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janahÜ
gaolao saaQaarNa 15 idvasa ek klpnaa DÜ@yaat Gao}na maaihtI gaÜLa krt hÜtÜÊ Xa@yaaXa@yata pDtaLUna phat
hÜtÜ. Aana Aata puroXaI Ka~I vaaTtoya mhNaUna [qao Anaa]nsa krtÜya.
maI 1 jaUna cyaa Aasapasa imainaAapÜilasa hUna saayakla var inaGaNaar AahoÊ AaiNa 4000Km par k$na Fremont, CA laa pÜhÜcaNaar Aaho.
AayaÜvaa caa northwest Baaga naoba`aska kÜlaÜr^DÜÊ yaUTahÊ naovhaDa Ana maga k^ilafÜina-yaa Asaa saaQaarNa rsta AsaNaar Aaho.
puYkL p`karcao p`Xna AahotÊ sava- p`karcaI madt svaagatah- AahoÁ tUta-sa ho kahI p`Xna
(a p`doXaat rhaNaaro kÜNaI laÜk Aahot kayaÆ to malaa jaUna maihnyaacyaa hvaamaanaaba_la AaNaI %yaa p`doXaacyaa
BaUgaÜlaaba_la maaihtI do} XaktIla kayaÆ kÜNaI maaJyaa rs%yaavar Asaola tr ek ra~Icaa Aasara do} Xakola
kayaÆ maI farca tight budget vartI p`vaasa krt AsaonaÊ malaa hotels prvaDNaar naahIt.
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Wow! punekara keepit up, tu ithe alyavar asra milel mazhya kadun pun tula tyacha kay upyog mhana, Fremont la tuza bhau asto na...
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iXalpataÊ tumhI tr AgadI Jakasa puNaorI ]<ar idlaot kI hÜ !
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Storvi
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he he he he
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Nandya
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Sujay, ekTa caalalaa Aahosa kI saÜbat AahoÆ
tuJyaa plan p`maaNao (assuming you'd bike about 100-125 miles per day) tulaa dr XaMBar maOlaaMvar AasaáyaasaazI Garo kXaI saapDtIlaÆ
Enroll in a bicycle club. They might give you good info and support, and may help you plan better.
"http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/6213/"
Verify if you'd require to let your Medical insurance company know before you set off.
AAA might help plan a detailed route with campsites, food stops, lodging stops, emergency resources along your way.
"http://peteandedbooks.com/60.htm" This is a good resource for info on road tours across the US. Buy a good book like "http://www.trailstuff.com/item/BGU008.html".
AjaUna saucaola tsao Takt rahIna . All the best!
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Aro maI ekdma Asaa AMQaarat ]DI maart naahIyao. puYkL saayakilaMga mailing lists, websites vagaOro va$na maaihtI GaotÜya. by default maI city parks, campsites, schools, churches vagaOro AXyaa izkNaI JaÜpNaar Aaho.
Aiqa-k d`uYT\yaa caaMgalaaca fTka AahoÊ krNa to 45 50 idvasa maJao ]%pÙ 0 AsaolaÊ malaa imainaAapÜilasa
cyaa Garacao BaaDo Barvao laagaolaÊ insurance AahoÊ rs%yaavarcaa Kca- AahoÊ tyaaircaa Kca- AahoÊ %yaamauLo malaa KUpca japUna planning kravao lagaNaar Aaho. mhNaUnaca hotel/motel vagaOro Xa@yaca naaihyao.
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Sujay
tu evadha motha plan karatoyas mhanje yaadhi pan tu tasa barach biking kelela asashil asa gruhit dharato. tu jatoyas to barachsa bhag desert area ahe. ani janar to kal peak summercha , mhanaje dehydrationcha vagaire tras hou shakato. tasach 40-45 divas lagnara saman kasa carry karnar ahes?
