Download or read book Bicycling Across America S Great Northwest When Fear and Faith Collide written by Joe Tarantino and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2018-01-26 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Tarantino describes the fifth and final leg of his 3,600-mile bicycle ride across the North American continent started thirty-one years earlier. Previous trips had left him with nearly 1,700 miles remainingfrom the Pacific coast to his prior stopping point in Winner, South Dakota, just east of the Badlands. After what began as a to-do on his bucket list, Joe eventually realized the final segment of his trip had become something God now wanted him to do. Riding by himself, Joe began his trip in Seaside, Oregon. He crossed the Columbia River over the Astoria-Megler Bridge into the state of Washington and was promptly greeted with record-high temperatures while crossing the Cascade Mountain range and eastern Washington deserts. Along the way, Joe encountered folks from all walks of life and demographics who provided support and encouragement at the times he needed it most. His wife, Barbara, eventually met him in Harrison, Idaho, driving a rented SUV, providing additional support and sharing in his daily adventures. In addition to the record heat, mountain ranges, and deserts, they also endured a 5.8-magnitude earthquake while staying in a one-hundred-year-old log cabin hotel in a remote area of Montana, the epicenter occurring only a few miles from where they had spent the night. Joe describes how God answered daily prayers for protection and provided new insights into Psalm 23 through the people and circumstances he encountered each day. Joes description of his trip will help you understand not only the physical challenges of such a journey but deep insight into his mind during the daily rides. In addition to entertaining you, this book will challenge, motivate, and inspire you to maybe accomplish something you thought impossible while encouraging you to reevaluate your own relationship with the Creator.
Download or read book Bicycling Across Americas Great Northwest written by Joe Tarantino and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2018-05-07 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Tarantino describes the fifth and final leg of his 3,600-mile bicycle ride across the North American continent started thirty-one years earlier. Previous trips had left him with nearly 1,700 miles remainingfrom the Pacific coast to his prior stopping point in Winner, South Dakota, just east of the Badlands. After what began as a to-do on his bucket list, Joe eventually realized the final segment of his trip had become something God now wanted him to do. Riding by himself, Joe began his trip in Seaside, Oregon. He crossed the Columbia River over the Astoria-Megler Bridge into the state of Washington and was promptly greeted with record-high temperatures while crossing the Cascade Mountain range and eastern Washington deserts. Along the way, Joe encountered folks from all walks of life and demographics who provided support and encouragement at the times he needed it most. His wife, Barbara, eventually met him in Harrison, Idaho, driving a rented SUV, providing additional support and sharing in his daily adventures. In addition to the record heat, mountain ranges, and deserts, they also endured a 5.8-magnitude earthquake while staying in a one-hundred-year-old log cabin hotel in a remote area of Montana, the epicenter occurring only a few miles from where they had spent the night. Joe describes how God answered daily prayers for protection and provided new insights into Psalm 23 through the people and circumstances he encountered each day. Joes description of his trip will help you understand not only the physical challenges of such a journey but deep insight into his mind during the daily rides. In addition to entertaining you, this book will challenge, motivate, and inspire you to maybe accomplish something you thought impossible while encouraging you to reevaluate your own relationship with the Creator.
Download or read book How to Bicycle Across America written by Shane Hannan and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2018-08-03 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Bicycle Across America is a solo tour of the southern United States, over 2,800 miles from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean, taking 32 riding days to complete. 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 ranging from 450 to 700 miles. The book is a “how-to-guide” that covers all the details - equipment used, training, maps and elevation charts. If you’ve had the urge to do a long distance bicycle tour or learn more about the southern United States, then come and take your time traveling the back roads through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Discover the uniqueness of each state, “tasting” the various local flavors while gaining a true appreciation for the country and people. Read how the ride became a focus on people, pain, and persistence. Experience the various challenges and the rewards along the way. Enjoy the funny stories and lighthearted entertainment from an Aussie’s perspective. Be inspired to maybe start your own adventure. Reviews: •What a terrific story! Your ride just has to make all of us couch potatoes, green with envy. – Dan (Cleveland, OH) •The excellent descriptions are making my mouth water for a ride of my own. – Ron (Scottsdale, AZ) •Entertaining, to the point, and I can picture being there as you’re describing things. – Linda (Pittsburgh, PA) •Great reading!! Would love to do the same . . . Very motivating. – Robert (Austin, TX) •Succinct and witty observational humor. – Joe (London, UK) Shane was born in Australia and moved to the United States in 1997.He met his wife in Canada snow skiing and they have two grown children. Shane has worked in the technology industry for a number of years and owns a software company based in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Download or read book Just Keep Pedaling written by Thomas E. Trimbath and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-03-27 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What started out as one person's bike ride to lose some weight became the story of a slice of America from the Pacific Northwest to the Florida Keys. There were big cities, rural towns and great stretches of open land. Heroes and villains are out there too, but mostly it's fine people living day-to-day and unknowingly impressing strangers. The weather wasn't left out either. From the first winter storm in the mountains of Washington through the tailwinds in Idaho to the heat and storms of the South, weather kept things from getting boring. Seeing America at ten miles an hour without the protective shell of a car allows all of the senses to get to know the country. It was an interesting ride with insights into culture and sore muscles. And then there was the awesome chocolate sundae in a ranch town in Utah This personal narrative also has an appendix that acts as a guide for others that might want to try their own adventure. There are details on gear, route selection, and expenses and most of all encouragement. You don't know what you'll find out there on the road until you get there.
