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Book Describes a Woman's Solo Motorcycle Journey Around the USA
Breakdowns in small towns all around America is the theme of
a new book titled AMERICAN BORDERS by Carla King, which describes
her solo journey around the United States on a Russian Ural sidecar
motorcycle.
A motorcycle journey to explore the borders between the United
States, Canada, and Mexico quickly becomes a comedy of mechanical,
social, and natural disasters. King's four-month, ten-thousand-mile
solo test ride of the newly imported Russian Ural sidecar motorcycle
is punctuated by cracked welds and electrical gremlins, evil
tow truck drivers, roadside romances, tornadoes and hurricanes.
Woven into the narrative are the intensely personal reflections
of a woman traveling alone, the Zen of motorcycle maintenance,
and keen observations of America's diverse landscapes and population.
From B.C. to the Blue Ridge, Boquillas to Beverly Hills, American
Borders is a unique and intimate exploration of the United States
and its neighbors.
"A great read!" says Lonely Planet founder Maureen
Wheeler. "Carla takes every breakdown, every weird encounter
in her stride with a sense of humor, an eye for the ridiculous,
and incredible stoicism. All this, and sex and relationships,
too! Heartwarming and revealing, readers get to know and love
Carla, and get to know themselves a little more in the process,"
says Genevieve Schmitt, founder of WomenRidersNow.com. "She's
a true hero, smiling every mile of the way and finding humor
in the worst of circumstances."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Carla King is the author of the popular realtime Internet dispatches
American Borders, China Road, and Indian Sunset. Her writing
has been published in Wild Writing Women: Stories of World Travel,
Travelers' Tales anthologies, and In Search of Adventure. Her
book, American Borders, is the first in a series of Motorcycle
Misadventures travelogues. She lives in San Francisco.
 BOOK DETAILS
American Borders: A solo-circumnavigation of the United States
on a Russian sidecar motorcycle
Author: Carla King
Paperback; 228 pages ($16.95)
ISBN: 0964644509
EVENTS
Currently the USA tour includes Chicago, Atlanta, Santa Cruz,
Los Angeles, San Francisco and the Pacific Northwest. More cities
will be added later in the year. For more information, news,
and calendar please go to www.MotorcycleMisadventures.com.
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