Listen and read

Step into an infinite world of stories

  • Read and listen as much as you want
  • Over 1 million titles
  • Exclusive titles + Storytel Originals
  • 7 days free trial, then €9.99/month
  • Easy to cancel anytime
Subscribe Now
Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Bicycling America: A senior's solo bicycle ride across America for his grandson

Duration
10H 21min
Language
English
Format
Category

Non-fiction

A bicycling and travel audio-book like no other. It offers an entertaining and inspirational listen for all audiences. It tells the story of a 66-year-old grandfather who has never ridden a bicycle for more than a few miles at a time and sets out to ride a bicycle from one coast of the United States to the other. He does this ride by himself with no one along for company and no one following along when things go wrong. It recounts the dangers, trials, tribulations, fatigue, and despondency he endures. It also sings with the joy and exuberance only an exciting adventure can bring forth.

While the audio-book is a travel log of captivating sites and wonderful people from the Pacific to the Atlantic, it is so much more. It touches on stories of many women and men (both African, Native and European American) and the challenges they faced which helped shape the country he crosses. As such, it is a bit of a story about America. It also includes a few of the author’s own life challenges which help in understanding what got him into and through this ride.

© 2022 Bicycling America LLC (Audiobook): 9781669646730

Release date

Audiobook: July 30, 2022

Others also enjoyed ...

  1. Biking Across America: My Coast-to-Coast Adventure and the People I Met Along the Way Paul Stutzman
  2. A Bicycle Built for Two Billion: 20th Anniversary Edition Jamie Bianchini
  3. Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road Kate Harris
  4. The United States of Adventure: A life-changing journey by bike through every state of America Anna McNuff
  5. Miles from Nowhere: A Round the World Bicycle Adventure Barbara Savage
  6. Life's Too Short to Go So F*cking Slow: Lessons from an Epic Friendship That Went the Distance Susan Lacke
  7. Just Ride: Racing 2,725 Miles to Mexico Ty Hopkins
  8. Run the World: My 3,500-Mile Journey Through Running Cultures Around the Globe Becky Wade
  9. Divide By Two Wheels: Riding a Mountain Bike, Unsupported, 2,700 Miles From Canada to Mexico on the Continental Divide. Michael J. Devitt
  10. A BIKE AT LARGE: Ordeals on Wheels Jo May
  11. Live Your Bucket List and Cycling King Alfred's Way Box Set Julia Goodfellow-Smith
  12. Around the World on a Bicycle Fred A. Birchmore
  13. The Road to San Donato: Fathers, Sons, and Cycling across Italy Robert Cocuzzo
  14. Mud, Rocks, Blazes: Letting Go on the Applachian Trail Heather Anderson
  15. Did Not Finish: Misadventures in Running, Cycling and Swimming George Mahood
  16. The Only Way Is West: A Once In a Lifetime Adventure Walking 500 Miles On Spain's Camino de Santiago Bradley Chermside
  17. Just Off For A Walk Stephen Reynolds
  18. Full Tilt Dervla Murphy
  19. The Call of the Road: A Complete History of Cycle Road Racing Chris Sidwells
  20. Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong Juliet Macur
  21. The Amazing Story of the Man Who Cycled from India to Europe for Love Per J Andersson
  22. Mud, Sweat, and Tears: The Autobiography Bear Grylls
  23. Jan Ullrich: The Best There Never Was Daniel Friebe
  24. Mr Finchley Discovers His England Victor Canning
  25. Slow Trains to Venice: A Love Letter to Europe Tom Chesshyre
  26. A Voyage Across an Ancient Ocean: A Bicycle Journey Through the Northern Dominion of Oil David Goodrich
  27. A Course Called Scotland: Searching the Home of Golf for the Secret to Its Game Tom Coyne
  28. The Old Patagonian Express Paul Theroux
  29. Braving It: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild James Campbell
  30. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide Anthony Bourdain
  31. Hiking Through: One Man's Journey to Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail Paul Stutzman
  32. Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home Heather Anderson
  33. Reborn on the Run: My Journey from Addiction to Ultramarathons Catra Corbett
  34. Walkabout Andrew Wilcox
  35. The Last Overland: Singapore to London: The Return Journey of an Iconic Land Rover Expedition Alex Bescoby
  36. Walking Thru: A Couple’s Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail Michael Tyler
  37. The Nepali Flat Gordon Alexander
  38. Birding Under the Influence: Cycling Across America in Search of Birds and Recovery Dorian Anderson
  39. Edge of the Map: The Mountain Life of Christine Boskoff Johanna Garton
  40. From Source to Sea: Notes from a 215-Mile Walk Along the River Thames Tom Chesshyre
  41. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Running for Good: 101 Stories for Runners & Walkers to Get You Going Dean Karnazes
  42. Wherever You Go: A Guide to Mindful, Sustainable, and Life-Changing Travel Daniel Houghton
  43. The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store Cait Flanders
  44. Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink Nita Sweeney
  45. Finding Solo: One Woman's Odyssey, Kayaking Around the New Zealand Coast Lynn Paterson

This is why you’ll love Storytel

  • Listen and read without limits

  • 800 000+ stories in 40 languages

  • Kids Mode (child-safe environment)

  • Cancel anytime

Unlimited stories, anytime
Time limited offer

Unlimited

Listen and read as much as you want

9.99 € /month
  • 1 account

  • Unlimited Access

  • Offline Mode

  • Kids Mode

  • Cancel anytime

Try now