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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 13. 825 Miles. No Fear Nor Loathing In Las Cruces.
Long distance bicycle travel is about a lot of things for me. Physical and mental health, to start. Touring and site seeing. A sort of battery recharge for sure. It also really about the people you meet along the way… … Continue reading
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Day 12. 752 Miles. Emory Pass-tronauts.
If you’re just coming in, feel free to have seat on the right. Time travel is a familiar face around here. When I’m now qualifying time using temperature, the only true measurement left is distance — the geographic space travelled. … Continue reading
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Day 11. 698 Miles. Push It Along.
Proper rest, indeed. Feeling energized, we’re loading up on extra water and moving out by about 40° in the morning. I usually tell time with a watch. Except on bike tours when I rely on the sun. Except on this … Continue reading
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