COUNTRY ROADS CYCLISTS
(formerly Harrison County Bicycle Association [HCBA])

Annotated Bike Touring Bibliography (by Al)

Allen, Calvin H. Westward Ha!: Bicycling Cross-Country with My Two Sons. Lincoln, NE: Writers Club Press, 2001. (father and 2 sons, camp/motel, NC to MO, started June 1998, irreverent humor about aborted trip)

Allen, Thomas Gaskell and Sachtleben, William Lewis. Across Asia on a Bicycle: The Journey of Two American Students From Constantinople to Peking. Seattle, WA: Inkling Books, 1894/2003. (2 college students, camp/mooch, Turkey - Persia – China, 1894 to 1896, one-speed safety bicycles)

Basch, Marty. Against the Wind: A Maine to Alaska Bicycling Adventure. Intervale, NH: Top of the World Communications, 1995. (solo, camp, ME to AK across Canada, started May 1994 in 116 days, novice biker on mountain bike)

Bauer, Fred. How Many Hills to Hillsboro? Old Tappan, NJ: Hewitt House, 1969. (family, camp/motel, NY to NM, started in June 1968 in 52 days, heartwarming story on 5-speed Schwinns)

Birchmore, Fred. Around the World on a Bicycle. Montchanin, DE: Cucumber Island Storytellers, 1996. reprint. (from 1935-1936 but not in U.S.)

Boettner, John Seigel. Hey Mom, Can I Ride My Bike Across America?: Five Kids Meet Their Country. Brea, CA: Seigel Boettner Fulton, 1990. (couple with 5 students, camp, MD to CA, started June 1986 in 122 days, excellent heartwarming story)

Bone, Tim. Pedaling Coast to Coast. Fayetteville, NC: Old Mountain Press, 1998. (solo, camp/motel, CA to FL, started May 1990 in 28 days, hot trip, novice biker)

Bostwick, Frank. Upcountry Odyssey: Cycling Solo at 68 from Florida to Canada through the Appalachian Mountains. Niceville, FL: Wind Canyon Publishing, Inc., 1998. (solo, camp/motel, FL to Canada, started Spring 1993 in 32 days, not one flat tire)

Christian, Lue and Shannon. Cycling Across North America: A Leisurely Route from Coast to Coast. San Francisco, CA: Van der Plas, 2000. (couple on tandem, motel, CA to Quebec City, started April 1995 in 74 days, mostly route description)

Clark, Homer. 300 Miles Awheel: The Story of an 1898 Bicycle Ride Across Northeast Oregon. Wallowa, OR: Bear Creek Press, 2001. (brief pamphlet, one-speed safety bikes)

Crane, Nicholas. The Great Bicycle Adventure. Newbury Park, CA: Haynes Publications, 1987. (macho record setting attempts around the world)

Crawford, Robert W., Jr. and Crawford, Robert W. III. Coast to Coast: A Father and Son Bicycle Across America. Chicago, IL: Adams Press, 1990. (father/son plus sag, motel, CA to VA, started July 1988 in 28 days, type A personality)

Dew, Josie. Travels in a Strange State: Cycling Across the U.S.A. London: Warner Books, 1999. (solo, camp/hostel, Hawaii and CA to Nova Scotia in 1992, Britain)

Duncan, David. Pedaling the Ends of the Earth: a Young Man’s Epic Bicycle Tour Across the Continents of the World. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1985. (group of 3, camp/lodging, heading east around world from Washington, DC, started December, 1981 in 380 days, worst of weather everywhere, not fun)

Elliott-Watson, Doris. The Thrifty Biker: Crossing America on a Three-Speed – A Seventy Day, 3730 Mile, $1,000 Adventure. Bonner Springs, KS: Juggernaut Press, 1999. (she rides the distance but not across country)

Fenimore, David Heston. Bicycling Across America: A Journal on the Open Road. Crystal Bay, NV: Pinedrop Press, 1989. (couple, camp/motel/B&B, CA to ME, started April 1986 in 79 days, well written daily journal format)

Ferguson, Gary. Freewheeling: Bicycling the Open Road. Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers, 1984. (how-to book)

Ferguson, Marion. Mid-Life Cycles, or, What Am I Doing Here? Fowlerville, MI: Wilderness Adventure Books, 1991. (mostly hiking and motorcycle trips)

