It is not a how to book or one of those boring daily journals types. His book tells of his start in san francisco on the morning of april 22, 1884. In februarymarch 2008, i achieved my dream of bicycling across america, beginning in california and finishing in georgia. Bike across america madison graduate raises money for cancer awareness. Join schools across the country in reading neas book of the month.
If youve been dreaming of a bicycle tour across america, dont let a perceived lack of funds stand in your way. Adventure cycling association americas bicycle route. Its a road trip written by a professional journalist with a sense of humor. The stories they tell paint bike travel as a fascinating. So i have returned after 31 days of biking nonstop and would. It wasnt a race, as they altered their route to see the sights available to them, thus adding miles. A bike across america story authored by steve garufi. In life is a wheel, bruce weber bikes across america. Bike across america with us as we bring back our epic southern cross country usa trip with some exciting new twists.
Starting in oceanside, under one of the longest piers in california, raam spans 3000 miles, climbs 175,000 feet, crosses 12 states and. A remarkable glimpse of a noble yet humble america. Race across america will not sell or share your email address. 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. Raam is one of the longest annual endurance events in the world. The sign proved very helpful in raising awareness in the towns, campgrounds, etc that i passed.
Gps touring and online maps of numerous road and mountain biking trips across usa. This is the duos final post from the adventure, looking back at a 5,000mile ride. 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. 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. 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. For 36 years raam has been challenging ultracyclists from around the globe to push their physical and mental limits to the farthest reaches. After paul stutzman finished hiking the appalachian trail, he found himself longing for another challenge, another adventure.
About two months ago, i posted a slightly creepy picture of myself and the bicycle i intended to ride across america. Of course, brian has done much tougher bike tours including biking solo across america in 2001 along the northern part of the country. Although i thoroughly enjoyed the book, i do not feel that it met my expectations adequately. Across america north short form america by bicycle. Biking across america my coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way.
Over the course of 53 days, i rode about 4000 miles from revere beach ma to venice beach ca. The journey has taken the riders 3,000 miles across the appalachian. Steve garufi had a dream to bike across america a dream for which he was unable to articulate a reason. Uw press across america by bicycle alice honeywell and. 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 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. Online maps for mountain biking and bicycle routes inputed by readers. Bike across america united states lonely planet forum. Follow along in the coming months as i ride my bike 4,228 miles across america. This is the book he wrote about that journey a classic account of the reawakening of his faith in himself and his country.
The second fourperson team to finish, riding upright bicycles, arrived about 7 hours after the rans recumbent team. It was the first book written by travel author peter jenkins, with support from the. Bike across america long distance bicycle tours, photos. However, this book is much more than a bike across america story.
Get started saving for your bike tour across america. But dont kid yourself you will bike close to 100 miles, some days, so youll need to be in good shape. Ill be pedaling through 11 states, three national parks, and countless landscapesand reporting the stories i. I would ride my bike across america, take all the time needed and would take as little stuff as possible. 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. Group to bike across america, and youre invited gearjunkie. 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. Best books for kids our monthly picks read across america.
He writes, various attempts have been made from time to time, by ambitious cyclers, to wheel across america from ocean to ocean. 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. Steve garufis 2008 bicycle tour across america book. A well written book about bicycling across america with some interesting history gracefully woven in. Anyone who spends time with this book will understand why people choose to bicycle across americaand may even be inspired to do it themselves. Bicycle across america for disabled veterans home facebook. Bicycle dreams is a 2009 documentary film by director stephen auerbach about the race across america, a 3000mile crosscountry bicycle race. Thomas stevens wrote of his cycling journey across america in 1884. 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. I rode my bike across america and this is what i learned. Biking from town to town, hes doing it the most green way. 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. 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.
Alastair humphreys cycled around the worlda journey of 46,000 miles. 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. Across americas northern route lets our bikers enjoy their summer travel experience, compared to much, much hotter southern crosscountry routes. The cross country challenge is america by bicycles central route across the united states. Explore the book list and visit the book pages to learn more. Trading his hiking boots for a bicycle, paul set off to discover more of america. 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. After paul stutzman finished hiking the entire appalachian trail, he found himself longing for another challenge. Amazingly, the rans team averaged nearly 21 miles per hour in the nearly 3000 miles of the race across america endurance event. 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. 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.
My coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way stutzman, paul on. Our picks for elementary, middle school and ya readers celebrate our nations diversity. 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. Across america north is america by bicycles northern route across the united states.
Cycle america pedal the peaks bicycle tours and events. The film has won numerous film festival awards and had a successful screening tour. Biking across america is a longdistance adventure that comes in a variety of styles and is accessible to most reasonably fit and healthy adventurers. The 3834mile route begins with a wheel dip in the pacific ocean in san francisco, california and ends with a. The journey was broken into five stages over five years.
Some people think that rving across north america is pretty crazy. For one of ours, we biked across america, and we highly recommend it because of its affordability, accessibility, and awesomeness. After a grueling trek spanning the entire appalachian trail, stutzman traded his hiking boots for a bicycle to pedal across our country. 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. Seth orme and abby taylor biked across america, picking up trash along the way. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Cycling americas southern tier stephane and sheri marchiori, a frenchamerican couple, have recently finished a 5year journey around the world by bicycle. Under a triumphant sky is a story of one mans pursuit of a dream. This book came out a couple of months before i set out. Below is the list of americas 100 mostloved books brought to you by the great american read. A walk across america is a nonfiction travel book first published in 1979.
Across america by bicycle alice and bobbis summer on wheels alice honeywell and bobbi montgomery gold medal winner, travel essays, foreword magazines books of the year full speed ahead after fifty. Riding through cold, heat, loneliness, and exhaustion, he traversed 5,000 miles, meeting people whose lives form the fabric of this nation. Over the hills a midlife escape across america by bicycle, by david lamb 1996. Thorn tree forum country forums united states of america. 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. When you ride into coney island and get that last ice cream of the trip, though, you. Recumbents rule in race across america congratulations, team rans. All entrants must prove their abilities by competing in any of several qualifying events, completing a. This time around lindsay and her partner rich conklin.