{"id":12763,"date":"2025-05-23T09:10:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/?p=12763"},"modified":"2025-05-23T09:10:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:10:44","slug":"linked-biking-is-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2025\/05\/23\/linked-biking-is-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Linked: Biking is Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:14,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/kottke.org\\\/25\\\/05\\\/biking-is-therapy&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250612120418\\\/https:\\\/\\\/kottke.org\\\/25\\\/05\\\/biking-is-therapy&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-03 14:45:29&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-16 22:45:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-27 05:26:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-13 09:50:30&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-20 04:05:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-26 11:20:51&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-02 00:30:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-05 09:56:16&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-08 17:48:16&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-11 18:39:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-17 04:29:13&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-25 14:54:31&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-02 13:12:55&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-07 06:32:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-17 09:23:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-24 03:31:12&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-27 19:56:02&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-03 11:15:31&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-13 09:01:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-16 16:49:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-29 16:40:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-29 16:40:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kottke.org\/25\/05\/biking-is-therapy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Via Kottke<\/a> and I\u2019ve taken the liberty of changing Jason\u2019s text to replace \u201cMountain Biking\u201d with \u201cAdventure Motorcycling\u201d because while many bicyclists have a disdain for motorcyclists, we have more in common than the two groups believe. Heck, everything I use to camp is designed for bicycle touring. We share many of the same great roads and trips like the Arctic Circle, Patagonia, Translabrador and Continental Divide are on bucket lists of bicyclists and motorcyclists alike. We are propelled differently but the danger is matched evenly by the freedom. While a continental divide trip would take 2 months in a bicycle, it\u2019s 7 days on a motorcycle so our only real difference is the additional miles a motorcyclists will see but, on the trails, mountain bikes are faster unless you\u2019re an expert enduro rider.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s Jason with my edits:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<em>This is one of the reasons I\u2019ve fallen in love with <strong>adventure motorcycling<\/strong> over the past few years \u2014 riding is so all-encompassing that it forces me out of whatever past or future crisis is occupying my thoughts and into thinking no more than a second or two into the future. And moving through physical space feels like you\u2019re making progress, which is amazing when you\u2019re feeling stuck in the rest of your life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Depending on the trail, if I lose concentration for a second while <strong>adventure motorcycling<\/strong>, I might get seriously injured or die. As someone who has never been into extreme sports, I have no idea why I decided being on the edge of death is fun and stress-relieving, but it is. \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Adventure motorcycling<\/strong> isn\u2019t for everyone \u2014 I know others get a similar sense of presence and focus from running, skiing, throwing pots, woodworking, photography, walking, surfing, writing, knitting, meditation, gardening, painting, reading, and the list goes on and on. I feel lucky to have found my thing and would love to hear if you\u2019ve found yours.<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Amen. I couldn\u2019t agree more and as neighbors who ride the same roads and trails in Vermont, I completely understand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Via Kottke and I\u2019ve taken the liberty of changing Jason\u2019s text to replace \u201cMountain Biking\u201d with \u201cAdventure Motorcycling\u201d&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-12763","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-linked","7":"cs-entry","8":"cs-video-wrap"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb3IC4-3jR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11733,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2022\/01\/12\/on-two-wheels-in-2022\/","url_meta":{"origin":12763,"position":0},"title":"On Two Wheels in 2022\u00a0","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"January 12, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Let\u2019s talk about my travel plans for 2022 and rope in the trips I didn\u2019t take in 2020 and 2021 to see if we can find some plan that\u2019s reasonable to execute on over the next few years! 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