Would you recommend across america by bicycle to your friends. After his solo bicycle ride across the country he rode from miami to new hampshire, where he lives. Bike across america with us as we bring back our epic southern cross country usa trip with some exciting new twists. 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. After paul stutzman finished hiking the appalachian trail, he found himself longing for another challenge, another adventure. My coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way 9780800721787 by paul stutzman. This 344page memoir tells the story of steves first bike across usa trip. Remember, these are not howto bicycle touring books, but books written by individuals who have traveled with their bikes.
Ill be pedaling through 11 states, three national parks, and countless landscapesand reporting the stories i. So i have returned after 31 days of biking nonstop and would. Im not sure whether my friends would be interested in this book since im not sure any of them fantasize about biking. This is a novella about two journeys one taken in september of 2014, when i was brand new to motorcycling, and another trip in august of 2015. The best hiking movies for some outdoor inspiration. I got this book thinking it was about his trip across america by bike.
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. Transamerica trail adventure cycling route network. Over the course of 53 days, i rode about 4000 miles from revere beach ma to venice beach ca. This inspiring story traces the second leg of his travelsthe length of south and north america, the breadth of asia and back across. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading biking across america. This download includes the book in pdf, epub, mobi and even html formats. What us cycling destinations are on your bucket list. Biking across the usa east to west, he arrived in san francisco on august 4, 1887. Bicycle routes across the usa and bicycle maps across america.
A bike across america story authored by steve garufi. Together, these trips comprise over 10,000 miles of mostly offasphalt and entirely offhighway riding. Across america north is america by bicycles northern route across the united states. Their oldest and most used route is the transamerica. This eclectic list of bicycle touring books will have you itching to. Were not cyclists, in fact, half of us didnt even own bikes three weeks before we started our journey. If youve been dreaming of a bicycle tour across america, dont let a perceived lack of funds stand in your way. I highly recommend both his book on hiking on the at and biking across america. Twentyfive years ago, a disillusioned young man set out on a walk across america. Books about bicycle touring a reading list bicycle touring pro. For the super determined, the route can be extended beyond u. Oct 03, 2017 seth orme and abby taylor biked across america, picking up trash along the way.
Into the wild, track, the way, wild, the way back, wildlike, a walk in the woods, as it happens, and more. Listed is everything from epic hollywood movie productions to nitty gritty thuhiking documentaries. Also, the narration was truly bad so that alone would cause me not to recommend it. In three long, solo tours totaling more than 14,000 miles, this young. I would buy another of your books and thanks for the supply list. We have a ride to suit all cyclists interests, levels, and abilities. Much of the 1,853 mile route is on shared roads, though there are some bicyclededicated stretches. 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.
Biking across america with jesus calling jesus calling podcast. A dutch journalist who joined the original massride in 1976 popularized it, chronicling the adventure in a bestselling dutch coffee table book. Im not sure whether my friends would be interested in this book since im not sure any of them fantasize about biking across the country like i do. Follow along in the coming months as i ride my bike 4,228 miles across america. Riding through cold, heat, loneliness, and exhaustion, he traversed 5,000 miles, meeting people whose lives form the fabric of this nation. The journey was broken into five stages over five years. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Catfish and mandala is the story of an american odysseya solo bicycle voyage around the pacific rim to vietnammade by a young. My coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way kindle edition by stutzman, paul. I am convinced despite having only met 3 so far that solo female cyclists travelling alone by bicycle are growing in numbers, after all some of the best bicycle touring books have been written by women on. On this ultimate bucket list trip, youll ride over 3,400 miles and. I would ride my bike across america, take all the time needed and would take as little stuff as possible. I rode my bike across america and this is what i learned.
I am convinced despite having only met 3 so far that solo female cyclists travelling alone by bicycle are growing in numbers, after all some of the best bicycle touring books have been written by women on wheels, dervla murphy, josie dew and the late, great remarkable anne mustoe to name just a few. My coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way. About two months ago, i posted a slightly creepy picture of myself and the bicycle i intended to ride across america. Apr 19, 2017 that being said, this year well be biking across another continent. In honor of our nations independence, elite physiques has put together.
They now have cycling maps covering more than 41,399 miles. Biking solo across the us taught me 10 hard fought lessons lessons learned from cycling over 4,000 miles across the southern tier of the us and up the west coast of california topic. Seth orme and abby taylor biked across america, picking up trash along the way. Biking across america my coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way. Trading his hiking boots for a bicycle, paul set off to discover more of america. Alastair humphreys cycled around the worlda journey of 46,000 miles. This set of maps covers from astoria, oregon to yorktown, virginia a distance. This is the tale of two people who quit their jobs, packed up and stored all of their belongings, and rode 10speed bicycles across the north american continent, pedaling though north america and british columbia. Their tag line is america s bicycle travel experts. The stories they tell paint bike travel as a fascinating. Life is a wheel chronicles the crosscountry bicycle trip bruce we. In honor of our nations independence, elite physiques has put together a special 30day program to give you the freedoms of health, fatloss, and fitness. This is the tale of two people who quit their jobs, packed up and stored all of their belongings, and rode 10speed bicycles across the north american continent, pedaling though north america and british. Adventure cycling association has a great collection of detailed maps for bicycling across the usa.
This is a novella about two journeys one taken in september of 2014, when i. America by bicycle provides highlyrated fullysupported bicycle tours all across america. Biking across america is a longdistance adventure that comes in a variety of styles and is accessible to most reasonably fit and healthy adventurers. Grand parks along the transamerica trail include yellowstone and grand teton national parks, among the best in the united states. Find books like a walk across america from the worlds largest community of readers. As far as the biking trip, i was impressed with his trip diagonally across the us, but for some reason i thought he would be camping on his ride, not staying in motels along the way. If you know of a book about bicycle touring or bicycle travel that should be added to this list, please leave a comment below with the name of the book, the author, and a link to a website where the book can be. Jun 17, 2010 in this video are my thoughts and ideas for people who struggle with the dilemma of wanting to bike across america. For one of ours, we biked across america, and we highly recommend it because of its affordability, accessibility, and awesomeness. My coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along. Biking solo across the us taught me 10 hard fought lessons. Filled with heartfelt anecdotes and colorful characters, this story delivers a unique look at how two amateurs accomplished this feat. The 3696 mile route begins with a wheel dip in the pacific ocean in astoria, oregon and ends with a wheel dip. In this video are my thoughts and ideas for people who struggle with the dilemma of wanting to bike across america.
This is the duos final post from the adventure, looking back at a 5,000mile ride. My coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way stutzman, paul on. Services including topnotch campgrounds are never far away. If you know of a book about bicycle touring or bicycle travel that should be added to this list, please leave a comment below with the name of the book, the author, and a link to a website where the book can be purchased. We follow up with paul shol after completing his bike trip across america, where he gave away thousands of copies of jesus calling to people all along the way. Oct 19, 2017 what i learned bicycling my way across 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. Biking across america and millions of other books are available for instant. Bike across america long distance bicycle tours, photos. Sep 29, 2009 much of the 1,853 mile route is on shared roads, though there are some bicyclededicated stretches.
Across america north short form america by bicycle. Jun 03, 2019 the best longdistance bike trails across america. Over the course of 53 days, i rode about 4000 miles from. A remarkable glimpse of a noble yet humble america. That being said, this year well be biking across another continent. He is a good writer making this an enjoyable book to read. Goodreads members who liked a walk across america also liked.