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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: long distance
Day 3. 207 Miles. Peachy Plans Gone To Shit.
Plan your work. Work your plan. Picture it. Heat wave in the Pacific Northwest. 70 mile days. State Park no turn away policy. Campsite, then day use area. At the end of the day, I’m floating in the Green River. … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle touring, kanaskat palmer, long distance, Mount Rainier, washington, Yelm
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Days 0 & 1 & 2. 153 Miles. Rail(Trail) Reunion Ride.
Bags and cases is a problem to me. Are problems. Problem. Problems. Is. Are. Shipping them around empty is also still quite a pain and not very environmental and wasteful in general. Yet. Right now right now, like even here … Continue reading
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Tagged Astoria, bicycle, bicycle touring, Centralia, long distance, Longview, Mount Rainier, Oregon, rail trail, washington
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Motherfucking Bikes on a Plane b/w ADKBFF
I imagine what it’s like being a pilot walking through an airport, fully uniformed up. Equally all parts everything. Strike that, I’m looking at two pilots walking by through an airport. I like airports. Even the fake international buffalo airport. … Continue reading
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Tagged Adirondacks, adventure cycling, bicycle, bicycle touring, bike tour, buffalo, cross country, exercise, healthy living, inspiration, long distance, motivation, preparation, raleigh sojourn, tour, trail
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Hoping for a Tail Wind 