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there's something called adventure cycling association. they have a few routes that cross the continent coast to coast. I'm using their "Western Express" segment from Pueblo, CO to San Francisco. till Pueblo I will have to device my own way. I have experience of riding in heat, and I can manage without water for quite a while. maI barÜbar purosao paNaI Gaotlao Asaolaca. tuJaa point barÜbar Aaho. KrM tr ho challenge ca malaa AÜZtMya. ek A#hM vaaLvaMTÊ 11000 fUT ]nca pva-t raMgaÊ ekuNa 4000Km caa p`vaasaÊ and doing this completely alone, on my own ho ek jabardst Aavhana vaaTtMya !!
maI hotel maQao KaNaar Aho mhNaUna stove, BaaMDI vagaOro kahI vajana nasaola. grocery store maQauna kccaa maala Gao}na tÜ pkvaNyaapoxaa tyaar maala Gao}na KaNao saÜpo Aaho.
maaJaM bajaoT Ta[T AahoÊ pNa naiXabaanao malaa madt krNaaro laÜk pNa BaoTt Aahot ek ek. [qao mpls maQao ek Amaoirkna ima~ imaLalaaÊ jaÜ malaa saayakla laa carrier vartI laavaayacyaa ba^gja AaiNa tent dotÜya. %yaa ba^gja maQaUna sagaLo saamaana naoNaar Aaho. maaJyaa eka maOi~NaInao malaa ek speedometer Gao}na idlaa AahoÊ Ana public library cyaa madtInao pihjao ittkI pustko Ana nakaXao imaLt Aahot. maaJaa Baa} mobile phone dotÜya. AjaUnahI puYkL kaya kaya iXallak AahoÊ baGaU kaya hÜto. kÜiNatrI malaa formally sponsors XaÜQaayacaa sallaa idlaa hÜta. pNa malaa AsaM vaaTtM kI sallaa Vayalaa sagaLoca tyaar AsatatÊ %yaapuZo
jaayacaI @vaicatca kÜNaacaI tyaarI Asato. malaa kaihhI JaalaM trI ha p`vaasa krayacaa AahoÊ svatÁsaazI
krayacaa Aaho. mhNaUna maaJyaa iKXyaalaa ikithI caaT pDlaI trI maI jaaNaarca. genuine appreciation mhNaUna jao puZo yaot Aahot %yaancaM svaagatca Aaho.
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Punekar...It is indeed a big challange..i wish u all the best & huge success for u in this journey..!! Motha aavhan aahe he...but seems u r mentaly & physically prepared for it..!! Best luck dude..!!
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| | Wednesday, May 01, 2002 - 4:28 pm: |
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Punekara, tuza route kaay asnar ahe?
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shilpatai, pahile posting paha, tyat DhobaL maanane route dila aahe.
sandeep, tayari tar mazi chaluch aahe, an ajun ek mahina bhar chalu rahaNar aahe karaN itake moThe project agadi detailed chalk out kelyashiway poorNa hoNarach nahi. mee sadhya stamina build up karatoy, an samanachi jamawa jamaw karatoy. aajach mee 100Km chi ek trip karun aalo, 4:40Hrs madhe. faarach maja aali. jara shaLa sampali kee stamina buildup ajun waDhawen, aaNi pratyaksha day by day route planning suru karin. by 20th may I will have a clear idea of my route town by town, with back up plans and so on.
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| | Thursday, May 02, 2002 - 10:23 am: |
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punekara, farach motthe avhan ahe re he.
are 4000miles car ne jane suddha far motthi gosht aahe. cycle mhanaje too much ch.
tula hya babatcha anubhav aahe tyamule thik aahe. mazyasarkhya BAGHYA kadun ek suchna:
pratyek city madhye PUBLIC LIBRARY aaNi AAA che office kuthe aahe tyache location tuzya map madhye mark karun thev mhanje adi-adachanila LIB madhe internet access aani AAA madhye ankhi maps miltil.
baki tuzya project la amachyakadun shubhechchaa
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Tu mahaan ahes (just for planning this trip)...take care and have a great time. Bharpur photos ghe.
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ikrNaÊ Aro saayakilaMga caa AnauBava AahoÊ pNa baakI ekT\yaanao Asa A&at p`doXaat 45 idvasa p`vaasa
krNyaacaa kahIhI AnauBava naaihyao ! malaa tr vaaTtMÊ saayakla caalavaNyaapoxaa ekT\yaanao sagaLo ma^naoja krNao hoca jaastI maÜzo Aavhana
Aaho !
