Comments on: Forest Bathing On The Journey To The East Cycling Tour https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2023/05/forest-bathing-on-the-journey-to-the-east-cycling-tour/ TDA Global Cycling offers cross-continent bike expeditions ranging from 2 weeks to 5 months! Sat, 20 May 2023 21:45:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: David Houghton https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2023/05/forest-bathing-on-the-journey-to-the-east-cycling-tour/#comment-255845 Sat, 20 May 2023 21:45:44 +0000 https://tdaglobalcycling.com/?p=54270#comment-255845 I’ve met many cyclists with a deep respect for forests, especially those who’ve spent endless hours weaving through the trees on a mountain bike. Karl Drais, who’s credited with inventing the prototype for the bicycle in 1816, was a German forest administrator intent on inventing a more enjoyable way to move through the trees near his home in Baden. Thank you, Karl.

And thank you, Henry. On many of the tours I’ve enjoyed with you and other clear-eyed guides, it’s the trees that clearly distinguished one place from another. The scent of eucalyptus in Malawi, massive water-slurping baobabs in Madagascar, lush karaka trees in New Zealand, and skyscraping bamboo in South Korea. Forest bathing is one of the best ways for us to rebalance our health, just as forests are essential to rebalancing the health of the planet.

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