Oct 19, 2017 what i learned bicycling my way across america. Of all the stories my father tells, my favorites have always been the memories of his bike ride across america with his twin brother and three best friends after college graduation. 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 rail trails scattered throughout north america make for fabulous cycling. Across america north short form america by bicycle.
Online maps for mountain biking and bicycle routes inputed by readers. It was evening, day 39 of our 49day bicycle ride across america, march 15, 2010. Anacortes is also the jumpingoff point for folks going to the san juan islands, a favorite cycling destination. 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. Im convinced a lot more people would go bicycle touring in the usa if they realized just how cheap it can be.
My coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way 9780800721787 by paul stutzman. 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. Ride your bicycle across america with venture for charity. We have a ride to suit all cyclists interests, levels, and abilities. Bike across america long distance bicycle tours, photos. A bike across america story authored by steve garufi. Downtown cleveland is full of friendly people, great bars, restaurants and picturesque cityscapes.
Cycle america pedal the peaks bicycle tours and events. After completing our south america tour and touring in the pnw of the. Biking across america on a diet of fast food outside online. The northern tier begins in anacortes, washington, which is located on a peninsula in puget sound. My coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way. A solo bike ride across the southern tier backroad planet. 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. Bicycle across america memories shared thoughts for touring cyclists. Though speed wont be a large concern for me on my bike ride across the country, i want to travel as unencumbered as possible. Im also a road cyclist who had the joy of biking across america in 2008 and 2011 and authoring a memoir about my first trip. At that time, the organization was called bikecentennial, a name many o. 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.
I updated the blog every day, downloading photos from our digital. The night he dipped his tires in the pacific ocean after biking across america he partied with the bob hurley. A solo bike ride across the us southern tier backroad planet. You just completed a major solo bike ride across the southern united states, correct. Biking across america via the tranamerica trail to raise money for autism speaks. Bike across america with us as we bring back our epic southern cross country usa trip with some exciting new twists. Bicycle across america memories shared thoughts for. Its cycling season and ive been thinking a lot about solo bike trips and cycling holidays for solo travelers. 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. If youve been dreaming of a bicycle tour across america, dont let a perceived lack of funds stand in your way.
Bicycling across the central portion of the united states perhaps offers the most routes. For one of ours, we biked across america, and we highly recommend it because of its affordability, accessibility, and awesomeness. Of course, the fitness and sense of accomplishment are high on the list too. Gps touring and online maps of numerous road and mountain biking trips across usa. Whether its due to a love of cycling, a desire to see your or. Cycle america provides a variety of supported bicycle trips. Cycle americas historic crosscountry touring route and experience the best of the countrys national parks, vast landscapes, and diverse cultures. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I joined a cycling tour that would ride parts of wales and england. A 41yearold englishman named steven teethgrinder abraham. Day three i rode from the campground at the meriwether lewis site to the historical site of the culbert ferry across the tennessee river. Some do it alone and some do it in groups, however, for any riders that wish to accept the challenge of riding across a continent, this is a great place to get ideas and share suggestions about long distance touring. I lived a simple life while biking across the country.
About two months ago, i posted a slightly creepy picture of myself and the bicycle i intended to ride across america. 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. Across america north is america by bicycles northern route across the united states. Bike maps or terrain maps need to be manually downloaded offline. While ive done a lot of solo travel and longterm international travel, this was my maiden voyage into the world of bike touring. This summer, i rode my bicycle across america, unsupported and alone. The ultimate guide to taking a motorcycle across america. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. These two stops alone made the 500 mile trip from new jersey worth every mile. I arrived home on february 18, after a wonderful train ride back across a good portion of the country i had just. As mentioned as a pro, this feature is alone the reason to use the app. The shortest routes start or finish in san diego, california. 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. Bicycle tourists either stay on pavement, adventure onto gravel.
Jan 20, 2020 how to ride your bike across the country. After committing to the idea of biking across the country, i. The truths uncovered when riding your bicycle across america. In a matter of days, i went from biking solo across america to being a part of a biker. A 41yearold englishman named steven teethgrinder abraham was the first to announce an attempt, and a. Sep 29, 2009 get to know americas big river by cycling its length.
