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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: empire trail
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 0. 3 Miles. New York State Of Ride
Inhale deep like the words of my breath; I never sleep, ’cause sleep is the cousin of death. I lay puzzle as I backtrack to earlier times; Nothing’s equivalent to the New York state of mind. Guns guns guns. Shooting … Continue reading
Hoping for a Tail Wind 