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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 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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Day 10. 650 Miles. Rest Stop Redemption.
Today is that day. Every long bike tour has one. The first day out that I really realize just how deep in I am. Shit is broken, lost, or left behind. The day when multiple things go sideways and all … Continue reading
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Day 9. 574 Miles. Shoulders and Shortcuts.
It’s late in the day, again. I’m flying down Interstate 10 — and despite the downhill and downwind nature of this here flying — it fucking sucks something massive. To be more specific about what I mean by flying: I … Continue reading
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