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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Biking the South Pacific

What's the most remote place on the planet? And can you ride a bike there?

The answer is Easter Island. And yes, you can ride a bike there.




Being just sixty-five square miles of exposed volcanic rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, one wonders why the island isn't exclusively for bikes. Cars, motorcycles, trucks and all their imported fuel -- they just seem hurtful.



But then Easter Island has a long tradition of representing the self-destructive habits of
humans from clear cutting to cannibalism.

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