Showing posts with label stop and smell the roses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stop and smell the roses. Show all posts

Friday, February 27, 2009

why not bike?

I like bikes. I have one that I like a lot, and I really like those European cargo bikes I've been seeing around town. I might even get one if I sell my truck.

But lately I've just been a lot more fond of walking. I think it has to do partly with self reliance - beyond just not relying on other people, but more specifically, on anything at all. No matter where I am, or how I got there, I can walk back. I also like the freedom that not having a bike provides. You can go more places on foot, and when you walk, you don't have to worry about finding a place to store your transportation when you stop. Or having it stolen.

Riding a bike is a lot like driving a car too - in that you move a little too fast to really take in your surroundings like you can when you're on foot, and I think that's one of the parts I enjoy about walking the most.