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Flashes from the Windy Road In Between

Posted by Brienne Thomson on Monday, September 13, 2010, In : The Road Between 
I don’t usually take people I just meet up on generous offers for fear of an, “I didn’t really mean it” suggestion or imposing. Although, when I make similar gestures I feel flattered when they’re accepted. I take it as a “company compliment” – that they enjoy my company as much as I enjoy theirs. Long story short – woh, a huge preying mantis stick bug just crawled onto my water bottle; crazy!



Sorry for the interlude; creepy camping surprises. Anyway, I called up Mark and Mar...
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Adobe Diversion

Posted by Brienne Thomson on Wednesday, September 8, 2010, In : The Road Between 
I’m in Taos, New Mexico. I took a diversion after Trans-Am-ing the eastern half of Colorado because I didn’t really want to buzz the grasslands of western Oklahoma on straight-line fire roads; info brought to me by past-doers and the unceasing flat lines on the map … not one squiggle compared to Colorado.

So, I want to start with my 8.5-hour in-the-saddle day from Westcliffe, Colorado into New Mexico, instead of how I ended up here, enjoying a plentiful amount of red wine with my tomato ...
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