Bicycle from Sea to Shining Sea
3 Cross Country Bike Tours-USA
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Why We Ride
Why do we bicycle across the United States? There are many answers. It is an excellent way to meet the local people across the country. It broadens one’s horizons by experiencing the land that others live in; seeing their homes, communities, and way of life; and by meeting and talking with those people.
For some, the answer is the same as it was for George L. Mallory, who in March 1923 answered the New York Times interview question on why he wanted to climb Mount Everest, by saying, “Because it is there.”
Some people have to set a goal and prove that they can achieve it. Michelle Sahle, from Glen Oaks, New York cycled across the country to prove a point to her boss. He said that she could not do it. In 2004, in defiance, Michelle bicycled from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. Her boss was wrong.
Some bicycling enthusiasts dream for years of cycling coast to coast. They truly want to pedal their bicycles every inch, from sea to shining sea. When Neil Sardiñas from King of Prussia, Pennsylvania was a teenager, he wanted to pedal across the country with some high school friends. Instead he went to college. After graduating, he longed to join college friends setting off to pedal the crossing, but Neil accepted a full-time job. Years later, he married Lydia, established a comfortable, loving home, and raised two girls. More years passed, Neil’s daughters became teenagers, and Neil still had his personal dream to bicycle across the United States. After many years of establishing a healthy home and providing for his family, Neil was ready for his turn. In 2005, when he was fifty, with encouragement
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