Fitzpatrick, Bill and Fooshe, Dave. Bottoms Up, America!: Two Men, Tired of Climbing Corporate Ladders, Bicycle Across the Backroads of America, in a Bold Attempt to Find a Lost Soul. Taylors, SC: Bellingham & Bern Publishing, 1996. (2 men, camp/mostly motel, WA to NC, started May 1993 in 42 days, good humor)

Fraser, John Foster. Round the World on a Wheel: Being a Narrative of a Bicycle Ride of Nineteen Thousand Two Hundred and Thirty-Seven Miles Through Seventeen Countries and Across Three Continents. London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, no date. (3 young men, hotel/homes, CA to NY in US, started July 1896 in 774 days, safety bikes with no brakes and little gear, British wit)

Galen, Ralph W. 2 Wheels 2 Years & 3 Continents: A Bicyclist’s Dream Fulfilled. Lancaster, PA: Spring Garden Publications Company, 1997. (solo, camp, mostly Europe, started June 1992 in 2 years, rides heavily loaded tandem alone)

Gibb, Evelyn McDaniel. Two Wheels North: Cycling the West Coast in 1909. Corvalis, OR: Oregon State University Press, 2000. (2 boys, camp, CA to WA, started August 1909 in 54 days, high adventure well told by granddaughter)

Goetz, Peggy Newland and Brian, and Newland, June Meyer. The Adventure of Two Lifetimes. Liberty Corner, NJ: Anacus Press, 2001. (2 women, motel, NY to CA, started June 1956 in 89 days) also (couple, motel, NY to CA, started August 1996 in 52 days) (two cross-country trips past and present)

Graft, Jeff. Ride: A Continental Crossing in Search of Trout, Clear Water… and Self. South Boardman, MI: Crofton Creek Press, 2000. (solo, free camp, WA to GA, started September 1999 in 68 days, daily observations by novice biker of late crossing with excellent humor)

Green, Anna and Howard. On a Bicycle Made for Two. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1990. (couple, camping, London to Nepal, started October 1987 in 6 months, two British missionaries on a tandem)

Hackman, Margaret R. Side by Side: Across Canada by Bicycle (A Diary). Fayetteville, NC: Old Mountain Press, 1997 (2 women, camp/motel, west to east just north of U.S. border, 1996 in 77 days)

Hanner, Eloise. The First Big Ride: A Woman’s Journey. Nashville, TN: Cumberland House, 2000. (large group with sag, camp, WA to DC, started June 1998 in 49 days, novice biker)

Hayes, Kevin J. An American Cycling Odyssey, 1887. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2002. (solo, hotel/train maintenance buildings, NY to CA, started May, 1887 in 72 days, on a high-wheeler)

Houston, Jack. Wandering Wheels. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1970. (anecdotes from several fast cross country trips with kids /religious boot camp)

Hullfish, Bill and Sue. The U.S. Recycled: A Transcontinental Bicycling Adventure. Aurora, IL: Bravoproductions, 1995. (family, camp, CA to NJ on Route 50, started June 1977 in 73 days, excellent family story)

Ikenberry, Donna Lynn. Bicycling Coast to Coast: A Complete Route Guide Virginia to Oregon. Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers, 1996. (solo, camp, VA to OR, started May 1993 in 77 days, mostly Adventure Cycling route description)

Jenkins, Mark. Off the Map: Bicycling Across Siberia. New York: William and Morrow and Company, 1992. (group of 7, camp/mooch, Vladivostok to Leningrad, 7,500 miles, started June 10, 1989 in 137 days, well written, language and bureaucracy issues)

Johnson, Barbara Mary. Pilgrim on a Bicycle: Coast to Coast in Search of Community. Chappaqua, NY: Christian Herald Books, 1982. (couple as part of religious group of 29, camp/church, OR to NY, started June 1980 in 7 ½ weeks, older couple/young group with group restrictions)

Kolbe, William R. ‘Frisco or Bust: Frank P. Kolbe On the Ride of His Life. Cumberland, MD: Precision Printing Company, 1991. (solo, camps/barns, PA to CA, started July 1923 in 2 months, boy just out of high school on one-speed bike)

