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xiii, 266 pages : maps ; 23 cm |
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Table of Contents PART I Alaska, Canada, United StatesChapter 1 The Top of the WorldChapter 2 Bear FlossChapter 3 Blind LuckChapter 4 Bumble Bee and VoleChapter 5 Floating ShortsChapter 6 Gargantuan BurgersChapter 7 Wild CountryChapter 8 Afraid of NothingChapter 9 Chris PrattChapter 10 Looney TunesChapter 11 Waterlogged PART II Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa RicaChapter 12 LHola, Gringo!Chapter 13 Blue AgaveChapter 14 Sleeping in Sex MotelsChapter 15 Dancing with the DevilChapter 16 Ville Rides NakedChapter 17 Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth PART III Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, BoliviaChapter 18 A Mosquito Almost Ends It AllChapter 19 Energy JuiceChapter 20 2 Fast 2 FuriousChapter 21 Joy RideChapter 22 Filet of Guinea PigChapter 23 Altitude SicknessChapter 24 Ninja Kicks PART IV Argentina, ChileChapter 25 Desert BluesChapter 26 Outcrazy the CraziesChapter 27 Proceed with CautionChapter 28 El Fin del Mundo Interview with Kristen JokinenAcknowledgments |
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"Explorers Kristen and Ville Jokinen met scuba diving in Vietnam and fell in love. She was a real estate agent from Oregon, and he a financial analyst for Toyota in his native Finland. After hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from the border of Mexico to Canada they decided their next adventure would be a two-year cycling trip covering 18,000 miles from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Argentina, despite never having cycled other than around the block. Only their starting and ending points were planned, in between was navigated daily by their sense of adventure and intuition. Locals in Mexico, Central America, and South America allowed them to camp in their fields and farms, invited them into their homes and families, and acted as tour guides, Kristen and Ville held babies, attended quinceaneras, drank Pulque, played soccer, and visited schools. They persevered unrelenting, punishing rain and wind, altitude sickness, dog attacks, bike accidents, and countless flat tires to cycle between the ends of the earth. Ville and Kristen Jokinen move through the world with a sense of curiosity and belief that kindness connects us to our shared humanity. Well-timed following a global pandemic, Joy Ride reconnects us to hope and the inspiration to pursue our wildest dreams. Kristen and Ville are love on wheels."-- Back cover. |
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Jokinen, Kristen -- Travel.
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Jokinen, Ville -- Travel.
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Pacific Crest Trail -- Description and travel.
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Central America -- Description and travel.
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South America -- Description and travel.
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| Genre |
Travel writing.
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| Added Author |
Strayed, Cheryl, 1968- writer of introduction.
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| ISBN |
9780998825755 (paperback) |
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