Cycling the open road has its pleasures but it can also be intimidating, especially for the novice or the parent with young children. Fortunately, there's another option for those cyclists who have something a little more peaceful and recreational in mind: the paved bike path. Free of cars, red lights, and exhaust fumes, recreational paths are popping up everywhere. In The Best Bike Paths of the Southwest, Wendy Williams has done you the favor of finding them in advance. Organized by state, The Best Bike Paths of the Southwest is the only comprehensive listing of these community treasures, describing fifty-six paths and detailing everything you'll need to know about each one: - A map of each state, showing you where the path is- A detailed description of the path, including mileage- General background, including the history of the path and any useful tourist information- The level of difficulty, type of scenery, and condition of pavement- Availability of food and bathrooms- Directions, including the most accessible parking areaWhether you want to explore San Francisco's East Bay, discover Arizona's breathtaking Sabino Canyon, or cruise along Nevada's Truckee River, there's a bike path waiting for you. So fill your water bottle, pack a lunch, pump up your tires, and prepare for a great ride!
About Wendy Williams
Thirty-year science journalist Wendy Williams first became interested in squid when she received a science journalism fellowship at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Her writing has been published in a wide diversity of newspapers and magazines, ranging from the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times to Scientific American and Science.
The author of several books, Wendy has appeared on numerous radio shows, including the Diane Rehm Show, the Dennis Miller Show, Animal House and many, many others on both NPR and AM radio.
She has also been on numerous television shows going as far back as the David Susskind Show and Geraldo.
Her field of specialty is introducing complex science in language that's easily accessible to the general public. Her current book, Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid, discusses a wide range of invertebrate research and marine science using the squid as the narrative character.
The final section examines the question of the intelligence of squid, octopus and cuttlefish - a group of closely related marine animals that make excellent use of the neuron, the basic unit of thinking. In fact, for nearly a hundred years, scientists have used the squid neuron to study human neurons.
Comments on the book praise both its scientific accuracy and its always-present sense of humor.
Public appearances to present Kraken include the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Atlanta Aquarium, the National Aquarium, the Nantucket Athenaeum, and many, many more.
Her previous book, which was named one of the year's ten best environmental books by Booklist, was Cape Wind: Money, Celebrity, Class, Politics and the Battle for America's Energy Future.
She is working on an update about Cape Wind, likely to be the nation's first offshore wind farm, and would be able to talk about that project as well as about squid, octopus and cuttlefish. She lives on Cape Cod and spends as much time around the ocean as possible.
