My coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along. We may receive a small commission when you make a purchase using our link. So here goes, 50 tips for riding a motorcycle across america. Me and my pelago bicycle are on a break from our 12,000 km trip through latin america. Nov 21, 2017 after paul stutzman finished hiking the appalachian trail, he found himself longing for another challenge, another adventure. The transamerica was inaugurated during the 1976 bikecentennial, a bicycle based celebration of america s 200th independence day. Of the 1,600 railtrails, the longest is the katy trail state park that rolls along for 225 miles of missouri countryside.
The minimum for a comfortable trans america ew or we travel is about twoandahalf weeks. Bike across america with us as we bring back our epic southern cross country usa trip with some exciting new twists. As we go, we will stop at a dozen schools, libraries, and camps. My coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way 9780800721787 by paul stutzman. One mans journey to peace and freedom on the appalachian trail ebook written by paul stutzman. After thirtyodd years as a single adult, id had enough loneliness. I had the great joy of biking across america on a selfcontained bike trip from oregon to north carolina. For one of ours, we biked across america, and we highly recommend it because of its affordability, accessibility, and awesomeness. Bike across america tours cross country bike trips.
About two months ago, i posted a slightly creepy picture of myself and the bicycle i intended to ride across america. This is the duos final post from the adventure, looking back at a 5,000mile ride. Weve ridden across america several times, and have compiled some of the things weve learned in the list of tips below. But when they realized she was serious about biking across the country twoplus months on the road they began to worry. The route runs 4,262 miles from virginias atlantic coast, through the heartland of the usa, over the rockies, and terminates at the pacific in oregon. I bought a touring bike, gear, maps, and plane ticket. 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. In summer 20, after graduating from college, i biked alone from western massachusetts to san francisco. Author speaks book excerpt, across america by bicycle. Joanna abernethy was found dead early on saturday morning on the side of a highway in eastern indiana after being struck by a vehicle. My coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way kindle edition by stutzman, paul. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read hiking through.
My coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way audiobook by paul stutzman. Life is a wheel chronicles the crosscountry bicycle trip bruce we. Cycle america pedal the peaks bicycle tours and events. The journey was broken into five stages over five years. 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. Coronavirus status you can buy books and ebooks to plan, enjoy and dream. Bike across america long distance bicycle tours, photos. Starting at neah bay, washington, and ending at key. Seth orme and abby taylor biked across america, picking up trash along the way. The biggest decission you need to make when planning a cycling trip in america is wether you want to follow an adventure cycling association aca route or do your own thing. Trading his hiking boots for a bicycle, paul set off to discover more of america. A compilation of some of the people the author met along her trip. As you pedal your bike across the country there is time to see the sights, smell the flowers and take in the vast expanse of america s landscape.
Alone but not lonely in the wilds of south america. My wife isnt much into bicycling, so i decided to go it alone. Please visit the inspirational nomadic peace caravan. Alice and bobbis summer on wheels, 2010 by the board of regents of the university of wisconsin system. 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.
Biking solo across the us taught me 10 hard fought lessons. Steve garufi bicycled solo in februarymarch 2008 across the southern tier of america. As an amazon associate i earn from qualifying purchases. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading biking across america. 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. Ill be pedaling through 11 states, three national parks, and countless landscapesand reporting the stories i. After four months of walking i adopted a dog, savannah, and since then weve covered 16,500 miles across thirtythree countries together. I got this book thinking it was about his trip across america by bike. 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 344page memoir tells the story of steves first bike across usa trip.
One of the shorter, well researched routes is the race across america, an endurance cycling event, begins in oceanside, ca just north of san diego and ends 3000 miles later in at city dock annapolis, maryland. My coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way. Sep 29, 2009 the transamerica was inaugurated during the 1976 bikecentennial, a bicyclebased celebration of americas 200th independence day. Feature british extraordinaire chris day rides across. Im now in finland, but will continue cycling in september. Cycle america provides a variety of supported bicycle trips. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Plus, you would only see a slice of this diverse country that is culturally. In three long, solo tours totaling more than 14,000 miles, this young. The sign proved very helpful in raising awareness in the towns, campgrounds, etc that i passed. 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. Books about bicycle touring a reading list bicycle touring pro. Veteran embarks on cross country bicycle journey for nonprofit. Jan 20, 2020 wikihow is a wiki, similar to wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are cowritten by multiple authors.
