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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 9. 544 Miles. Palouse To Potatoland.
I’m thinking about this $85 Eddie Bauer shirt that I am wearing. They don’t pay me, I pay them. It is a nice shirt though. Lightweight. SPF protection. Long sleeve. Thumb-hole hand thingies. Worth it for sure. I have no … Continue reading
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Days 6 and 7 and 8. 493 Miles. A Whole Lotta Nothin’ Out Here.
Doing things matters. The order in which I do them matters more. What this really means is that you’re wasting your time reading this because I’m way too focused on the ride to provide good writing, the order is riding. … Continue reading
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Day 5. 337 Miles. A Magical World.
I live in a magical world. In a magical world. In a magical world. Why do you wanna wake me from such, a beautiful dream? Campground bathrooms really need elevator music. I’m in a two stall shitter and the guy … Continue reading
Hoping for a Tail Wind 