Blue Highway Warriors
Submitted by: Don Child
Category: Books
Blue Highway Warriors is, in part, a tribute to the generosity of The American Legion. The Bike Trip America team started their cross-country in Warrenton, Ore., and were hosted for lunch by the hometown Astoria, Ore., Legion Hall as part of their sendoff. The Seaside Legion Riders led a motorcade through Astoria, then saw the team head eastward with their end goal two months away.
Bike Trip America visited some American Legion chapters that had only a handful of members, in towns so small they barely showed up on maps. At other times, they found themselves being feted in halls with hundreds of guests, and a "pie auction" that netted nearly $5,000 in donations for Operation Comfort Warriors.
On their journey, they spent long hours cycling across parts of America they had only imagined, and found a rich tapestry of landscapes and people.
Follow the journey and be inspired.
The book is available at https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Highway-Warriors-American-Bicycling/dp/16286...
About the author:
The author, Donald “Doc” Child, was an infantry medic with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam, serving with the 1st/357th in 1969 and 1970. As a draftee and as a conscientious objector, he served two years of active duty and five years of inactive reserve duty. He went on to a career as a technical writer. After retirement, he finally found an opportunity to complete the top item on his “sprocket” list … a bicycle trip across America to celebrate his 70th birthday. He makes his home in Hawaii, where he is actively involved in the Hawaii Bicycling League as a certified bicycle instructor and as an advocate for cycling as a form of sustainable transportation.