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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: inspiration
Day 13. 763 Miles. Feen.
Shaving removes 10 years off my reflected appearance in the mirror. Not that I’ve been around many mirrors the last couples weeks. More Muir then mirror, fa sho. Riding removes about 12 pounds from my body. I’d like to keep … Continue reading
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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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Day 37. 2,301 Miles. Fire On the Bayou b/w Buggin’ Out.
Who dat. It’s Saturday morning at the holy land that is this Whole Foods in New Orleans Louisiana. I feel the urge to fill my thermos with coffee but I don’t know if they’ll have that here. My own personal … Continue reading
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Hoping for a Tail Wind 