Kron, Karl. Ten Thousand Miles on a Bicycle. New York: Emil Rosenblatt, 1982. (Karl rides his high wheeler all over the northeast from 1879 to 1884, tedious)

Kurmaskie, Joe. Metal Cowboy: Tales From the Road Less Pedaled. New York: Breakaway Books, 1999. (many short stories with humor)

Lamb, David. Over The Hills: A Midlife Escape Across America by Bicycle. New York: Random House, 1996. (solo, motel, VA to CA on Routes 11 and 66, started September 1994 in 60 days, well written by novice biker on main roads)

Leonard, Irving A. First Across America by Bicycle (1884). Irving A. Leonard, 1965. (solo, camp, CA to MA, started April 1884 in 104 days, pamphlet summary of first crossing ever by Thomas Stevens)

Leonard, Irving A. When Bikehood Was in Flower: Sketches of Early Cycling. Tucson, AZ: Seven Palms Press, 1983. (brief accounts of cycling before 1900)

Lind, Robin. Pedaling Northwards: A Father and Son’s Bicycle Adventure from Virginia to Canada. Manakin-Sabot, VA: Hope Springs Press, 1993. (father/son, lodgings, VA to Ontario, summer 1993 in 11 days, novice bikers experience effects of poor maintenance)

Loeper, John J. Away We Go. On Bicycles in 1898. New York: Atheneum, 1982. (brief accounts of cycling before 1900)

Logan, Margaret. Happy Endings: The True Story of a Mother, a Daughter, and their Journey of Discovery. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979. (mother/daughter, camp/lodgings, Paris to Rome, 2,000 miles in about 33 days, relationship issues predominate)

Loher, George T. The Wonderful Ride: Being the True Journal of Mr. George T. Loher Who in 1895 Cycled from Coast to Coast on his Yellow Fellow Wheel. Edited by Ellen Smith. San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1978. (solo, camp/hotel, CA to NY, started August 1895 in 80 days, well told story, on a safety bicycle with no brakes)

Lovett, Richard A. Free-Wheelin’: A Solo Journey Across America. Camden, ME: Ragged Mountain Press, 1992. (solo, camp, CA to ME, started June 1986 in 70 days, good discussion of conflicts of staying on schedule vs. having fun)

Madden, Virginia Mudd. Across America on the Yellow Brick Road. Alamo, CA: Crow Canyon Press, 1980. (2 women, camp/motel, CA to VA, started May 1978 in 61 days, very confessional with emotional and relationship issues)

Maka, Gwen. Riding with Ghosts: An Englishwoman’s 4,000 mile solo cycle ride from Seattle to Mexico. Shropshire, United Kingdom: TravellersEye Ltd., 2000. (mostly solo, free camping/hostel, WA to CA via Rocky Mountains, British woman on mountain bike for one year in western U.S.)

Martin, Henry. Follow the White Line. Sebring, FL: Follow the White Line Publishing, 1990. (mostly solo, variety of trips, largest from FL to MI, started July 1986 in 19 days, 67 year old retiree)

Miller, Christian. Daisy, Daisy: A Grandmother’s Journey Across America on a Bicycle. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1981. (solo, camp/motel, VA to OR, mostly on Adventure Cycling Route, British woman traveling on 3-speed folding bike)

Murphy, Dervla. Full Tilt: Ireland to India on a Bicycle. London: Arrow Books Limited, 1991 reprint, originally published in 1965. (solo, camp/lodgings, Persia to India in 1963, Irish woman makes excellent observations from one-speed bike)

Neubauer, Bob. Two Wheels and a Map: A Solo Bicycle Journey Down the East Coast. Media, PA: Outdoor Action Publishing Company, 1998. (solo, camp/church, ME to FL, mostly on Adventure Cycling Route, takes two seasons 1990/1991, well written by a loner and free spirit)

Newby, Eric. Round Ireland in Low Gear. Oakland, CA: Lonely Planet Publications, 1998 reprint, originally published in 1987. (couple, B & Bs, Ireland, 1985 and 1986, British couple find history in Ireland)

Newhouse, Brian. A Crossing: A Cyclist’s Journey Home. New York: Simons & Schuster, Inc., 1998. (solo, camp/church, WA to ME, started July in 52 days, mostly relationship/religious issues)

