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Andy Caven (left) and Michael Forsberg pose with their bicycles at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center in Austwell, Texas.

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Andy Caven (left) and Michael Forsberg pose with their bicycles at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center in Austwell, Texas.

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