You Only Die Once: How Riding a Bicycle Across America Taught Me to Live. Right. Now.

Here’s the thing: I’m not going to paint the most flattering picture of either the coast-to-coast ride or the lessons I learned along the way just because it makes for a great story. I’ll tell you the heartbreaking and thrilling details as best as I remember them. The triumphs I discuss are, at least for me, huge. I did not make or break any land speed records. Guinness doesn’t care about my accomplishment; but this is my book, not theirs. I hope that if you, my friend, are able to relate to any of the situations that come up in this book, that you will feel that we have a kinship. Know this: I no longer suffer from anxiety and depression. I am THRIVING despite anxiety and depression. This is the story of my bicycle ride from Westport, WA to Key West, FL—3800 miles. I crossed the country, but what I conquered was myself.