Nichols, Alan. Journey: A Bicycle Odyssey Through Central Asia. San Francisco: J. D. Huff and Company, 1991. (two men, camp/lodgings, western China and Tibet, 3,000 miles in 110 days, personality issues)

Norton, Melissa. Just the Two of Us: A Cycling Journey Across America. Worcester, MA: Chandler House Press, Inc., 2001. (couple, motel/hotel/B&B, OR to ME, started June 1997 in 63 days, had all reservations in advance of trip)

Pinkerton, Elaine. The Santa Fe Trail by Bicycle: A Historical Adventure. Sante Fe, NM: Red Crane Books, 1993. (a guidebook)

Purdum, Stan. Playing in Traffic: America from the River Niagara to the Rio Grande, by Bicycle. Canton, OH: Creative Works Publishing, 2001. (mostly solo, camp/motel, NY to TX entirely on Route 62, started in May)

Purdum, Stan. Roll Around Heaven All Day: A Piecemeal Journey Across America by Bicycle. Canton, OH: Communication Resources, Inc., 1997. (part solo – part with brother – part on tandem, camp, OR to VA on Adventure Cycling Routes, early 1990’s, good discussion of health issues)

Retallick, Martha J. Discovering America: Bicycle Adventures in all 50 States. Tucson, AZ: Lone Rider Productions, 1993. (solo, camp/mooch, several different tours starting in 1980, amazingly low amount of gear – 20 to 25 pounds)

Ridge, Frank. Biking (and Schmoozing) Across America with My Daughter. Pittsburgh, PA: Sports Support Syndicate, Inc., 1993. (group of 60, motel, sag, CA to MA, started May 1990 in 47 days, type A novice rides to raise funds)

Roberts, Steven K. Computing Across America: The Bicycle Odyssey of a High-Tech Nomad. Medford, NJ: Learned Information, 1988. (solo, camp, complicated route, 1983 to 1984, heavily loaded computerized recumbent)

Roe, Bill. All the Way to Lincoln Way: A Coast to Coast Bicycle Odyssey. Davis, CA: Rowhouse Publishing, 2000. (solo with sag, motel/camper, CA to NY along Lincoln Highway - Rt. 66, started in May 1999 in 62 days, excellent photos)

Sanford, Richard A. Two Wheels to Florida: An East Coast Bicycling Adventure. Brooklyn, NY: Next Experience Press, 1995. (solo and part 2 men, camp/hostel, NY to FL, started August in early 1990s, carried 120 pounds of gear)

Savage, Barbara. Miles From Nowhere: A Round - the - World Bicycle Adventure. Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers, 1983. (couple, camp, CA to British Columbia to FL, started May 1978 in 6 months, high adventure and intense experiences)

Schnell, Jane. Changing Gears: Bicycling America’s Perimeter. Atlanta, GA: Milner Press, 1990. (2 women then solo, camp/motel, counterclockwise from MI in 1985 and 1986, diary format, good discussion of riding partner compatibility)

Schredd, Ted. The Cycling Adventures of Coconut Head: A North American Odyssey. North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Whitecap Books Ltd., 1996. (couple, camp/hostel/mooch, counter-clockwise around Canada and United States in 1992 and 1993, begging and mooching most every day)

Siegert, Barbara. Bicycle Across America: Your Guide to Five Classic Cross-Country Adventures. Portsmouth, NH: Nicolin Fields, 1998. (couple, camp/motel, several trips, mostly inspirational and how-to)

Siskind, David E. Bicycling the Adventure Cycling Northern Tier Trail Across America: Tour Story of Two Sometimes Grumpy Old Men. Minneapolis, MN: Books About Bicycling, 2000. (2 men, camp, WA to MA, started June 1998 in 66 days, strong riders)

Skillman, Don and Lolly. Pedaling Across America. Brattleboro, VT: Velo-News, 1988. (3 adults, camp/motel, OR to VA, started May 1986 in 56 days, very early start on Adventure Cycling Trans-America route)

Skinner, Elizabeth and Charlie. Bicycling the Blue Ridge: A Guide to the Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Birmingham, AL: Menasha Ridge Press, 1990. (guidebook)

Slaughter, Sandy and Ron. Tandem Times: A Bicycle Journey Around the World – Odyssey to the Limits. Bryan TX: IME, 1996. (couple on tandem, camp, CA to south America etc. 18,000 miles from 1990 to 1991, tow 2 wheeled trailer)