AaiNa maaJyaakDo f> baGyaaMcyaa XauBaocCaca Aahot Asao naahIÊ tr AapNa hÜ]na (a QaaDsaat sahBagaI hÜNaaro
sauud pNa Aahot. Aajaca eka ihtgaujakr ima~anao malaa ek carrier and bottle holders caa saoT Gao}na idlaa ! Aata (a weekend laa %yaa Amaoirkna ima~akDUna ba^gja Ana tMbaU Gao[na.
baakI maaJyaa rÜjacyaa 60-70Km cyaa rpoTI Ana maaihtI gaÜLa krNao caalaUca AahoÊ Ana At XaaLa pNa DÜ@yaavar basalaI AahoÊ end sem mauLo..
AijatÊ fÜTÜ kaZInaca puYkL ! malaa tr vaaTtMya rolls caMca jaastI vajana hÜla !
btw maI gauÉvaarI ikMvaa XauËvaarI irkamaa hÜna jarasaa XaaLotUna. tovha fÜna TakIna kiQatrI.
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Natya
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| | Monday, May 06, 2002 - 11:00 pm: |
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Sujay,
Tuza phone no. mala rohitnatu@yahoo.com var kalavashil ka? Ani tu phone var kadhi available asashil te hi lihi. Aaj kimva udya phone karin. preferably ratri.
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| | Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 7:42 am: |
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saujaya great Ê tuJa ]%saah pahUna malaaih tuJyaabarÜbar yaavasa vaaTtya.
well sadhya tari te shakya nahi
but my best wishes are with you.
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natya, parawa tuzyashi bolalyanantar map warati ek neet pahaNi keli an mag lakshat aal^ tuz^ gaaw mala waTal^ titak^ jawaL nahiye. I didn't have a proper map of the region at that time. btw, given the time I have at hand, it seems quite impossible to make a trip to your place... anyway. nice talking to you.
radhe, mee parat aalo kee detailed wruttant chhaapenach. mag tula ardha tari aanand miLel mazya barobar aalyacha!
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Sujay,
Tuzyashi bolun bare watale. ani tu mhanatos tase tuzya ani mazya shaharanmadhil antar cycling karun ek-don diwasat complete karanyasathi jara jastach ahe.. Jar tula wel asel ani lamb janyache tharavales tar mala nakki kalav. baki thik. Weekend la boluch phone var. Tuzya route chya map chi waat baghatoy.. to pathavalas weekend paryant tar watet koni olkhiche rahat asatil tar kalavin.
-natya
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| | Thursday, May 09, 2002 - 12:34 pm: |
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Sujay :
I have no experince in cycling cross country, but I can still think of a few recommendations :
Make sure you carry enough writing material. Take notes every day - weather, riding conditions,distance covered, people you met, food you ate, any other interesting sites you saw. Summer is the biggest time for local festivities that you may not read about, in the press or on the web.
Make sure you write your impressions as soon as possible.At the end of 40-45 days everything will be a blur otherwise.
Can manage to get an MP3 CD player and a handful of CDs with several hundred songs of your choice ? You may be able to borrow books on CD from your local library as well.
Take a sturdy camera with you, but try not to carry too much film . Buy a few rolls at a time as you need them. The exposure to the heat/rain may affect the quality of the film.
Some years ( 1996-1997 ??) ago a journalist did a long haul bike trip along the north edge of Australia from the east to the west ( I think ). There was a series of articles about it in the National Geographic.
The author wrote about psychological aspects of such an arduous and lonely journey.See if you are able to read those articles.
Look forward to reading about your trip .
Best wishes
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sujay all the best for u r trip...
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shonoo,
I am definitely planning to take writing material and keep a diary. actually, I'm even toying with the idea of getting this published in a weekly or so. if anyone has any contacts in "sakaL" that will be great!
I have a portable MP3 CD player, but on a cycle every ounce is at a premium, plus the threat of theft, plus wear and tear, plus need of batteries add up to a no.
I am going with my waterproof Canon. I will carry my own rolls.
I am a member of NGS, and been an avid reader for a long while. I have read those articles, anyway, nice you reminded me of it! I will read those again before I leave.
daf, thanks!
