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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 9. 544 Miles. Palouse To Potatoland.
I’m thinking about this $85 Eddie Bauer shirt that I am wearing. They don’t pay me, I pay them. It is a nice shirt though. Lightweight. SPF protection. Long sleeve. Thumb-hole hand thingies. Worth it for sure. I have no … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, bicycle touring, Coere d’Alene, cross country, Eddie Bauer, hall of fame, long distance, Malden, open road, Palouse, rail trail, Rosalia, tekoa
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Day 5. 337 Miles. A Magical World.
I live in a magical world. In a magical world. In a magical world. Why do you wanna wake me from such, a beautiful dream? Campground bathrooms really need elevator music. I’m in a two stall shitter and the guy … Continue reading
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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