Trans-Canada Chronicle: A Bicycle Ride Pacific to Atlantic 4,400 miles [Paperback]

Paul Wittreich (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 23, 2003

Subsequent to hiking the whole Appalachian Trail, which took 47 hikes over many years, and having bicycled alone across the USA in four separate trips, Paul Wittreich decided that he wanted to do a long distance adventure in one shot.The result was a two?month bicycle ride across Canada from the Pacific at Vancouver Island to Nova Scotia and the Atlantic. In the next summer, he topped it off by going to the end of Trans?Canada Highway, Mile 0, in St. John's, Newfoundland. The adventure took him through all ten of Canada's provinces, including Prince Edward Island.In addition to keeping a continuous chronicle, he took panoramic photos with his Widelux? camera. The resulting pictures visually encompass scenes of 140 degrees to portray the sweeping breadth of Canada.

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About the Author

After retirement from pharmaceutical research, Paul Wittreich pursued his outdoor hobbies, hiking the AT and bicycling trans-America. Post crossing Canada, he tandem bicycled the length of the Mississippi River with wife, Terri, and coast to coast of the USA with daughter, Caitlin. Outside ventures emanate from his Western Pennsylvania home.

Product Details

• Paperback: 206 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (June 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595281117
• ISBN-13: 978-0595281114
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,170,124 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)