Feel the breeze in your face and ride the miles with new friends who share your passion for cycling. 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. A bike across america story authored by steve garufi. 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. We are commuters, weekend warriors, seasoned bikepackers, racers, and freshoffthetrainingwheelsjustgota bike forthe trip riders. After paul stutzman lost his wife to breast cancer, he sensed a tug on his heartthe call to a challenge, the call to p. And that does not allow for stopping and actually seeing things along the way. Suddenly, launched in one dynamic motion, we were off, cutting like a chainsaw through the stillness of the day.
The idea was born during stutzmans thruhike of the appalachian trail, when he spent a fourth of july observing small town family scenes on front porches and lawns, and then began to wonder about the stories of families across the country. A huge flag for a huge country, seen on the 4th of july. Ride your bicycle across america with venture for charity. I didnt wear bike shoes, never locked my bike once, never spent a dime on lodging, and never encountered a. America by bicycle provides highlyrated fullysupported bicycle tours all across america. Thanks for the book please do another ride and write about it. Jan 01, 2009 the race across america by geronimo stilton is about a regular mouse that does a lot of awesome things in his life. Bicycling across the central portion of the united states perhaps offers the most routes. A readers list to cycling adventures around the world of all time. What us cycling destinations are on your bucket list. I think, when you realize youre broken, something in you changes. After paul stutzman finished hiking the appalachian trail, he found himself longing for another challenge, another adventure. This eclectic list of bicycle touring books will have you itching to. If youve been dreaming of a bicycle tour across america, dont let a perceived lack of funds stand in your way.
A remarkable glimpse of a noble yet humble america. 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. We thought eventually she would drop it, her mom, lily arnold. Grand parks along the transamerica trail include yellowstone and grand teton national parks, among the best in the united states. 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 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. My coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way stutzman, paul on. Travelling america alone united states lonely planet. Starting at the iconic golden gate bridge in san francisco, the riders crossed three mountain ranges, several deserts and the endless prairies of the american mid west. One mans journey to peace and freedom on the appalachian trail. After a grueling trek spanning the entire appalachian trail, stutzman traded his hiking boots for a bicycle to pedal across our country. I might have been in jims shoes had i not met debbie, although im doubtful i would have undertaken such a daunting challenge as cycling across america alone. For the summer of 2017, a team of 7 mit and harvard students will bike across the united states in collaboration with edxand teach for americaas part of an effort to rethink stem education.
Dec 08, 2015 biking across america on a diet of fast food fueled by poptarts and little debbies, 52yearold software engineer kurt searvogel is out to break the record for the greatest distance pedaled in a. Im doing a longdistance cycling trip to raise money for the american foundation for suicide prevention afsp, a leading notforprofit organization exclusively dedicated. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Remember, these are not howto bicycle touring books, but books written by individuals who have traveled with their bikes. Reprinted courtesy of the university of wisconsin press. Jun 17, 2010 in this video are my thoughts and ideas for people who struggle with the dilemma of wanting to bike across america. Bicycle routes across the usa and bicycle maps across america. 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. We have a ride to suit all cyclists interests, levels, and abilities. As you pedal your bike across the country there is time to see the sights, smell the flowers and take in the vast expanse of americas landscape.
When i did my first ride across america, i never imagined that i would be organizing these epic rides for charity. I began at the atlantic ocean on a saturday morning the outer banks, north carolina. 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. Transamerica trail adventure cycling route network. North america, road trip, solo, united states october 10, 2016 last updated on april 6, 2020. Join as we cycle more than 10,000 kilometers across america. Alastair humphreys cycled around the worlda journey of 46,000 miles. Oct 03, 2017 seth orme and abby taylor biked across america, picking up trash along the way. The 53yearold canberra high school teacher wasnt a cyclist. Hiking through ebook by paul stutzman rakuten kobo.
