We all miss Iohan, just like countless others. Iohan Gueorguiev, The Bike Wanderer, chronicled six years of bike wanderings, from the Arctic Circle to the southern tip of Argentina, on his YouTube. I think it's true that dogs are the best judges of character. Hounddog Gordo normally ignores people when were riding or hiking, but it didn't matter if they hadn't seen Iohan in two days or two months, this was their reaction. One I filmed in summer 2020, one filmed by Iohan when we met him after a long winter ride from Prince George. I'm attaching some links to a couple private links on YouTube. She said, "I know, but only for Iohan" (I think she secretly would have preferred "Mom") I subtly tried to get him to call her Melanie but it was a no-go. Jon and Karen Nelson, Patreonįrom the get-go Iohan called Melanie Mel. May his journeys beyond this life be beautiful and blessed. We will truly miss him and will remember him with fond hearts. It felt like we were in some small way kindred spirits in our mutual love of travel, biking, and the beauty of nature. Tragically, he faced one set of challenges. Jon and I felt privileged to share in Iohan's travels. Iohan Gueorguiev, aka The Bike Wanderer, was the most adventurous cyclist Ive had the pleasure to have known. We both loved Iohan's beautiful eye for photography and his gentle spirit as well. still going around the same main theme of having a good sized backpack on the rear rack that can be removed difficult and/or technical sections. Jon spent his youth touring on bikes throughout Montana his home state, and later, throughout Europe, and he'd eagerly share with me his memories of the rigors of bike travel as we watched Iohan navigate his own routes and mechanical bike challenges. 2016-2019 setup (this image includes packraft). We loved watching Iohan on all his adventures. I'll be forever sad that Iohan is no longer here but also grateful for his presence while he was. My boyfriend showed me one of Iohan's videos when we first started dating, and I knew he was a keeper because we both felt the power of the videos and how important seeing and trying to understand the world is. Because of him and his indefatigable spirit I felt brave enough to go on my own adventures. Thank you for passing through my life Iohan and may there forever be a tailwind speeding you on your way. While not in regular communication with him, I received a post card several years later with a short handwritten note and a thank you for having hosted him those years before. He was an inspiration and his photos and videos stoked a wanderlust in me for that life on the bike that all those who have been there know in intimate fashion. He was kind and courteous, curious to talk to me about my travels and gracious about the offer to host him for a night during the holiday season. At that time he was riding from Toronto to the East Coast of Canada on an early leg of what was to become his epic adventure and life on the bike. Iohan arrived on a loaded touring bike dressed for the weather in Ottawa, Canada.
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