Despite Zuo's adamant self-sacrifice, I think even he would have given in today. It was an absolutely perfect morning for a long ride. The eager fields, brimming with the potential of spring, were deep with color and sounded of hidden owls and red-winged blackbirds. The temperature held in the upper 50's, even though the sun threatened with vigor. The roads were smooth and traffic non-existent. The beadlets of sweat dangling from the tip of a nose were the only distraction. It has been a day to re-live. A game from the American Association of Independent Baseball based out of Durham, NC (GO DUKE!!) beckons tonight - the Sioux City Explorers! Tomorrow: Nebraska and the halfway point by mileage!!!!
*Amsterdam, one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world, has approximately 700,00 bikes.
**Beijing has roughly 10 million bikes.
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Wow. The Midwest, blackbirds, and deserted roads...on a bike. Reminds me of one of my favorite books...
"You see things vacationing on a motorcycle in a way that is completely different from any other. In a car you're always in a compartment, and because you're used to it you don't realize that through that car window everything you see is just more TV. You're a passive observer and it is all moving by you boringly in a frame.
On a cycle the frame is gone. You're completely in contact with it all. You're in the scene, not just watching it anymore, and the sense of presence is overwhelming. That concrete whizzing by five inches below your foot is the real thing, the same stuff you walk on, it's right there, so blurred you can't focus on it, yet you can put your foot down and touch it anytime, and the whole thing, the whole experience, is never removed from immediate consciousness."
YEAH!!! A Dream COME TRUE DAY for YOU!!! My Prayers have been answered!
Hoping tomorrow will be the same!
Hugs and Wind at your Back,
Mary
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