The noise and the speed, ever rising, seemed to take us into another dimension where all the wind and sound in the world was our own. Bike beyond has gotten the support of our amazing type 1 community. Bike across america united states lonely planet forum. He finally gets home and the doorbell rings he comes to the door and gets a package. May 01, 20 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. The aca produce wonderful maps for their routes, which include lots of info about the route, food, accommodation and height profiles. This inspirational coasttocoast odyssey is a truly satisfying ride, not only for cyclists, but for anyone who travels for the joy of the journeyor simply dreams of doing so. 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. The route runs 4,262 miles from virginias atlantic coast, through the heartland of the usa, over the rockies, and terminates at the pacific in oregon it was the success of the bikecentennial that strengthened the popularity of cycle touring and led to. I invite you to read my memoir about my first bike across america trip. Biking across america on a diet of fast food outside online. I was not an avid or experienced cyclist before the adventure.
The concept of a bicycle race across america can be traced back to newspaperman george nellis, who in 1887 crossed the usa on a 45pound iron highwheel bicycle with no gears and with pedals attached directly to the front wheel. To make things easier consider that most of america is quite rural and a car is a must. This trek has reinforced to me that the bicycle is a great equalizer. Oct 19, 2017 a compilation of some of the people the author met along her trip. Over the course of 53 days, i rode about 4000 miles from revere beach ma to venice beach ca. Read hiking through one mans journey to peace and freedom on the appalachian trail by paul stutzman available from rakuten kobo. Biking across america my coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way. Starting at neah bay, washington, and ending at key west, florida, paul traversed the 5,000mile distance between the two farthest points in the contiguous united states. Biking across america is a longdistance adventure that comes in a variety of styles and is accessible to most reasonably fit and healthy adventurers. Our usa bike tour takes us from the atlantic to the pacific, where we hang a left and explore the southwest before crossing the border from texas into mexico. I highly recommend both his book on hiking on the at and biking across america. Watch as he endures highs and lows, and learns what it means to give back through charity bike building.
Along the way, i got chased by dozens of dogs, hit by a car, and arrested. Veteran embarks on cross country bicycle journey for nonprofit one man on a 3,000 mile ride to raise funds for wounded warrior project jacksonville, fla. I had never biked long distance, but the adventure seemed worthwhile. What is unique about this trip is that it was accomplished by a wife and husband in their fifties. The nomadic peace caravan will be walking south from canada to mexico petitioning for the rights of nature, promoting peace and spreading education on sustainable living that works in harmony with all life beginning on earth day of 2020. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading alone across america. Why a hilton head teen cyclist set out to bike across. The book describes the exciting and challenging bike ride made by sixteen wounded warriors as they crossed america. From sea to shining sea by paul bremer overdrive rakuten. Read an interview with alice honeywell and bobbi montgomery. The journey took 74 days, 3,400 miles, and 7 flat tires. The truths uncovered when riding your bicycle across america.
Follow along in the coming months as i ride my bike 4,228 miles across america. To create this article, 21 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. Riding my bike across america revealed to me who i really was, a broken sinner, undeserving of grace. Get started saving for your bike tour across america. The experiences of a middleaged, overweight man, mounted on an old bicycle, who is traveling across america along the transamerica bicycle trail. Riding through cold, heat, loneliness, and exhaustion, he traversed 5,000 miles, meeting people whose lives form the fabric of this nation. Five years ago i left my home in new jersey to embark on a twentyfive thousand mile, seven continent, walk around the world. This book is about a mouse that works for the new mouse city newspaper. I was 25 years old in 2006 when i started out alone with my bike. Its probably someone elses fault, youre not that bad, whatever.