30 mi today eminence to ellington, month; 2444 logged miles. Couldn't get a 2nd night motel room in eminence so I rose early and rode; it wasn't so bad without the heat of the day and before the truck traffic got out. Pretty area--hardwood forests intersected by creeks and rivers bathed in blue humidity. Met a couple on their way to sf, recent grads of sacred heart college in ct, on their way to sf, late starters, I hope they don't bake in utah/nevada. Met a recent purdue grad in the laundromat who works for the month dept of conservation trapping and tagging reptiles, "getting paid for fun".
Friday, July 16, 2010
july 16--still slogging the ozarks
30 mi today eminence to ellington, month; 2444 logged miles. Couldn't get a 2nd night motel room in eminence so I rose early and rode; it wasn't so bad without the heat of the day and before the truck traffic got out. Pretty area--hardwood forests intersected by creeks and rivers bathed in blue humidity. Met a couple on their way to sf, recent grads of sacred heart college in ct, on their way to sf, late starters, I hope they don't bake in utah/nevada. Met a recent purdue grad in the laundromat who works for the month dept of conservation trapping and tagging reptiles, "getting paid for fun".
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WHY LOG TRUCK DRIVERS RISE
ReplyDeleteEARLIER THAN STUDENTS OF ZEN
In the high seat, before dawn dark,
Polished hubs gleam
And the shiny diesel stack
Warms and flutters
Up the Tyler Road grade
To the logging in Poorman creek.
Thirty miles of dust.
There is no other life.
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Gary Snyder
Isn't it great that software designers help us out so much. I just wish we could thank the person who decided that when Dee writes mo, he really means to write month. After all what else could mo stand for?
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