Over the Hills: A Midlife Escape Across America by Bicycle [Idioma Inglés] - Hardcover

A middle-aged national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times describes his cross-country odyssey by bicycle, from Washington, D.C., to Santa Monica, California, detailing the fascinating people and intriguing places he encountered along the way. 25,000 first printing. Tour.

journey--on a sleek 21-speed touring bicycle--carried him 3,145 miles, from his home near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., all the way to the pier in Santa Monica, California.  The result is a highly personal account of coming to grips with middle age in the tradition of Howell Raines Fly Fishing Through the Midlife Crisis.

Lamb did no training for his cross-country feat, failed to curb his addiction to either cigarettes or junk food, and along the way encountered an America all but invisible to those unfortunate travelers held hostage by the interstate.  The journey took him three months, and Over the Hills is the magnificent result: a literary travelogue, funny and celebratory, a story about people met and physical challenges overcome.