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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 1. 70 Miles. Brochure, For Sure.
It’s almost 90° F and we’ve welcomed the shade of a tree to eat snacks, drink some water, and do some planning. It’s called tree-shade planning. And hydration and refueling. It uses the pronoun it and it is rest. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged bike tour, bike touring, bikepack, bronx, empire trail, Hudson, Manhattan, new york, rail trail
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Day 10. 576 Miles. The Blowout, The Brew, and The Brotherhood.
My cousin gets his kids up for school and gets out the door all while setting me up to make some morning coffee. This is how I know we’re related. He’s a pour over OG. Like since way back. Classic … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, bicycle touring, bikepack, black thought, Clermont brewing, common, exercise, firefighter, flat tire, florida, health is wealth, healthy living, inspiration, killer Mike, motivation, orlando, run the jewels, the roots, Walt Disney, west orange trail
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Hoping for a Tail Wind 