- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Rowhouse Pub (September 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0970318804
- ISBN-13: 978-0970318800
- Product Dimensions: 26.2 x 20.8 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 703 g
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On a cold, foggy day in late May, Bill Roe dipped his bicycle into the Pacific Ocean and set out from San Francisco on the historic Lincoln Highway. Two months and 3,300 miles later in the middle of a recond heat wave, he rode the length of Broadway in New York City, celebrating the completion of his quest.
His personal journal describes his triumphs and low moments as he struggles over the peaks of the Sierra Nevada, across the Great Salt Lake Desert and through hail storms in the Rockies. He extols the beauty of a springtime journey through the mountains of the west and relates encounters with the people he meets along the way, ranging from wheat farmers in Nebraska to railroad workers in a tavern in Illinois.
Photos of old motels, diners and gas stations provide a glimpse of what life was like fifty or more years ago, traveling along the Lincoln Highway, America's first coast-to-coast route. He provides an entertaining and enlightening trip back in time while following portions of the historic Pony Express, California and Mormon Trails, the transcontinential railroad and the Lancaster Pike.
This bicycle odyssey carries Bill from his home in California all the way to his native state of Iowa—all the way to Lincoln Way, the main street in Ames, where he attended Iowa State University.
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4.9 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews)
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Wish I'd Been There!, Jan 13 2003
By LoraxMan "loraxman" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: All the Way to Lincoln Way: A Coast to Coast Bicycle Odyssey (Paperback)
Mr. Roe is one lucky guy! He has convinced his lovely wife to drive his 24-foot camper along on his coast-to-coast bicycle trip. The two seem to enjoy themselves almost every mile - even when the people they run across are less than hospitable, they seem to take it all in stride and enjoy the trip. The author's ability to relate what he sees and experiences makes it a very comfortable read, and the photographs that accompany the text are fabulous. I really liked this book. As long as you don't expect to get a history lesson here (I spotted a few historical errors), aren't put off by editing goof-ups (seems like the editor fell asleep at the switch the last third of the book), and don't expect to learn technical information for a trans-continental trip of your own, you should like this book too.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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A closeup look at the real America, Nov 29 2006
By Allan Hayes - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: All the Way to Lincoln Way: A Coast to Coast Bicycle Odyssey (Paperback)
Read this book. It draws you in because it tells you something you don't know and never thought about on just about every page. When most of us travel, we go to a specific destination, and we go there on an airplane or on an Interstate. More than anything I've read in years, this book reminds me of how much of America exists on the back roads, and of how little of it I've actually seen in my years of travel throughout the country.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Where to next?, Sep 25 2001
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: All the Way to Lincoln Way: A Coast to Coast Bicycle Odyssey (Paperback)
Not only Bill's adventure, but the people, the history, the nostalgia, the landscape, are all captured in Bill's journal. The photos are fabulous! This is one of the best cycling adventures I have read because it is about the adventure, not the ride.
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