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Adventure Cyclist GO the DISTANCE WAYPOINTS 8 GEARED UP 32 OPEN ROAD GALLERY 39 ADVENTURE CYCLIST GO THE DISTANCE. OctoBER/noVEMBER 2011 WWW.ADVentURecYCLing.ORG $4.95 GLORIOUS MAINE: Ride the Coast PLUS: FOLLOW ROBERT E. LEE BY BIKE FOR THE FAMILY: TRAILER ROUNDUP WAKE UP CALL FOR WILLIE WEIR SHARE THE JOY GET A CHANCE TO WIN 10/11:2011 contents Spread the joy of cycling and get a chance to win cool prizes October/November 2011 · Volume 38 Number 8 · www.adventurecycling.org n For every cyclist you sign up through a gift membership or who joins ADVENTURE through your referral, you score one entry to win a Novara Verita (rei.com/ product/807242) valued at over $1,100. The winner will be drawn from CYCLIST all eligible members in January of 2012. is published nine times each year by the Adventure Cycling Association, n Recruit the most new members in 2011, and you’ll win a $500 a nonprofit service organization for Adventure Cycling shopping spree. recreational bicyclists. Individual membership costs $40 yearly to U.S. n Each month we’ll draw a mini-prize winner who will receive gifts from addresses and includes a subscrip- companies like Old Man Mountain, Cascade Designs, Showers Pass, tion to Adventure Cyclist and dis- and others. counts on Adventure Cycling maps. The entire contents of Adventure Cyclist are copyrighted by Adventure n The more new members you sign up, the more chances you have to win! Cyclist and may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission from Adventure Cyclist. All rights reserved. Adventure Cycling Association adventurecycling.org/joy OUR COVER A cyclist rides by a stone soldier in Gettysburg National Military Park. Photo by Dennis Coello. (left) Riding through Harpers Ferry Adventure Cycling Corporate Members National Historic Park. Adventure Cycling’s business partners play a higher level of support. These corporate membership significant role in the success of our nonprofit orga- funds go toward special projects and the creation of MISSION nization. Our Corporate Membership Program is new programs. To learn more about how your busi- The mission of Adventure Cycling O Association is to inspire people of all LL designed to spotlight these key supporters. Corporate ness can become a corporate supporter of Adventure ages to travel by bicycle. We help COE Members are companies that believe in what we do Cycling, go to www.adventurecycling.org/corporate or cyclists explore the landscapes and and wish to provide additional assistance through a call (800) 755-2453. history of America for fitness, fun, DENNIS and self-discovery. TITANIUM GOLD MAINE DOWNBOUND AND EAST by Chuck Haney CAMPAIGNS 10 Our strategic plan includes three It’s one of the great states of the American Northeast, and it has plenty to offer cyclists. major campaigns: Creating Bike Routes for America Getting Americans Bicycling RIDING LEE’S RETREAT by Dennis Coello Supporting Bicycling Communities 18 Hop on a bicycle and follow along. You just might learn something you didn’t know about America‘s often terrible and turbulent past. How to Reach Us To join, change your address, or ask questions about membership, visit us HONEY, CAN WE STILL GO BIKE TOURING? by Nathan Ward online at www.adventurecycling.org 28 Looking for a trailer to pull the kids along on your adventures? Look no further. or call (800) 755-2453 or (406) 721-1776 email: [email protected] DEpaRTMENTS LETTERS Subscription Address: Adventure Cycling Association companions wanted LETTER from the Editor P.O. Box 8308 07 04 Missoula, MT 59807 SILVER BRONZE 08 WAYPOINTS 05 LETTERS from the readers Headquarters: Adventure Cycling Association 150 E. Pine St. Urban Bicycle Outfitters 32 geared up 06 LETTER from the DIRECTOR Missoula, MT 59802 ESRI 35 MarKetplace/Classifieds COLUMNS 3G Mobility 39 OPEN ROAD GALLERY 26 travels with willie / Willie Weir Hike & Bike Italy Not everyone you meet has good intentions 2 ADVENTURE CYCLIST OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2011 ADVENTURECYCLING.ORG ADVENTURE CYCLIST OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2011 ADVENTURECYCLING.ORG 3 ADVENTURE Letter from the Editor Letters from our Readers CYCLIST INTERBIKE 2011 Mirror, mirror, on the frame, out of the (comfort) zone October/November 2011 Iceland is a bicycle-touring paradise volume 38 number 8 The great American bike fest WWW.ADVENTURECYCLING.ORG EDITOR michael deme mdeme@ adventurecycling.org Mirror man not first? Association for opening a new world for on the Ring Road in 10 glorious days in ART DIRECTOR greg siple I recently returned from Interbike in Las I became involved with Adventure me. I tell everyone about my Louis & August and September of 2010. We are gsiple@ adventurecycling.org Cycling in 2004 when I signed up for Clarke ride and encourage them to also experienced cyclists, but not extreme ath- TECHNICAL EDITOR Vegas. I think