I had to work in Pittsburgh at the crack of dawn this morning so I went down yesterday and turned it into a little ride. I could not get my head in the ride, so I didn't ride very hard at all but I saw some great roads on the east side of Ohio, rolling into West Virgina and then into Pa. I took no photos but stopped often, my thoughs were scattered, the weather was spotty with rain...
I stopped at the cross roads of 646 and 152 about 30 miles west of Steubenville, it was an interesting intersection and it confused me for a second so I pulled over. There was absolutly nothing there, just fields and a view back West from where I just came. As I got off the bike the wind was so loud it still sounded like I was moving 50mph, even with my helmet and ear plugs in. I stood there for a long time looking west at the storm that was chasing me, there was not a single car in those 20 minutes or so, no dogs barking, nothing but the wind whistling through the fields. It gave me a feeling of complete solitude, that made me feel uneasy on this day, so I mounted up and rode on...
thats all i have to report...
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Thursday, July 5, 2007
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It's interesting, isn't it, how appealing total solitude can seem.. and how utterly uncomfortable it can be to be surrounded by it..
I experienced many times on my trip during which the desolation and deafening silence were very welcome and comforting, but there are always those times, too, that remind us that we're at the mercy of something much bigger than ourselves.. Mother Nature is sometimes quite demonstrative and it is during those times that I personally feel uneasy.. feeling the vulnerability in the wind is a scary thing..
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