Today is the first day of fall and I’m on the road with the wind in my face. Street Vibrations is the destination, but the journey is what it’s all about.
As I admire the scenery along the country roads of Oregon, I can’t help but think about the book, Crisscrossing America. It’s a story of one man’s journey across the United States — twice. On retirement, John Gussenhoven, did something a lot people dream about doing. He bought a motorcycle, took a Rider’s Edge class and learned how to ride. Then he loaded up his saddlebags and made a two-year, two-leg journey crisscrossing the U.S.
In the book, John writes about his experiences on the road and some of the people he encounters along the way. As a photographer I can tell you the book contains some beautiful pictures of the U.S. It turns out that each night, John carefully recorded his thoughts as well as his GPS locations from the day. Then he shared these with his friend, Jim Wark, who took arial photographs of the same places. Cool photos with out a doubt.
I’m not doing a book, but I do appreciate the unique perspective of the landscape in our country. I’ll be observing and reporting back from this road trip in a week, but for the next several days the comment approval process will be delayed.
Ride safe.
Photo courtesy of film web site.
Hello
This is Sarath from Calicut ,Kerala ,India working in FIC ,B’lore
The close observations in this report is truly fabulous
I’m a bike freak & love to take long rides in my Hero Honda bike Definitely this book will bring excellent accolades
I wish the author all the very best for his future endeavors
Regards
SARATH KUMAR
crisscrossing america, a book i will need to check out, thanks mac. have a safe and enjoyable ride to street vibes…