<description>&lt;p&gt; &lt;!-- wp:image {"align":"center","id":2306,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="wp-block-image"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.thepursuitzone.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/TPZ-211be-Anna-Welch.jpg"&gt; &lt;img class="wp-image-2306" src= "https://www.thepursuitzone.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/TPZ-211be-Anna-Welch.jpg" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- /wp:image --&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:cgb/block-libsyn-podcasting-gutenberg --&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="wp-block-cgb-block-libsyn-podcasting-gutenberg"&gt; &lt;div class="libsyn-shortcode"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- /wp:cgb/block-libsyn-podcasting-gutenberg --&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In the summer of 2019, Anna Welch traveled from New Zealand to San Francisco to begin cycling across the United States. She was inspired by the &lt;a href="https://www.kateharris.ca/" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Kate Harris book Lands of Lost Borders – A Journey on the Silk Road&lt;/a&gt;. She wanted to see a cross-section of American culture and geography in a way that tested her mental and physical limits. She followed the Western Express and Trans Am routes, using maps from the &lt;a href= "https://www.adventurecycling.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;Adventure Cycling Association&lt;/a&gt; completing her journey to Yorktown Virginia in 83 days. Anna says the best thing about the whole adventure was how cycling facilitated a connection to the landscape and the people. You can learn more at &lt;a href="https://thesevariousadventures.wordpress.com/" target= "_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;thesevariousadventures.wordpress.com&lt;/a&gt;. Anna Welch, welcome to The Pursuit Zone.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQmwrLJI3WY" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Anna's presentation on YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.thepursuitzone.com/tpz162/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;My Kate Harris interview - Episode 162&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- /wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Pursuit Zone

Paul Schmid

TPZ211: Cycle Touring Across the USA with Anna Welch

MAR 28, 202143 MIN
The Pursuit Zone

TPZ211: Cycle Touring Across the USA with Anna Welch

MAR 28, 202143 MIN

Description

 

In the summer of 2019, Anna Welch traveled from New Zealand to San Francisco to begin cycling across the United States. She was inspired by the Kate Harris book Lands of Lost Borders – A Journey on the Silk Road. She wanted to see a cross-section of American culture and geography in a way that tested her mental and physical limits. She followed the Western Express and Trans Am routes, using maps from the Adventure Cycling Association completing her journey to Yorktown Virginia in 83 days. Anna says the best thing about the whole adventure was how cycling facilitated a connection to the landscape and the people. You can learn more at thesevariousadventures.wordpress.com. Anna Welch, welcome to The Pursuit Zone.

Anna's presentation on YouTube My Kate Harris interview - Episode 162