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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.”
Tag Archives: bicycle
Day 8. 363 Miles. Perfect Pack & Good News b/w Mighty Mississippi (extended remix instrumental).
I document here what I feel might be a perfect pack, clothing wise. Soviet Russia next level Tetris with the layers. Sans the spare underwear and socks. I’m able to wear almost all of this at once when it’s cold … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, adventure cycling, bicycle, bicycle touring, bike tour, bikes on flights, buffalo, cross country, cycling, exercise, healthy living, inspiration, long distance, loving life, Mississippi, motivation, mountains, open road, packing, preparation, rail trail, raleigh sojourn, tour, touring, trail, travel, warmshowers
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Day 1. 39 Miles. Mind Set Match Point (or… My Magic Rain Jacket)
I got a thing with rain jackets, specifically whichever rain jacket I have when I have it. Over the years they’ve been used ones, new ones, cheap, whatever. They all work. Whenever I put it on, the rain stops (or … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure cycling, bicycle, bicycle touring, bike breakdown, bike ride, bike tour, cross country, exercise, healthy living, inspiration, Kansas City, long distance, Missouri, morning grind, motivation, open road, preparation, raleigh sojourn, rock island trail, tour, touring, trail
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La Palabra Secreta De Hoy Es… Resilience
This past March, I learned a lot about it. And a lot about myself; finding myself hospitalized for 15 days and only remembering half of them Continue reading
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Tagged ai, awareness, bicycle, bicycle touring, long distance, meningitis, mind power, recovery, support, survivor
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