It's the adventure of Wild, the contemplation of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, and the neuroses of Eat, Pray, Love, all on a shoestring budget… and bicycles.
Lessons of the road:
- Worry doesn't help.
- Just wait and see.
- Let go of the trip you thought you'd be on.
- Balance self-improvement with self-acceptance.
- Be present.
When Emily and Mary head west from Cape May, New Jersey, Emily imagines the peace she'll find bicycling across the open spaces of America. With nothing to do all day but ride her bike, life will be simpler… or will it?
Emily battles 14-percent-grade hills, tornado-force winds, and 110 degree heat, waiting for the fun to start. As the women find shelter with everyone from nuns to cowboys, she clings to the best moments. And on the wide open plains, she comes face to face with the noise in her head.
But as she crosses the Mississippi and climbs the Rocky Mountains, she begins to discern patterns: Worries that hound her. Recurring thoughts that impede her happiness. Daydreams that remove her from reality. She discovers a path to transform herself, even as she begins to accept the present moment.
Other books by Emily Buehler
Emily Jane Buehler completed graduate school in chemistry and worked six years as a bread baker before realizing she wanted to be a writer. Her first book, Bread Science, explores the science and craft of baking bread. Her second book, Somewhere and Nowhere, is a memoir of a bicycle trip from New Jersey to Oregon that explores the benefits of living in the present moment. Emily currently writes “cozy fantasy romance” fiction novels as Jane Buehler. She is also a freelance copyeditor. She teaches bread-making classes and continues to travel by bicycle.
Check out her website for news, classes, tips for writers, and recipes: https://emilybuehler.com. Find her on Twitter as @ephemerily.
Brought to you by the smart people at
