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"Two months with everything I needed on the bike made me realize that people, including me, have so much unnecessary stuff. All we really need is enough food, a warm and dry place to sleep, enough clothing to survive, something to interest your mind, & a few friends."
-Walter Johnson
Photo of a man, Walter Johnson, in a red jogging suit and red beanie wearing sunglasses leaning on the ground. He has a camera draped around his neck and is wearing a small, rectangular rear-view mirror attached to his sunglasses. In the background are some bicycles with panniers on the ground. Source: Walter Johnson: One of A Few Black Cyclists to Ride Bikecentennial 1976, by Adventure Cycling Staff, Feb 1st, 2023 https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/walter-johnson-one-of-a-few-black-cyclists-to-ride-bikecentennial-1976/#:~:text=We%20stayed%20in%20church%20basements,of%20snow%20on%20the%20ground. Photo featuring five men in cycling gear posing with their bikes at Hoosier Pass. There are snow-covered mountains in the background. The photo came with the caption: "Walter stops at the top of Hoosier Pass with members of his Bikecentennial group".
July 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM