91. Linda Leary Taylor shares about the Memorial Walkway and canal where Harry Leary's paver is

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cd3DAdJ_24E

Published

2025-11-18

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Public

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0:21

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91. In a Walk and Talk with BMX legend Harry Leary’s sister, Linda Leary Taylor, she explains to Kyle that the Memorial Walkway at the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, AZ is at the base of the bridge and you can see the canal. The canal is about 2 miles long. Linda paddleboards the canal all of the time. Harry tried paddleboarding - “Now, get him in a boat. That was Harry’s world.”

Hear her response and listen to our conversation about BMX legend Harry Leary, with his sister Linda Leary Taylor and Kyle A. Huffman while walking over the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, AZ.

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Transcript

That's where the walkway is in right there. Right there.
there. Right there. >> Yeah, you can see the walkway. It runs
>> Yeah, you can see the walkway. It runs right along the canal. And the canal is
right along the canal. And the canal is about maybe 2 miles long. And we paddle
about maybe 2 miles long. And we paddle board that all the time.
board that all the time. >> And Harry did try a little bit of paddle
>> And Harry did try a little bit of paddle boarding, but I don't think it was his
boarding, but I don't think it was his forte. Now, put him in a boat. That was
forte. Now, put him in a boat. That was Harry's

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