journey up the Americas, I meet people in a desperate situation but am in awe of those trying to help them
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