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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 1. 108 Miles. Just Peachy State Of Mind.
Math quiz: how many carbon fiber centuries equal 76 miles in direct 20 mph (40 mph gust) headwinds on a 50 lb bike with another 50 lbs of gear? And please, express your answer in milligrams of ibuprofen. This counts … Continue reading
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Day 0.5. 32 Miles. The Journey Of A Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Miles.
Oh look, we’ve time travelled back into that same day of driving, Day 0, where I’m now stopped and taking a piss alongside my cousin’s open passenger door, Bills game tailgate style. Huguenot Memorial Park, my selected insertion point, is … Continue reading
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Day 0. 0 Miles. Foot Print Cross-Check.
What in the actual fuck is this? No diving sign below a 0 feet 0 inch sign? Not one but two. I consider diving right in. It is my signature style after all. It doesn’t work. Are we this dumb … Continue reading
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Hoping for a Tail Wind 