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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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1nce Again… You Stay Crazy On My Mind
On and on and on. On and on and on. It’s quickly becoming a problem — or is it? I really can’t even think of doing anything else but to reach out for that wondrous mix of quiet time, mental … Continue reading
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Day 9. 602 Miles. Ain’t Nothin To It But To Do It
I wake up and my body is talking to me. Telling me something. I’ve got twenty minutes to figure it out. I’ve never been more glad that there’s a toilet nearby because I really don’t wanna crap under this tree … Continue reading
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Day 8. 556 Miles. Port ‘Port.
Rain sleeps are the best sleeps. And the best rains. If I’m on a long ride adventure and you told me it was going to rain five hours today and asked me exactly what I’d want to happen, I’d say … Continue reading
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