Peru. Mountain Bike Photography took me to Peru last year. Unbelievable. My trip to Peru consisted of three parts. First, meeting up with Eric Porter and Kelly McGarry, and documenting the delivery of solar panels and other useful equipment to a remote village in the heart of the Andes. This journey was made possible by many generous sponsors, including Diamondback, Kenda, Clif Bar, Backcountry.com and Goal Zero. There were a lot of logistics to this trip, and a lot of time spent putting it all together. When we finally got to Peru and started shooting this adventure, it was almost overwhelming. Maybe it was because none of us had ever been there, but it seemed like there were banger shots to be had everywhere we looked. I took a lot of photos down there, and I mean a lot. Like terabytes a lot. After looking back through a hard drive filled with riding shots my eyes began to glaze over a bit. Then I came across this one, and thought it best suited that leg of my trip. Kelly McGarry, the gentle giant, giving some Andean children in a remote mountain village a glimpse into another world via curly blonde hair and bicycle.