Summer in the Saddle: A Bike Ride Across America

By Paul Mellor

It's four o'clock in the morning. While others sleep, I'm quietly getting ready for my 75-mile ride. I'm leaving early to get ahead of the wind, which for the past couple of days has tried to push us backward. But then, perhaps the wind was doing us a favor. It knew something that we didn't that was farther up the road. It's a bit eerie when you're being led by a little white light and see flashing red lights that read, - BEARS ON ROADWAY. STAY IN VEHICLE -
But what about my vehicle? Was I supposed to stay in mine? My vehicle had already gone 2700 miles, with another 2000 to go. I had already survived being brushed by a truck, ambushed by a dog, and before my 4700-mile bike ride would conclude, I'd be looking into a face of a grizzly. It was all part of my summer in the saddle.
A summer that began from my driveway in Richmond, Virginia that ended in Vancouver, British Columbia, that included 100-mile rides, grueling ascents, fast descents, sleeping in dugouts, arks, bleachers, and private homes, and best of all, meeting wonderful people along the way. It's amazing where a bicycle can take you.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09HQ97H7R
• ISBN13: 9798485072780
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"