Cycling Through The 70s Transcontinental Trip that Inspired a Lifetime of Bicycling

It just might be the most exciting honeymoon trip ever.Touring cross-country on bicycles. Ride along with this intrepid newlywed couple as they set out in 1974 on a 3-month-long ride across the United States, from California to New York.Navigate Big Sur in headwinds, camp in a tube tent, conquer mountain passes, and run out of water in the desert. Read their stories and enjoy over 50 vintage photos from this 4,300-mile bicycle trip. Explore the small towns. Meet a collection of crazy characters. Pedal into unpredictable situations and experience the natural beauty they discovered while discovering themselves along the way.Back in the days of paper maps and pay phones, they met every challenge head-on, with confidence and the innocence of youth, learning lessons that would last a lifetime. Ten chapters, approximately 250 pages, with photos.