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disinterest

It a hard line to push. Somehow it just doesn’t seem as attractive as capitalism’s false promise of whatever you want, including eternal youth and beauty.

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2010 08 18 anna on my bike Comments (0)

lake peten itza

After another brief stretch of highway, I find myself at San Andres on the shores of Lake Izta Peten and I circle the lake on an unpaved road away from Flores and towards Tikal, yet another ancient Mayan ruin.
I ride around the lake on the track rolling up and down hills through the hot steamy [...]

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2010 05 28 anna on my bike Comments (0)

the running man

The running man is a nice touch in pedestrian traffic management. Road crossings in Mexico are governed by a timer that counts down the seconds, accompanied by an animated figure which starts out walking calmly but as the seconds tick by starts running faster and faster. I find this endlessly entertaining but of no practical [...]

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2010 05 05 anna on my bike Comments (1)

talking to god

Puebla has a lot of church-going folk but not all of them have a clear understanding of the best way to attract God’s attention, apparently.

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2010 04 11 anna on my bike Comments (0)

beasts

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2009 12 20 anna on my bike Comments (0)

la jefa

Contrary to all the dire warnings that I’ve been given ever since I started this journey in Alaska, we’ve been treated with nothing but kindness and generosity by every Mexican we’ve met so far.
However, this billboard which recurs throughout Chihuahua on the highways makes one pause, momentarily, for thought. The innocuous looking Martha and her [...]

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2009 12 10 anna on my bike Comments (1)

leaping deer

On the road to Supai.

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2009 11 11 anna on my bike Comments (0)

potluck in heaven

The sign in front of this architecturally distinguished church reads:
9AM BIBLE STUDY
10.15 HEAVEN
POTLUCK AFTER

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2009 11 10 anna on my bike Comments (3)

a few small misadventures in the mojave desert

By morning the constant stream of cars has been replaced by a constant stream of trucks. It is time to flee. Without having any idea what to expect I head towards the Mojave National Preserve – I haven’t had enough of the desert yet.
The desert, as always contains surprises.
I ride to Kelso where, disappointingly, there [...]

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2009 11 05 anna on my bike
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fish

A fish advertising something on the road to Modesto.

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2009 10 20 anna on my bike Comments (0)