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Riding with Ghosts

By: Gwen Maka, Dan Hiscocks (Editor)

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Paperback | 1 October 2010 | Edition Number 1

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Gwen Maka, a forty-something Englishwoman, was told by everyone that her dream was impossible. Gwen's solo ride takes us across the deserts and vanished Indian trails of the American West, over the snow-peaked Rocky Mountains, down Mexico's Baja coast and finally into the sub-tropics of Central America. Her journey is intertwined with the legends of past events; as she rides through unwordly landscapes, the ghosts of the American Indians and pioneers who shaped the Americas travel with her. Riding with Ghosts is Gwen's frank but never too serious account of her epic 7,500 mile cycling tour. She handles exhaustion, climatic extremes, lechers and a permanently saddle-sore bum in a gutsy, hilarious way. Her journey is a testimony to the power of determination.

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Fascinating. -- Wanderlust Wanderlust A fantastic read. Cycling World A beautifully written book which achieves the delicate balance between poetic description, gritty humour and well-paced storytelling. Manchester Evening News Riding with Ghosts is written in a fluid and beautifully descriptive way. London Cyclist

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Riding With Ghosts
Introduction	p. 9
Leaving Seattle	p. 17
Hockney Landscapes	p. 21
Big Hole Battles	p. 31
Craters of the Moon	p. 39
Shooting Stars	p. 51
Road to the Rockies	p. 65
Red Mountain Pass	p. 73
Winter Wonderland	p. 83
Mesa Verde	p. 89
Hitchhiking Detour	p. 95
Back to the Saddle	p. 109
Canyon de Chelley	p. 117
Navajo Days	p. 127
Hopi Horizons	p. 135
Border Country	p. 143
South of the Border
South of the Border	p. 151
Floating on the Old Wharf	p. 157
Beach Bums	p. 167
Bag Lady	p. 175
Copper Canyon	p. 181
Doom Mongers	p. 187
In the Steps of Pancho Villa	p. 193
The House of Eleven Patios	p. 201
Bad Decisions in the Valle	p. 209
Testosterone Taxco	p. 215
Bikini Anna	p. 225
Confused in Guatemala	p. 231
Pacific Waves	p. 239
Rats at Sarah's House	p. 247
Deep Waters	p. 255
Sandinista Country	p. 263
Down the River	p. 269
Dripping Trees	p. 273
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