Download or read book Across America on the Yellow Brick Road written by Virginia Mudd and published by Sunstone Press. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine reading a “Cycling Companion Wanted” ad in a bicycling newsletter for a cross-America bike trip, answering it, and setting off two months later with a woman you just met for a 3,500-mile, 60-day journey from California to Washington, DC. Taken from Virginia’s journal this tells the story of two twenty-nine year old adventurers who fulfill a common dream. She recalls exhilarating roads and landscapes, tedious miles, peaceful times, scary experiences, personal struggles, wonderful encounters with people, and the unfolding of a journey of a lifetime.
Download or read book You Can Bike Across America written by Isaiah Maynard and published by . This book was released on 2017-05 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever thought about biking across the United States self-supported, but all the logistics had you overwhelmed? How do you determine a route? How many miles do you have to bike? How do you find a place to sleep at night? What about packing all the gear you need? You Can Bike Across America is the answer to all your questions, and many more. It is written as a framework to take anyone (yes, you!)-with or without experience in bike touring-through all the necessary checkpoints to plan and execute your own self-supported bike tour across the United States. Having completed my own 3,800 mile journey from Washington to Massachusetts, I believe that everyone can, and should experience this form of adventure and self discovery. Are you with me?
Download or read book Bike Battles written by James Longhurst and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2015-04-15 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans have been riding bikes for more than a century now. So why are most American cities still so ill-prepared to handle cyclists? James Longhurst, a historian and avid cyclist, tackles that question by tracing the contentious debates between American bike riders, motorists, and pedestrians over the shared road. Bike Battles explores the different ways that Americans have thought about the bicycle through popular songs, merit badge pamphlets, advertising, films, newspapers and sitcoms. Those associations shaped the actions of government and the courts when they intervened in bike policy through lawsuits, traffic control, road building, taxation, rationing, import tariffs, safety education and bike lanes from the 1870s to the 1970s. Today, cycling in American urban centers remains a challenge as city planners, political pundits, and residents continue to argue over bike lanes, bike-share programs, law enforcement, sustainability, and public safety. Combining fascinating new research from a wide range of sources with a true passion for the topic, Longhurst shows us that these battles are nothing new; in fact they’re simply a continuation of the original battle over who is - and isn’t - welcome on our roads. Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNleJ0tDvqg
Download or read book No Reservations written by Sally and Dave Hall and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011-02-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In four months of four summers, Dave and Sally Hall rode their bicycles across America from Seattle, Washington, to Bar Harbor, Maine. Their story offers a window into America from 1999 to 2003 as they experienced it on that journey. Pedaling through the mists of the Pacific Northwest, across snowy mountains, along great rivers, over golden plains, around Great Lakes, and through the remains of turbulent history to the rocky shores of Maine on the Atlantic, they were transformed by the beauty of America and the generosity of her people. In middle age, without reservations and carrying their own gear, they embraced adventure and, along the way, became healthy and strong. The book describes the pleasures as well as the challenges of their personal journey of discovery, includes some history, and provides maps, photos, useful websites, and touring tips.
Download or read book The Quest written by Tom Salinsky and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-06-30 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Quest: A Bike Adventure Across America was written during a 47 day solo bicycle trek from Carlsbad, California to Cape May, New Jersey. This book takes you on the day to day journey as it was captured on the pages of a personal journal during the cyclist’s bike ride across the United States of America. The entries are updated with vivid “side note” descriptions and afterthoughts to help you fully understand the context of the experience. The Quest: A Bike Adventure Across America captures the essence of adventure, overcoming adversity, and reveals some interesting insights into people, life, nature, and faith. If you ever wanted to taste the trials and tribulation of a challenging adventure this day to day record of a solo cross country bike trip is a must read.
