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 Product Catalog > Bicycle Books > Mountain Biking Books Cycling the Great Divide: From Canada to Mexico on Americas Premier Long Distance Mountain Bike Route By: Mountaineers Books Average Rating: 4.0 Total Reviews: 6 Features:
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Reviews Continental Divide Guidebook  by: on: 28-Jan 2009 This book is very informative and well researched. The author provides a very thorough guide to riding the Continental Divide Trail. Only downside, the maps, which are sketchy at best. Author suggests buying detailed maps from his sponsoring organization. Has been back ordered a month  by: on: 08-Sep 2008 I will write a new review when I actually get this book... it does NOT ship in 7-14 days...mine has been backordered a month already. Great Divide Cyclist  by: ioutback4fun on: 15-Jan 2007 I rode this trail in the summer of 2006, from Banff to Mexico. I found this book very helpful in planning my daily rides. It briefly described potential camping spots, designated and undesignated, water sources, and trail conditions. To conserve weight while on the trail, I tore out the pages as I completed them. It is definitely well worth the money to buy for planning and for using on the trail. This book does not include any info on the Canada portion. With some help from this book I only needed 40 days to plan everything. Note: This was my first bicycle tour and I did it solo, self supported. Cheers! A Great Book on the Great Divide by: Anonymous on: 28-Mar 2003 Michael McCoy's Cycling the Great Divide: From Canada to Mexico on America's Premier Long Distance Mountain Bike Route is an essential item for those who are planning to bicycle or hike all of the Adventure Cycling route. As McCoy notes in his well-written and informative introduction, this isn't an easy trek. Uneven terrain, adverse weather conditions, and a lack of water and essential services are often the norm. As I found, having the book on hand better enabled me to plan ahead. For instance, my discovering that the climb over Indiana Pass would be long and difficult prompted me to begin my cycling day early, which in retrospect was fortuitious in that had I dilly-dallied, I would would have been caught in a late-afternoon snow-storm. One the book's many strengths is that it includes a much-needed daily route synopsis. Though I am directionally challenged, I did not miss a single turn, not even in New Mexico, where many of the roads and trail heads are unmarked. Sightseeing, points-of-interest, and photos have been included. I was often glad of this -- as I remarked to some onlookers, if McCoy hadn't pointed these things out to me, my trip would have been more of a slog than it was. For instance, if he hadn't mentioned that the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad passes through southern New Mexico, I would have missed it. The historical information is also a plus in that it will appeal to both tenters and armchair readers. There was many an evening when (because the sun set early) I was glad I had this book on hand. The material in this book also complements the Adventure Cycling maps. In retrospect, my trip was without incident, in part because I had both on hand. View All ReviewsView All Mountain Biking Books |
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