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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: new york
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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The journey begins…
good day world… so here i am, i’ve gone ahead and gotten myself a blog so that anyone and everyone can indulge their voyeuristic tendencies and follow along with me and my bicycle across the usa this summer. this is … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle touring, preparing for the tour
Tagged bicycle, buffalo, cross country, environment, exercise, green, healthy living, inspiration, long distance, loving life, motivation, new york, open road, tour
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Hoping for a Tail Wind 