To Shake the Sleeping Self : A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret

from dele2451

I didn't start out with high hopes after finding out the author took off on an international bike quest with virtually no preparation, but he surprised me. Much like the author's cycling skills, the book got progressively better as it went along and I'm sure this story will inspire even more peop...

from dypaloh

In To Shake the Sleeping Self, author Jedidiah Jenkins and a guy he calls Weston embark from Oregon on a bicycle trip to Patagonia. I've done a lot of unguided bike-packing trips myself and was happy to climb aboard. Both men start off without skill in bike maintenance and repair or knowledge of ...

from kukulaj

Jenkins is nearing 30 years old when he hears from a coworker about a similar big ride. He doesn't even own a bike, but decides that kind of big adventure will shake him out of his doldrums. Three years later, when he turns 30, he sets out. It takes him a year and a few months, but he completes h...