Under a triumphant sky is a story of one mans pursuit of a dream. Across america north is america by bicycles northern route across the united states. The across america tour will specifically raise money to fund our refugee feeding programs in southeast asia, which is home to the worlds longestrunning civil war. After a grueling trek spanning the entire appalachian trail, stutzman traded his hiking boots for a bicycle to pedal across our country. Its a road trip written by a professional journalist with a sense of humor. On this ultimate bucket list trip, youll ride over 3,400 miles and climb more than 143,000 feet as you make your way from coast to coast, starting in santa barbara and ending myrtle beach 43 days later. The 3696 mile route begins with a wheel dip in the pacific ocean in astoria, oregon and ends with a wheel dip.
After paul stutzman finished hiking the entire appalachian trail, he found himself longing for another challenge. The 3834mile route begins with a wheel dip in the pacific ocean in san francisco, california and ends with a. Group to bike across america, and youre invited gearjunkie. But at 57, bruce weber, the author of the memoir and travelogue life is a wheel, opted for a different vehicle, a shiny red custommade titanium bicycle, which he resolved to ride from the. Bike across america long distance bicycle tours, photos.
Thomas stevens wrote of his cycling journey across america in 1884. In recent years, i have come across a number of people who have decided to travel across states, countries, and even continents by bike. For 36 years raam has been challenging ultracyclists from around the globe to push their physical and mental limits to the farthest reaches. Follow along in the coming months as i ride my bike 4,228 miles across america. In februarymarch 2008, i achieved my dream of bicycling across america, beginning in california and finishing in georgia. The stories they tell paint bike travel as a fascinating. The cross country challenge is america by bicycles central route across the united states. I would ride my bike across america, take all the time needed and would take as little stuff as possible. Adventure cycling association americas bicycle route. But dont kid yourself you will bike close to 100 miles, some days, so youll need to be in good shape. Riding through cold, heat, loneliness, and exhaustion, he traversed 5,000 miles, meeting people whose lives form the fabric of this nation. Old men bicycling across america is about a 4,300 mile journey, coast to coast, from astoria, oregon to bar harbor, maine, with a small group of 65 to 70 year old friends. Bike across america tours cross country bike trips. This includes a series of national park tours in the united states and canada, an annual pedal the peaks bicycle challenge and a coasttocoast cycling adventure from seattle to boston.
Ride your bicycle across america with venture for charity. The last leg of their trip, before they settled down to start the bike touring retailer, was across the southern united states, along the well known. The sign proved very helpful in raising awareness in the towns, campgrounds, etc that i passed. Bike across america with us as we bring back our epic southern cross country usa trip with some exciting new twists. Biking from town to town, hes doing it the most green way. Below is the list of americas 100 mostloved books brought to you by the great american read.
All entrants must prove their abilities by competing in any of several qualifying events, completing a. A well written book about bicycling across america with some interesting history gracefully woven in. When you ride into coney island and get that last ice cream of the trip, though, you. Amazingly, the rans team averaged nearly 21 miles per hour in the nearly 3000 miles of the race across america endurance event. Ill be pedaling through 11 states, three national parks, and countless landscapesand reporting the stories i. My solo bike ride across america daily reports from san diego, ca to jekyll island, ga february 1, 2008 through march 16, 2008 45 days. However, this book is much more than a bike across america story. Thorn tree forum country forums united states of america. His book tells of his start in san francisco on the morning of april 22, 1884. Additionally i am so impressed that last year he did a century ride from needles, ca to ludlow, ca, biking long stretches on the isolated old route 66 in the mojave desert. In life is a wheel, bruce weber bikes across america. He writes, various attempts have been made from time to time, by ambitious cyclers, to wheel across america from ocean to ocean. We found a guy from korea who is biking his way across america from west to east, then continuing through canada from east to west. Race across america will not sell or share your email address.
Cycling americas southern tier stephane and sheri marchiori, a frenchamerican couple, have recently finished a 5year journey around the world by bicycle. Uw press across america by bicycle alice honeywell and. Discover the heart of america on this lifechanging, crosscountry bike adventure. Across americas northern route lets our bikers enjoy their summer travel experience, compared to much, much hotter southern crosscountry routes. Whether its due to a love of cycling, a desire to see your or another country at a slower pace without creating too much impact on the environment or just something youre keen to try because its a major achievement, riding your bike across or around the. Cycle america pedal the peaks bicycle tours and events. This 344page memoir tells the story of steves first bike across usa trip. Across america north short form america by bicycle. A remarkable glimpse of a noble yet humble america. It was the first book written by travel author peter jenkins, with support from the. My coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way. Get started saving for your bike tour across america. This time around lindsay and her partner rich conklin.
