The ideal bike route from coast to coast—without unnecessary suffering.

About the book

Crossing the American continent from coast to coast is perhaps every touring cyclist's dream. Here is the book that shows you how to go about it. Taking a route from California to Quebec City (with optional extension south to Boston), it provides a magnificent ride and the experience of a lifetime.

Best of all, it’s not an exhausting ride: Despite the sometimes formidable mountains that overlook the river, the authors have mapped out a route that keep circumvents most of the toughest climbs and other difficult sections. The trip can be traversed all the way, requiring up to two months of cycling or cut up into sections.

About the authors

Lue and Shannon Christian both retired from professional careers, before taking up active bicycle touring. When they bought a tandem, they soon started planning to use it for their "Trans-Am" tour. After spending two years doing meticulous planning, they had decided on the best route to follow. Of courses, during the tour they sometimes had to modify those plans, and the combined advice from the plans and their "field-testing" is summarized in this book.