Stedman, Barbara. Wandering Wheels Coast to Coast. Upland, IN: Wandering Wheels, 1988. (large religious group with sag, camp, OR to DE, 1983 in 42 days)

Stevens, Thomas. Around the World on a Bicycle. Originally published in 1887. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2001. (solo, camp/hotel, CA to MA, started April 1884 in 104 days, excellent account of first high wheel crossing)

Swinnerton, Dick. We Passed This Way: A Coast-to-Coast Bicycle Trip with Historical Reflections. Cupertino, CA: Easy Break, First Time Publishing, 1997. (3 men plus sag, camp/motel, OR to MA, started May 1994 in 75 days)

Triggs, John W. America at 10 Miles Per Hour: A 17,300 Mile Bicycle Journey. Kansas City, KS: Mid-Continent Press, 1996. (solo, camp, rides in every state from 1993 to 1994, uses state maps for route)

Trimbath, Thomas E. Just Keep Pedaling: A Corner-to-Corner Bike Ride Across America. Lincoln, NB: Writers Club Press, 2002. (solo, motel, WA to FL, started September 2000 in 57 days, bikes on interstates and major highways)

Tully, Brock. Coming Together…A 10,000 Mile Bicycle Journey. West Vancouver, British Columbia: Brock Tully, 1989. (solo, camp/mooch, complicated route, 1970 in 6 months)

Vantress, Sally. Seeing Myself Seeing the World: A Woman’s Journey Around the World on a Bicycle. Capitola, CA: SMSW Publishing, 1990. (very brief account of U.S. travels, self-confidence issues)

Voiland, Bob. Hurt City. Lakewood, CO: Bike Enterprises, 1994. (assorted rides, from 1977 to 1992, type A personality)

Wagoner, Harold. 28 Days Behind Bars. Lincoln, NE: Writers Club Press, 2001. (solo, motel, WA to NY, started June 1989 in 28 days, some Northern Tier route, irreverent humor)

Wanner, Glen. Bicycling the Natchez Trace: A Guide to the Natchez Trace Parkway and Nearby Scenic Routes. Nashville, TN: Pennywell Press, 1997. (guidebook)

Weir, Willie. Spokesongs, Bicycle Adventures on Three Continents. Halcottsville, NY: Breakaway Books, 2000. (humorous short stories)

Willis, Jim. Journey Home, The Inner Life of a Long-Distance Bicycle Rider. Athol, MA: Haley’s, 2000. (few details of aborted trip from FL to MA)

Winning, Robert. Bicycling Across America: A Guide to the Best Route, Plus a How-to Section for any Bike Tour. Berkeley, CA: Wilderness Press, 1988. (group, motel, CA to DC, started May 1986 in 42 days, mostly how-to and route description)

Wittreich, Paul. Tandem Bicycling America: Border to Border Coast to Coast Two Tour Tales of Togetherness. Lincoln, NB: Writers Club Press, 2002. (tandem, motel, MN to LA, started June 1999 in 37 days, also FL to CA, started October, 2001 in 51 days, journal with few details)

Wittreich, Paul. Trans-Canada Chronicle: A Bicycle Ride Pacific to Atlantic 4,400 Miles. Lincoln, NB: iUniverse, Inc., 2003. (solo, motel and hostel some camping, British Columbia to Nova Scotia, started June 1995 in 60 days, journal with few details)

Wright, Edward. The Great Bicycle Caper…Across America on a Ten Speed. Albuquerque, NM: Ageless Adventures, 1993. (solo, motel, CA to SC, summer 1990, hot trip on high traffic roads by 63 year old in 62 days)

Young, Frederic G. and Schafer, Dr. Joseph. With Bicycles Over the Old Oregon Trail in 1900: The Diaries of Professor Frederic G. Young and Dr. Joseph Schafer. Edited by Frederick A. Schafer. San Diego, CA: Windsor Associates, 1992. (more history than biking)

Young, Jim and Elisabeth. Bicycle Built for Two. Portland, OR: Binfords & Mort, 1940. (couple on tandem, auto-camps and hotels, CA to VA and back, started April 1938 in 164 days, excellent account of first ever tandem crossing)