The ridgeland fine arts festival is a juried fine arts festival with 100 of america s f inest artists. Looking at a map, you will see that san diego is east of reno, nv. I learned this stuff the hard way so you wont have to on your first bike touring adventure. How to bicycle across america is a solo tour of the southern united states, over 2,800 miles 4,541 kilometers from the pacific to the atlantic ocean, taking 32 riding days to complete. In the new millennium, both his parents had died, and serious girlfriends had come and gone. The transamerica bicycle trail began in 1973, during our cofounders ride from alaska to argentina, as nothing more than an ambitious idea for a way to celebrate the nations upcoming 200th birthday. The journey was broken into five stages over five years. Flying in and out of each start and finish point, then cycling five to seven days to complete a section that would range from 450 to 700 miles. Books about bicycle touring a reading list bicycle touring pro. Reflections of a cyclist crossing america cycling reflections book 1. Adventure cycling association americas bicycle route the story. The story of the recordsetting race across america winner book.
Paul stutzman in his new book, biking across america published by revell shows us my coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way. I am a big fan of reading other peoples adventures. Americas bicycle route the story of the transamerica bicycle trail. As you plan your bike ride across america, you have to decide how far you want to ride and over what kind of terrain. One of the best things of traveling on a bicycle is that i have tons of time, which i can put into the things i like the most. A travelogue in the tradition of blue highways and on the road, this book tells the extraordinary story of one mans solo bicycle adventure across americaand. In life is a wheel, bruce weber bikes across america the new. When youre dreaming up the perfect adventure for the summer, consider these ideal books for your bike tour. Life is a wheel chronicles the crosscountry bicycle trip bruce we. It wasnt a race, as they altered their route to see the sights available to them, thus adding miles. The shortest routes start or finish in san diego, california. Riding a bicycle 4,622 miles across the united states in 63 days is not that unusual, and it has been written about in such books as stan purdums roll around heaven all day and barbara siegerts bicycle across america.
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