5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wish I'd Been There!, 13 Jan 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:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A closeup look at the real America, 29 Nov 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?, 25 Sep 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.