Download or read book Just the Two of Us written by Melissa Norton and published by . This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Astoria, Oregon, David and Melissa Norton dipped the rear wheels of their Trek 520 touring bicycles into the Pacific Ocean. Their sense of adventure, travel, and long-distance cycling would lead them to Bar Harbor, Maine, where they rolled the front wheels of their bikes into the Atlantic. For the 63 days separating these events, the two pedal across the United States -- a feat accomplished by other cyclists, but most doing it before they turn 50. Just the Two of Us documents the Norton's summer adventure of biking "cross-country, first-class." Cycling by day and staying in quaint bed and breakfasts, historic inns and top hotels by night, the Nortons use their time on the road to meet people, to reflect on our nation's history, and to absorb the beauty of the landscape. Follow this active couple as they pedal across America -- an accomplishment far greater than distance alone. Just the Two of Us tells of a journey that brings to the riders a greater sense of self and a deeper appreciation of each other. It also shows what can be achieved through determination, dedication, and love. Book jacket.
Download or read book Bicycling the Pacific Coast written by Tom Kirkendall and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1990 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Biking the Great Northwest written by Jean Henderson and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The secret's out-Northwest scenery is among the world's finest. And there's no better way to see the region's awe- inspiring mountains, dramatic shorelines, and tranquil fields than by bicycle. This book provides complete directions for tours along the region's intriguing byways and backroads-scenic adventures you won't forget! Connect the tours for two-wheeled vacations, or use part of an itinerary for a single day's ride. Some of these routes even let you dip into neighboring areas such as Vancouver Island or Yellowstone and Glacier national parks.
Download or read book Zen Between Two Bicycle Wheels Eat Pedal Sleep written by Frosty Wooldridge and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ecstasy, The Energy And The Courage Of Your Journey A blank spot on the map dances with your imagination. What treasures might it hold? As you swing your leg over the top tube, your touring bike allows you unlimited freedom of flight for your body, mind and spirit. Slip your hands into your riding gloves. Grab those handlebars. Press your feet onto the pedals. Click the brake handles. Slide your derriere onto the saddle. Look toward the distant horizon that beckons your dreams. Feel the energy coursing through your body. Make that first pedal stroke downward as your thighs lift you onto adventure highway. Time means nothing now. It slips away as easily as grains of sand on a wind-swept beach. But those grains only trade places. On your bike, you move into that blank spot—new locations in the passage of time. The pedaling becomes incidental—like breathing. The hills and mountains come and go—your legs powering over them in a kind of winsome trance. Grappling with headwinds brings determination; while riding a tailwind fetches ecstasy. Rain drenches you during a bicycle adventure, yet promises a rainbow. Bicycle travel demands you dig deep into the art of living. Each challenge lets you know you’re vibrantly alive. You transform into a state of bliss, much like an eagle gliding over majestic mountains. You see them soaring, just living. You soar with them as you glide down a mountain grade. Those moments present you with uncommon experiences that give your life eternal expectation. That’s bicycle adventure!” Frosty Wooldridge, six continent world bicycle traveler.
Download or read book Biking Across America written by Paul Stutzman and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After taking readers down the Appalachian Trail, Paul Stutzman brings them on a new adventure, biking from Neah Bay, Washington, to Key West, Florida, encountering fascinating people along the way.
Download or read book Bicycle Across America written by Barbara Siegert and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book America by Bicycle One Woman s Solo Coast To Coast Adventure written by Corbin Petro and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-19 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The journey of one woman's solo, self-supported bicycle ride across America. Starting in Seattle, WA and ending in Washington, DC, this book provides the daily account, including route, pictures, and challenges of charting one's own course biking across the US. Covering 3,200 miles in 33 days, the author provides a humorous and realistic overview of the highs and lows of each day and the amazing everyday people she met along the way. Any and all proceeds from this book will be donated to charitable causes.
Download or read book A Bike Trip Across America written by Patrick McGinty and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An adventurer overcomes his fear of attempting the seemingly impossible goal of biking across America. He puts you on the bike seat in a journey of discovery. You will experience, through his eyes, epic landscapes, amazing people, overcoming adversity, and the great triumph of achieving the dream of a solo bike ride across the USA.