As you plan your bike ride across america, you have to decide how far you want to ride and over what kind of terrain. 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. Bicycle routes across the usa and bicycle maps across america. From denali to miami, america offers up routes that can make for weeks or even monthslong bicycle getaways. The trail includes bikefriendly roads as well as offroad paths and winds through 10 states. I wanted to shout to the world that i done it i had biked across america the moment was all the more memorable by having my father, who was my inspiration for this ride, and three of my friends share this moment with me. In abbys last article she described the challenges we faced biking across a. Bike across usa blog traveling by bicycle across america. Group to bike across america, and youre invited gearjunkie. Biking solo across the us taught me 10 hard fought lessons. Abby and i were biking through a landscape ravaged by fire. A classic route as old as bikecentennial the transamerica trail was established for adventure cyclings celebration of the u.
Riding through cold, heat, loneliness, and exhaustion, he traversed 5,000 miles, meeting people whose lives form the fabric of this nation. Looking at a map, you will see that san diego is east of reno, nv. I arrived home on february 18, after a wonderful train ride back across a good portion of the country i had just covered on my bike. Biking across america my coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way. America by bicycle provides highlyrated fullysupported bicycle tours all across america.
This is the inspiring story of daniel, who chose to bike across america. World biking february 22, 2015 january 5, 2020 myanmar. By lending a hand to children with special needs and their families, we teach our families and our children to stand up for those in need, ultimately building. Over the course of 53 days, i rode about 4000 miles from revere beach ma to venice beach ca. Bike ride for empathy steves 2017 bike across america trip. I could go on for hours, but here is an abridged list of things i have learned from cycling across the.
Shell, garmin, motel 6, eaglerider, sena, revzilla and parrot sponsored this trip, so assume everything i mention herein was either comped andor given to me to for free to keep. Jun 17, 2010 i invite you to read my memoir about my first bike across america trip. Bike across america tours cross country bike trips. So if youre looking for some motivation to push you into a cycling trip on your own, with friends or with your partner, i recommend you to read a couple of these fantastic books. Biking across america via the tranamerica trail to raise money for autism speaks jump to. My coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way stutzman, paul on. Last month i attended a lecture by national geographic explorer sarah marquis, who spent three years walking alone though the landscapes of mongolia, china, and. The sign proved very helpful in raising awareness in the towns. Find bicycle tracks and map rides, cycle route planner, gps. The best offline mapping tools for cycle touring mobile and. At the start, the combination of lush forest and ocean feeds and moistens the soul. After paul stutzman finished hiking the appalachian trail, he found himself longing for another challenge, another adventure. May 17, 2017 joanna friesen 17 and three friends chaz ormond 16, judith marklin 17 and tim schmell biked across the country during the summer of 2017.
In abbys last article she described the challenges we faced biking across a fire. Join as we cycle more than 10,000 kilometers across america. 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. One of the best things of traveling on a bicycle is that i have tons of time, which i can put into the things i like the most. In this episode of the bicycle touring pro podcast, we speak with 20yearold shirine taylor. Trading his hiking boots for a bicycle, paul set off to discover more of america. This 344page memoir tells the story of steves first bike across usa trip. I think and talk about cycling across america almost every single day, even though many years have passed since it happened. The truths uncovered when riding your bicycle across america alone. I highly recommend both his book on hiking on the at and biking across america. My coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along the way kindle edition by stutzman, paul. Yes, i rode into the surf at ocean beach in san diego, california, on february 11, 2017, and then spent a few days in town waiting for my scheduled amtrak return to mississippi.
My coasttocoast adventure and the people i met along. 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. Their journey spanned 61 days, 12 states and 31 flat. I did this third trip because of my love of cycling. I am a big fan of reading other peoples adventures.
The mississippi river trail follows it for 2,000 miles from its source in minnesota, down through steamboat country, to the delta in new orleans. Dec 08, 2015 biking across america on a diet of fast food. Built on twentyone years of experience, we are the experts in longdistance touring. 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. The transamerica bicycle trail began in 1973, during our cofounders ride from alaska to argentina, as nothing more than an ambitious idea for a way to celebrate the nations upcoming 200th birthday. I had a sandwich board sign, printed on a bright yellow background which went over my trailer and indicated that i was cycling across america to raise funds for curing cancer. I will be riding a bicycle from east coast to west coast for a few reasons, 1 to prove things to my wife and my love. Joanna friesen 17 and three friends chaz ormond 16, judith marklin 17 and tim schmell biked across the country during the summer of 2017. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading biking across america. I invite you to read my memoir about my first bike across america trip. By biking across america, we spread the message of acceptance and understanding for those who may seem different.