Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey from Alaska to Argentina

April 18th, 2023 by Jeff Hoyt

Kristen and Ville on the road.

Kristen and Ville Jokinen met while scuba diving in Vietnam. They fell in love hiking the Pacific Crest Trail together. They found out just how meant for each other they were during a two-year, 18,000 mile bike ride between Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Ocean and the southern tip of Argentina. Along the way they encountered the worst roads in the world, multiple crashes, dengue fever, crazy motorists and a pack of Peruvian attack dogs. But they also experienced the heights of human kindness and generosity as they were welcomed by wonderful people all along their route. Jeff Hoyt sits down with Kristen & Ville to re-live this harrowing, though magical adventure.

The intrepid travelers talk with Jeff Hoyt at the KVSH studio.