After paul stutzman finished hiking the appalachian trail, he found himself longing for another challenge, another adventure. Cycle america provides a variety of supported bicycle trips. Seth orme and abby taylor biked across america, picking up trash along the way. Steve garufis 2008 bicycle tour across america book. 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. My coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way stutzman, paul on. Their trip took 1012 months, and they travelled 11,000 miles around the united states in that time, from maine to florida, california, washington and back to new york. Biking solo across the us taught me 10 hard fought lessons. Of course, brian has done much tougher bike tours including biking solo across america in 2001 along the northern part of the country. Our picks for elementary, middle school and ya readers celebrate our nations diversity. Best books for kids our monthly picks read across america.
Online maps for mountain biking and bicycle routes inputed by readers. Bike across america madison graduate raises money for cancer awareness. The journey was broken into five stages over five years. Although i thoroughly enjoyed the book, i do not feel that it met my expectations adequately. Trading his hiking boots for a bicycle, paul set off to discover more of america. Over the course of 53 days, i rode about 4000 miles from revere beach ma to venice beach ca. The great american read was an eightpart series with viewer participation to select americas favorite novel, told through the prism of americas 100 best loved. Some people think that rving across north america is pretty crazy. 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. The film has won numerous film festival awards and had a successful screening tour. This inspiring story traces the second leg of his travelsthe length of south and north america, the breadth of asia and back across europe, crossing the mountains and saltflats of south america, canoeing the fivefinger rapids of the yukon river, and braving a siberian winter with only the flimsiest tent to protect him. If youve been dreaming of a bicycle tour across america, dont let a perceived lack of funds stand in your way. Over the hills a midlife escape across america by bicycle, by david lamb 1996.
Bicycle dreams is a 2009 documentary film by director stephen auerbach about the race across america, a 3000mile crosscountry bicycle race. Biking across america my coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way. Explore the book list and visit the book pages to learn more. The race across america, or raam, is an ultradistance road cycling race held across the united states that started in 1982 as the great american bike race.
A walk across america is a nonfiction travel book first published in 1979. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. For one of ours, we biked across america, and we highly recommend it because of its affordability, accessibility, and awesomeness. A bike across america story authored by steve garufi. Join schools across the country in reading neas book of the month. I rode my bike across america and this is what i learned. This is the duos final post from the adventure, looking back at a 5,000mile ride. Biking across america is a longdistance adventure that comes in a variety of styles and is accessible to most reasonably fit and healthy adventurers. This book came out a couple of months before i set out. This war has displaced over 4 million people from their homes, hundreds of thousands of whom still live in internally displaced person idp or refugee camps in the region. Bike across america united states lonely planet forum. Steve garufi had a dream to bike across america a dream for which he was unable to articulate a reason.
Biking from oregon to maine is no small feat, especially for two newly retired women who carry everything they need for three months, powered only by the strength of their legs and a desire. Riding your bike across or around a country is one of those epic journeys that many dream of, and quite a few actually manage too. The journey has taken the riders 3,000 miles across the appalachian. Bicycle across america for disabled veterans home facebook.
Anyone who spends time with this book will understand why people choose to bicycle across americaand may even be inspired to do it themselves. So i have returned after 31 days of biking nonstop and would. 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. It wasnt a race, as they altered their route to see the sights available to them, thus adding miles.
This is the book he wrote about that journey a classic account of the reawakening of his faith in himself and his country. Raam is one of the longest annual endurance events in the world. Recumbents rule in race across america congratulations, team rans. I went into reading bicycle across america by barbara siegert with expectations of a selfcontained touring book that would give a detailed outline of 5 bike trips across the u. The second fourperson team to finish, riding upright bicycles, arrived about 7 hours after the rans recumbent team. Starting in oceanside, under one of the longest piers in california, raam spans 3000 miles, climbs 175,000 feet, crosses 12 states and. Cross country challenge short form america by bicycle. Gps touring and online maps of numerous road and mountain biking trips across usa. About two months ago, i posted a slightly creepy picture of myself and the bicycle i intended to ride across america. Alastair humphreys cycled around the worlda journey of 46,000 miles.
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