You and a Bike and a RoadYou and a Bike and a Road

"Join Eleanor Davis on a two-wheeled journey across the landscape of America, and through the heart and mind of the artist. The author's bike tour from Tucson, Arizona to Athens, Georgia is a quest of epic proportions--not just geographically, which it surely is, but inwardly as well. While facing off formidable headwinds, drivers with reckless abandon, and screaming knee pain, the author confronts an even greater challenge--her own state of mind. Life on two wheels teaches her many lessons, and she narrates them with keen observation and self deprecating candor through a series of funny, touching vignettes. Companionship from fellow travelers and the generosity of colorful strangers propel Davis along the open road. You and a bike and a road is a tale of serendipitous encounters, surprising friendship, perseverance, and tenderness"--