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Travel & Outdoors - April 2026 @ SCCLD

It's bike weather again! Get out and explore with the inspiration of these books.

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  • Get ready to explore America's most thrilling gravel, road and trail bike routes. This definitive companion for cycling enthusiasts showcases 200 of North, Central and South America's best and most celebrated routes, from epic adventures off the…
    Book, 2019Carlton, Victoria : Lonely Planet Global Limited, 2019. — 917.0454 EPIC
  • Bikepacking is the fast-growing adventure activity that gives people the freedom to discover the world in a sustainable and slow-paced fashion on their bicycles. The number of new purpose-built, long-distance cycling routes is increasing all the…
    Book, 2023Dublin, Ireland : Lonely Planet Global Limited, 2023. — 796.6 ARBOUR
  • Heidi Across America

    One Woman's Journey on a Bicycle Through the Heartland

    Beierle, Heidi
    In the summer of 2010, Heidi Beierle had just finished her first year of graduate studies in community and regional planning and decided to pedal her bicycle solo from her home on the west coast across rural America to the Preserving the Historic…
    Book, 2024Boca Raton, FL : HCI Books, Inc., [2024] — 917.304 BEIERLE
  • San Francisco has an abundance of bike paths, roads, parks, and trails that provide a wonderful cycling experience for the entire family. Best Easy Bike Rides San Francisco includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow…
    Book, 2021Guilford, Connecticut : Falcon Guides, [2021] — 796.6097 COTTREL 2021
  • Bicycling With Butterflies

    My 10,201-mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration

    Dykman, Sara
    Outdoor educator and field researcher Sara Dykman made history when she became the first person to bicycle alongside monarch butterflies on their storied annual migration--a round-trip adventure that included 3 countries and more than 10,000 miles.…
    Book, 2021Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2021. — 595.789 DYKMAN
  • Best Bike Rides Japan

    Best Day Trips on Two Wheels

    Fong, Cherise,
    Lonely Planet's Best Bike Rides Japan is your passport to 40 day trips on two wheels. Use pedal power to see the country through a new lens by picking a ride that works for you, from just a couple of hours to a full day, from easy to hard. From rail…
    Book, 2025Dublin : Lonely Planet Global Limited, 2025. — 915.2045 FONG 2025
  • On Freedom Road

    Bicycle Explorations and Reckonings on the Underground Railroad

    Goodrich, David M.,
    Over the course of four years, David Goodrich rode his bicycle 3,000 miles east of the Mississippi to travel the routes of the Underground Railroad and delve into the history and stories in the places where they happened. He followed the most famous…
    Book, 2023New York : Pegasus Books, 2023. — 973.7115 GOODRIC
  • Breathtaking

    How One Family Cycled Around the World for Clean Air and Asthma

    Holmes-Eber, Paula
    Carrying one stuffed elephant, six panniers and two tents, Paula and Lorenz Eber set off from Athens, Greece on two tandem bicycles with their eleven-year-old daughter, Yvonne, and her thirteen-year-old sister, Anya. Pedaling in an unbroken line…
    Book, 2022Guilford, Connecticut : Falcon Guides, [2022] — 910.41 HOLMES
  • Cycling Atlas North America

    the 350 Most Beautiful Cycling Routes in the US, Canada, and Mexico

    LeMond, Greg
    Featuring majestic scenery and dramatic panoramas, these carefully selected tours represent the most beautiful places to pedal throughout North America for both seasoned and novice cyclists featuring the groundbreaking user-sourced mapping…
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Universe, [2025] — 796.6097 LEMOND
  • Sigrid Rides

    the Story of An Extraordinary Friendship : An Adventure on Two Wheels

    Nelson, Travis
    In the tradition of A Street Cat Named Bob, Nala's World, and Felix the Railway Cat: This is the story of Travis Nelson, his deaf Norwegian Forest cat, Sigrid, and their adventures on two wheels.
    Book, 2023London : Radar, an imprint of Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, 2023. — 636.8 NELSON
  • The @1bike1world Instagram sensation shares the full story of his life-changing relationship with his rescue cat, Nala, and their inspiring bicycle journeys through the refugee camps, remarkable terrains and animal shelters of the world.
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Grand Central Publishing, 2020. — 636.8009 NICHOLS
  • A Ride Across America

    a 4,000-mile Adventure Through the Small Towns & Big Issues of the USA

    Parker, Simon
    Frustrated by the shallow headlines focusing only on Trump, guns and divisions, award-winning travel writer Simon Parker decided that to better understand the USA he would have to travel across it, slowly. Did the America of his teenage dreams…
    Book, 2024[Tewkesbury, England] : September Publishing, 2024. — 917.304 PARKER
  • Fifty Miles Wide

    Cycling Through Israel and Palestine

    Sayarer, Julian
    Ten years after breaking a world record for cycling around the world, award-winning travel writer Julian Sayarer returns to two wheels on the roads of Israel and occupied Palestine. His route weaves from the ancient hills of Galilee, along the…
    Book, 2024London, England : MacLehose Press, 2024. — 915.694 SAYARER
  • 100 Bike Rides of a Lifetime

    the World's Ultimate Cycling Experiences

    Smith, Roff Martin
    Expert cyclists and casual enthusiasts alike will enjoy this bucket-list collection of biking routes around the globe. Each one- to five-page spread introduces you to a spectacular route, from traffic-free paths in Maine to rugged mountain bike…
    Book, 2023Washington, DC : National Geographic, [2023] — 910.4 SMITH
  • She Rides

    Chasing Dreams Across California and Mexico

    Vrecek, Alenka
    At fifty-four, Alenka was running out of time to follow through on a dream she'd written down in her pocket-size Rumi book just after her first marriage crumbled. Years later, as she slowly rebuilt her life with her second husband, things started…
    Book, 2023Berkeley, CA : She Writes Press, 2023. — 796.63 VRECEK