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In “Desert Solitaire”, Edward Abbey notes:
“A man on foot, on horseback or on a bicycle will see more, feel more, enjoy more in one mile than the motorized tourists can in a hundred miles. Better to idle through one park in two weeks than try to race through a dozen in the same amount of time. Those who are familiar with both modes of travel know from experience that this is true; the rest have only to make the experiment to discover the same truth for themselves.”
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Day 22. 1,402 Miles. Winds of Change.
After we dispense a fierce hammering on the motel toilet, it’s early morning and Damon and I are now in the Del Rio United States Post Office. This is my first time shipping unneeded stuff home from a tour. I’m … Continue reading
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Day 21. 1,320 Miles. Canyon Built on Skeletons.
Damon and I are deliriously walking through a Walmart on the edge of Del Rio, Tejas. Zombies returning to the land of the living with a thirst level on 12. After 6 days on the same road and 3 days … Continue reading
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Day 19 & 20. 1,280 Miles. No Services, Mo Problems.
It’s bitterly cold outside of my paper lodging in Marathon as the sun just begins to brighten the horizon. Eventually I drag myself out and start packing; there’s a layer of ice on the gear I left outside. In fact, … Continue reading
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Hoping for a Tail Wind 