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Vaatsaru
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| | Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 2:18 pm: |
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saujayaÊ Aro sahIca Pla^na krtÜ AahosaÊ
ek kr baabaaÊ prt Aalyaavar p`vaasa vaNa-na ilahU nakÜsa just kidding :-)
tulaa maola kolaI AahoÊ irPlaaya do ro
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vatsaru, pravas varnan lihu nako asa sangayla khas mail keli ahes? !!
evdha vaitaglas? :-) ani var tashya hamicha reply pan pahije? too much.. :-)
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Vaatsaru
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| | Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 3:11 pm: |
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savyaaÊ Aro ho p`vaasa vaNa-na ilaihNaaro laÜk far pkvatat ro.. mhNajao saujaya tsao krola Asao malaa
mhNaayacao naahIyaoÊ naahItr tU ]gaaca %yaala vaa+ola to jaa]na saaMgaXaIlaÊ saujayaa eoklao naahI naa
ro Æ :-)
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Maverik
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| | Wednesday, May 15, 2002 - 1:20 am: |
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I have experience of riding in heat, and I can manage without water for quite a while >>
I have done some long distance biking ...
some things I could think abt off the top of my head...
1. Although I find that I can sustain myself w/o water for upto 2 days while on hiking/rock climbing trips, long distance biking madhe try not to survive w/o water for long. Biking+Heat = severe dehydration. And that will lead to severe muscle cramps later on towards the end of your journey...it is painful. First time i biked, I thot I could survive with minimal water intake, but I suffered a lot from muscle cramps later on..
Also, heat ni lips fut_taat (at least maaze tari) ... be mindful of those issues ... take enuf first-aid.
2. Definitely get special insoles for your shoes and heavy cushioning for the cyle seat. Blisters can be a big problem.....also try taking a pair of sandals along to give ur feet air once in a while...feels good ..
more laterz ....
and yes, good luck !!
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mave,
what I said about water was just about emergencies. on all my trial rides, I try to see how far I can go without water, even if I have it. I know that I am returning home after a while, and can drink as much as I want. on the real run, I will definitely not do that. and even on the real one also, "quite a while" is anyway put to end when I stop in the evening, because there I can take my fill on water. I am planning all my stops so that I reach civilization every evening, and leave 2 hrs of daylight as a buffer.
my shoes are soft, and I've been riding, hiking in them for about 2 years now. I am very comfortable in them. the same goes for my cycle seat. but the points you've raised are quite important. I know what blisters can do!
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Shailu
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Sujay : Mee Arati _ halbe cha navara ! tuzya thrilling pravasachee kalpana tine mala sangitalee. All the best for that
Tuzyapravas varnasathee Sakal, Loksatta kinva express madhe mazya olakhee aahet. so if you wish , I can talk to the concerned persons through my friends there.
I think there will be a good responce from them. Tell me which one would you prefer.
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the trip to duluth was great fun. I did 147Km, 141Km, 136Km and 139Km. two days going up, two days coming down. I wish I could give a nice description of it all.
The WORST NEWS is that my cycle got stolen today morning. it's not just a 400$ loss, it means good bye to something which had almost become a part of my body. it means buying a new cycle, getting used to its quirks, learning to trust it. I don't know how I am going to manage the financial and psychological blow. i'm working out the math, and tying to keep a level head.
shailu,
i'm already in touch with sakal. but if I need, I will definitely ask your help.
prasad, the carrier and bottle cage you paid for are gone.
geeta, the speedometer you gifted me on my birthday is without it's cable and sensor now.
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if at all there are any lurkers in read only mode, this is for them:
I'm leaving tomorrow morning. Have bought a new cycle, plus a big investment in equipment.
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Yogibear
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Thepunekar: good luck and I hope you successfully complete the entire trip with lots of enjoyment
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Weldoda
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| | Wednesday, June 05, 2002 - 9:39 pm: |
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atta boy punekara..thats the spirit.
good luck and wish you success
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Arch
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| | Wednesday, June 05, 2002 - 9:47 pm: |
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saujayaÊ best wishes ro. tuJaI trip yaXasvaI hÜvaÜ. japUna p`vaasa kr. baakI kahI AnauBava nasalyaamauLo kahI saaMgaU Xakt naahI. if possible keep in touch
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Storvi
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| | Wednesday, June 05, 2002 - 10:46 pm: |
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Good Luck Sujay !!
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good luck re sujay!!
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Arch
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| | Monday, June 17, 2002 - 4:54 pm: |
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saujayavar Aalaola sakaLmaQala article ja$r vaacaa sujay
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