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The Road Taken: The Remarkable Story of a Transcontinental Bicycle Odyssey

The Road Taken: The Remarkable Story of a Transcontinental Bicycle Odyssey - Hardcover

by Bryan Simmons, Stig Regli, Bill Jackson
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Availability:In StockContributor:Bryan Simmons, Stig Regli, Bill JacksonPublish date:7/20/2021Pages:198
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Edmonds PressISBN-13:9781940105130ISBN-10:1940105137UPC:9781940105130Book Category:Travel, Sports & Recreation, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Special Interest, Cycling, MemoirsBook Topic:BicyclingSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.304Product ID:SCDNVF12V1

Rediscover the sense of wonder and adventure as you ride across the United States along with Bryan, Stig, Bill, Hal, and Vaughn. Rediscover the hospitality of strangers. Remember the joy of overcoming your own self-doubts and proving your mettle to those who say you don't have what it takes. Revisit the natural beauty of America from the seat of a bicycle and rekindle your sense of wonder.


In 1972, five college graduates set out on a remarkable transcontinental bicycle journey from North Carolina to Oregon. This true story of determination, camaraderie, and finding strength and kindness of strangers along the way invites the reader to recall or imagine the the beauty of America and of finding yourself on the journey.


Presented in a daily-journal style, The Road Taken brings the gritty reality of the hard work of the journey into focus while remembering that any quest requires attention to the goal. Read along as the cyclists get separated along the way, inviting you to join not one, but two incredible stories of biking across America.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Edmonds PressISBN-13:9781940105130ISBN-10:1940105137UPC:9781940105130Book Category:Travel, Sports & Recreation, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Special Interest, Cycling, MemoirsBook Topic:BicyclingSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.304Product ID:SCDNVF12V1
Simmons, Bryan: - Stig Regli worked as a civil servant for 40 years with the USEPA as an engineer, regulation manager, and senior leader policy advisor developing regulations and policies to protect our Nation's drinking water. Prior to coming to EPA, Stig served as Peace Corps volunteer in Afghanistan. Early in his career he took two extended leaves from EPA to work for Africare in Somalia and as consultant for the U.S. Agency for International Development in Thailand. His interest in public health as it relates to drinking water began during his senior year at Duke University and was further prompted following graduation thru travels on bicycle in five continents, all beginning with the bicycle trip across the US described in this book. Stig has a BS in Mechanical Engineering (1972) and an MS in Civil Engineering (1976) from Duke University.Regli, Stig: - Along with Bryan and Stig, Bill was one of the five riders whose amazing story is told in "The Road Taken."
Publisher: Edmonds Press

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Bryan Simmons, Stig Regli, Bill Jackson

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Bryan Simmons, Stig Regli, Bill Jackson

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