Over the weekend, Open Road Press officially released two paperbacks to the market with another release upcoming in a month. Thanks to its new distributorship through Small Press United, a division of Independent Publishers Group, titles previously published only in…
Upper Peninsula by Bicycle
Part II of a six-part series on the Bishops’ bicycle tour on the shores of Lake Michigan After eight straight days of riding, Mackinaw City became the site for our first rest day. It was Sunday, and we enjoyed connecting…
Pursuing a Dream
What would possess someone to travel long distances, alone, by bicycle? What if that someone was a 23-year-old female? What if she was just learning the native tongue of the land through which she was to bicycle? And what if she…
The Ups and Downs of Bicycle Touring
July 17-18, Days 15-16 of TheHopeLine Tour of 2014 I got up early in search of a great cup of coffee and, thankfully, the local coffee roaster was right across the street from the Riggins Motel, where we had a…
Selecting a Summer Bicycle Tour
Debbie and I have found ourselves in an interesting quandary, one we perhaps never would have anticipated merely four years ago. For several weeks now…well, perhaps more accurately, months…we’ve been considering another long-distance bicycle tour after Debbie’s school year ends.…