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Stage selection Stage 1: From Canada into the US Stage 2: The onset of winter in the mountains Stage 3: Through the mud to Hell's Canyon Stage 4: Fresh snow in the Steens Mountain Stage 5: Dust storm in Black Rock Desert Stage 6: Salt, sand and stones Stage 7: Indians and Death Valley Stage 8: Joshua Tree National Park Stage 9: Mexico - the final destination

Start: end of October in Vancouver/Canada, arrival: one month later in Tecate/Mexico. Between the two a distance of 5200 km during which the globetrotters Herbert Schwarz, Helge Pedersen and Ramona Eichhorn only got to touch asphalt when they fuelled their G 650 Xchallenge and HP2 Enduro bikes. Otherwise, the three experienced motorcyclists were off-road the whole way – riding on enduro tracks.

Their aim in undertaking this trip wasn’t just to experience the west coast from a different perspective: they also wanted to gain experience with especially light enduro equipment. Like the year before when they travelled though Mexico to Baja California, they had with them a well-established team consisting of drivers, photographer Arnold Debus, film-maker Wolfgang Danner and the two cameramen Jan-Peter Sölter and Jean Baptiste Höppner. They have provided a commentary on the trip for BMW Motorrad and TOURATECH, Herbert Schwarz’s company. Read the story in detail.

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The film about Can2Mex is available on DVD: you can order it at the TOURATECH Online-Shop or else view a short version online here in Enduro World.

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NEW this year: Herbert Schwarz and Ramona Eichhorn regularly commented on their experiences each day exclusively for EnduroWorld. These were recorded in unusual locations such as a men’s toilet in the middle of the wilderness. Curious? Simply subscribe or listen to each episode individually.