{"id":488,"date":"2018-03-28T22:39:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T22:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idoitoutdoors.com\/?p=488"},"modified":"2018-03-28T22:39:47","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T22:39:47","slug":"rapture-of-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idoitoutdoors.com\/?p=488","title":{"rendered":"Rapture of the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"

March 28, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Texas Homestead<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today began with a birthday, the third one since we left San Diego. This time the day belonged to Marianna of recumbent bike fame. She was presented with a diminutive cake, suitable for one, as well as some do-dads for the occasion, and a round of Happy Birthday to You sung by the Southern Tier Chorus.<\/p>\n

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Marianna’s Birthday Surprise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A Cake for One<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rapture of the Road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now, please indulge me an artistic moment that came upon me as I travelled today. My brush will be the English language which I shall dip into a rich medium of words: I had these thoughts as I rode through a soft Texas afternoon with gentle sunshine tempered with cooling breezes that caressed and pushed rather than impede my progress. It was something best experienced on a bicycle, silent and solitary. No noise but the dry air brushing my ears accented with the occasional cooing of morning doves. Above, cotton puff clouds float through a bright blue sky as Texas wildflowers bloom against dry, dusty sagebrush. Gentle, rounded hills define the horizon.<\/p>\n

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Texas Stilllife<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Riders on the Road<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\nThis is the world I ride through today with nothing more than the smooth glide of my chain across sprocket teeth to compete with the beauty around me. It is a golden day. A day that bicyclists imagine when they picture their perfect ride. It is all I can ask for on this journey except to make a wish to enjoy many more like it as I cross this continent.<\/p>\n
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Texas Wildflowers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

March 28, 2018 Today began with a birthday, the third one since we left San Diego. This time the day belonged to Marianna of recumbent bike fame. She was presented with a diminutive cake, suitable for one, as well as some do-dads for the occasion, and a round of Happy Birthday to You sung by…<\/p>\n

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