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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.”
Category Archives: bicycle touring
Day 6. 282 Miles. Trail Things.
Cliche time travel mechanism to the ending as the start, because… why not. Destination: Marthasville. Martha Martha Martha. No wait. For reals it’s mile numero 77.7 — so how I can not? Why? How? Huh? What?! The internet-informed, supposedly-always-open-showers at … Continue reading
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Days 4 & 5. 244 Miles. Sun & Moon Days aka Jefferson City Dolomite.
Just a guy and his bike and a beer. In the midafternoon. At a festival. Right smack dab on the trail. Nothing more to see here. Move it along. Back to the beginning. It’s interesting to wake up in a … Continue reading
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Day 3. 150 Miles. Junction/Luncheon/Function.
Day 3 is the first day I listen to a second of music. Day 3 is the first day I wear dry socks inside of (almost) dry sneakers. Eventually, I even take the rain jacket off for about 90 minutes. … Continue reading
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