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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: upper peninsula
So Long, UP
This morning I crossed the Mackinac Bridge into the lower peninsula of Michigan. The bridge is the longest suspension bridge in north America and third in the world. (10 years ago Japan built two longer bridges). Sadly bicycles are prohibited, … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle touring, mackinac bridge, upper peninsula
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The Stars At Night Are Big And Bright…
So of course I’m not in Texas, but I have made it to Michigan, my seventh state along the route. And I chose that headline for a couple of reasons: One, it’s a great scene in the classic film Pee … Continue reading
Hoping for a Tail Wind 