I cycled 4,373 miles across the US and one thing stuck out the most | Books | Entertainment
Into the great wide open: Simon Parker on the road in the States (Image: Simon Parker)
A bright dawn bled through a chink in the garage door. John, my generous host who had already welcomed more than 140 touring cyclists that year, was already up and tinkering around on a laptop, but I declined the offer of coffee.
He directed me to a cycle route that would take me around the mountains, rather than directly up and over them, running the gauntlet on Interstate 90 and crossing Homestake Pass as…