I’ve attended 16 of these indus- john schubert the Louis & Clark Tour of Montana. This take a tour with Adventure Cycling. I’m letes. We both are celebrating our 60th schubley@ aol.com try gatherings but it could easily be 15 or 17, is the way I chose to celebrate my 80th now 87 years old and still riding as often year. My wife, Sharon, is a grandma of FIELD EDITOR birthday. Since then, I have continued to as I can. three. We are simply open for whatever michael mccoy I’ve actually lost count. Regardless of the true number, I’ve mmccoy@ adventurecycling.org been to enough of them to see how this massive trade show has keep in touch with the Missoula staff and Eugene (Gene) Cummings nature brings. We used the excellent CONTRIBUTING WRITERS read Adventure Cyclist regularly. West Dennis, Massachusetts ‘round island bus service to hop over a dan d'ambrosio nancy clark willie weir jan heine evolved through the Sayer, Sales and I was pleased to read the April 2011 few less interesting stretches to complete patrick o'grady years, transforming from Marketing Director Teri article “The Mirror Man of Gambier” by Trying new things the route in 10 days, nevertheless, we COPY EDITOR phyllis picklesimer a standard insider event Maloughney (who has Greg Siple. I find The Mirror Man very The August/September 2011 article by completed over 500 miles of the total 800- ADVERTISING DIRECTOR into a well-rounded also attended too many interesting with all the bicycle acces- Willie Weir “Uncomfortable” reminded mile route on two wheels. rick bruner 509.493.4930 gathering of bicycle- Interbikes to count), sories he has developed, including the me of my first bicycle tour. I had never No doubt, Icelandic winds can be advertising@ adventurecycling.org related interests. Yes, Adventure Cyclist’s ad rear-view bike mirror for your eyeglasses. ridden more than 35 flat miles on my severe. Fortunately, we had them in our STAFF there are still all the rep Rick Bruner, and However, I’m going to say the original Sears three-speed. I read an article about favor most of the time. Rains can be tor- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR bells and whistles of Josh Tack, a man who developer of the eyeglass mirror was Dr. cycling the Natchez Trace so I bought rential but we had mostly clear skies. The jim sayer a trade show (literally wears many hats for the Eugene Gaston, MD. Dr. Gaston, now a Bianchi Advantage at a going-out-of- scenery was indescribably spectacular. jsayer@ adventurecycling.org CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER bells and whistles), a organization, including deceased, was an outstanding surgeon business sale from a local bike shop. I did The roads were uncrowded and virtually sheila snyder, cpa mind-numbing array of blogger extraordinaire. from Framingham, Massachusetts, and one ride around the Vicksburg battlefield deserted of cars and other cyclists. We MEMBERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT julie huck amanda lipsey products on display, and We also had two past president of the Northeast Bicycle in order to get in shape for the ride which camped every night, enjoying geysers, amy corbin joshua tack a ton of mundane but necessary business first-time attendees Winona Bateman, Club. Dr. Gaston also wrote the “Ask the would average 65 miles a day for 13 days, volcanoes, roadside glaciers, waterfalls thomas bassett alex campbell MEDIA getting done, but it now feels more like Adventure Cycling’s Media Director, Doctor” editorial section of Bicycling mag- with camping each night. The tour was and icebergs, quaint villages, colorful winona bateman michael mccoy a gathering where like-minded people and Sarah Raz, who handles a variety of azine for a number of years. I rode with led by Adventure Cycling in the early history, un-littered landscapes, and an PUBLICATIONS get to meet and mingle face to face. duties for our sales department and who The Doctor quite often and considered 1980s. We had a SAG wagon for our endearing “can-do” attitude by every michael deme greg siple derek gallagher rachel stevens And in a world where most business is also writes the words that accompany him one of my dearest friends. tents and gear, and 15 of us started out, resident we encountered. Icelandic people IT DEPARTMENT done via email or text messaging, it’s a Greg Siple’s “Open Road Gallery.” Both Not only was he a distinguished sur- stopping the first night in a field behind boast the longest life expectancy in the john sieber richard darne TOURS welcome opportunity. For instance, I’ve Winona and Sarah are also instrumental geon but he was also a good machinist. Bubba’s Bar B Que. There was one toilet world, thanks to their unspoiled envi- arlen hall mo mislivets emailed and spoken on the phone with in the success of Adventure Cycling’s He had a full machine shop in his base- and no showers for all of us.
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