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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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Day 7. 494 Miles. Living Vicariously Through Myself.
It’s late in the day. The day after the day after that day and those days – we ride through the desert, closing in on Tucson Arizona. Despite the empty ravine next to me, this will be an oasis on … Continue reading
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Day 6. 422 Miles. Desert Solitaire
Since Calexico we’ve been detouring off the ACA route, staying on or along 8 (or 80) the entire way. As of pass-out-time last night in the Gila Bend AZ incarnation of Patel Hotel, we were leaving 8 and heading northeast … Continue reading
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Day 5. 344 Miles. Space and Time.
Wake up to me waking up inside the tent. I had to chase some kids away at like 11pm. Now it’s 430am? No wait it’s 530am. Damn. The sun and the clock are not in harmony here folks. My body … Continue reading
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Hoping for a Tail Wind 