Kyle Boender
My name is Kyle and I am 28 years old. Trevor and I run a Roofing and Exteriors Company in Edmonton, Alberta. Because of the seasonality of our business we are able to take sometime off and head out on a trip like this.
About three years ago I had a dream, conjured up in the last year of university. I wanted to explore South America by land and I was going to take this jeep.
At the time I was quite into 4x4ing and camping and was avidly developing my love for wrenching. One day while browsing Expedition Portal I came across Dan's website; The Road Chose Me (http://theroadchoseme.com/). Somebody else was actually doing this trip! Somehow I have to make this happen... Well there weren't any takers, life went on.... a career was started and the jeep was sold.
In 2011 a friend asked if I was interested in going to Thailand and Cambodia for a couple weeks. The travel bug was reignited. Around that time I was also getting into dirt biking, at home in Alberta as well as beautiful British Columbia. Thailand was also the first time I legally took a bike on the street, I was hooked.
In Cambodia I found Siem Reap Dirtbike tours (http://www.siemreapdirtbikes.com/). I convinced them to take a friend and I out for the day, no formal tour. It was a highlight of the trip. Exploring far from the tourist areas. Terrain ranging from rice fields to mine fields to ancient hill top ruins. It was amazing.
Life continued. In spring 2012 I bought a house and shortly there after a 2003 DR 650. I figured a DR would be close enough to a dirt bike to make me feel comfortable on the street. At the time I was also influenced by ride reports on Advrider (http://advrider.com/index.php) and the Long Way Around (http://longwayround.com/).
In September 2012 I met Trevor at a friends BBQ, within the first 10 minutes the South America motorcycle trip/dream came up. I was not going to let this opportunity pass! In October it was finalized. One year later we would depart for Argentina by motorcycle.
We left in October 2013 and Returned in February 2014. It was an amazing experience. http://alberta2argentina.blogspot.ca/
After returning home, I lasted 2 months in the office before I became restless. Trevor and I decided to launch Twin Peaks Roofing (http://www.twinpeaks.ca/). We spent many nights on the road coming up with a plan, it was incredible to finally launch it. The first year was a pile of work but we learned quickly. This year marks our second season and we are loving it.
On a wym we ordered plane tickets to Switzerland and hatched "alberta2anywhere". Details to be determined.
About three years ago I had a dream, conjured up in the last year of university. I wanted to explore South America by land and I was going to take this jeep.
In 2011 a friend asked if I was interested in going to Thailand and Cambodia for a couple weeks. The travel bug was reignited. Around that time I was also getting into dirt biking, at home in Alberta as well as beautiful British Columbia. Thailand was also the first time I legally took a bike on the street, I was hooked.
Life continued. In spring 2012 I bought a house and shortly there after a 2003 DR 650. I figured a DR would be close enough to a dirt bike to make me feel comfortable on the street. At the time I was also influenced by ride reports on Advrider (http://advrider.com/index.php) and the Long Way Around (http://longwayround.com/).
In September 2012 I met Trevor at a friends BBQ, within the first 10 minutes the South America motorcycle trip/dream came up. I was not going to let this opportunity pass! In October it was finalized. One year later we would depart for Argentina by motorcycle.
We left in October 2013 and Returned in February 2014. It was an amazing experience. http://alberta2argentina.blogspot.ca/
After returning home, I lasted 2 months in the office before I became restless. Trevor and I decided to launch Twin Peaks Roofing (http://www.twinpeaks.ca/). We spent many nights on the road coming up with a plan, it was incredible to finally launch it. The first year was a pile of work but we learned quickly. This year marks our second season and we are loving it.
On a wym we ordered plane tickets to Switzerland and hatched "alberta2anywhere". Details to be determined.