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This is the second in the series of books from TravellersEye that are compiled as a result of a world-wide competition to find the best Travellers' Tales from Heaven and Hell. Entrants were asked to submit a 'heavenly' or 'hellish' tale and prizes included flights to anywhere in the world, weekend breaks, travel guides etc. This edition is the best from thousands of entries received from Europe, USA, Africa, Asia, China, New Zealand, Australia and Canada.

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Frank and often outrageous, this is an account of a 40-something Englishwoman's epic 4,000 mile cycle ride from Seattle to Mexico, via the snow-covered Rockies, mostly alone and camping in the wild. She runs appalling risks and copes in a gutsy, hilarious way with exhaustion, climatic extremes, dangerous animals, eccentrics, lechers, and a permanently saddle-sore backside. We share her deep involvement with the West's pioneering past, and with the tragic traces that history has left lingering on the land. When she rides the faded trails of the vanished American Indian nations she displays a strong sensitivity to the atmosphere of the spectacular landscape, as if the moments of its vibrant past are hanging in the air, only waiting for her to conjure them up vividly--sometimes with humor, and frequently with passion. As she travels, the ghosts of Lewis and Clark, Chief Joseph and Geronimo, Custer and Crazy Horse--all the legendary figures of the Old West--ride with her.

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