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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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Road Kill Roll Call: Texas Cut.
Texas was a long haul. Lots of different climates. Lots of headwinds. I saw more dead things than that Sixth Sense kid. Is it that Texas DOT doesn’t clean it up? Or that there’s that much more live stuff to … Continue reading
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Day 32. 2,035 Miles. Under the Water Table.
My first morning outside Texas in weeks and these fuckin carnitas are still with me. I should have aborted it. Or maybe more like Alien or the Exorcist kinda route. Whatever. By any means necessary. Been had been ready to … Continue reading
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Day 31. 1,959 Miles. Exit Texas, Enter Louisiana.
Last night my stomach was violated by what apparently was bad gas station carnitas, which is why yesterday’s lackluster 300 word entry even exists. Being pro choice, I considered aborting it —- the crappy blog entry, that is. The carnitas? … Continue reading
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Hoping for a Tail Wind 