Tuesday, March 26, 2024

He rode a bike across Texas

 Among the Texans, Roy Bedichek was the wisest and sanest.

But he did some inexplicable things. As a young man 115 years ago, he decided to stake a homestead claim in the Denning, N.M. To get to his dream, he decided to ride a bicycle from Eddy, which is near Waco, across West Texas.

I did some inexplicable things as a young man, so I love this story.

Karen Derrick-Davis, a great-granddaughter, is following Bedichek’s path. You can find her notes here:

https://www.adventureswithbedichek.net/post/a-wet-start-holed-up-in-bartlett

• Notes: It would take a while to explain why I love Roy Bedichek. For those interested:

https://www.hebertaylor.com/roy-bedichek

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