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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: on the road
Homestead to Largo. Day 2.
Yes. My butt cheeks are still sore. Probably at least for another day. Just in case you were wondering. Today’s ride was short but sweet. Woke up, drank some coffee, made some oatmeal, drank more coffee. Went back to tent … Continue reading
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Hollywood to Homestead. Day 1.
Personal inventory: 63 miles 0 mechanical incidents 2 very saddle sore butt cheeks 2 numb palms 7 cups of coffee 1 very happy camper We arrived to Paradise Farms and were greeted by Ernest. He showed us the grounds and, … Continue reading
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A1A, Beach front avenue… Rollin!
Ok. Enough Vanilla Ice references there for all of our lifetimes. First day out and it’s rainy what Floridians call “cold”. Meaning 60°. Loving it. Straight shot down from Hollywood into South Beach, plenty of horns and nasty comments because … Continue reading
Hoping for a Tail Wind 