Hear Oregon author\, Dan Shryock\, talk ab out his book\, Cycling Across Oregon: Stories\, Surprises &\; Revel ations Along the State&rsquo\;s Scenic Bikeways\, \;which follows a group of friends as they set out to explore the state&rsquo\;s 17 offic ial scenic bikeways in a single year. This is a study of rural Oregon &mda sh\; the people\, the places\, and the discoveries that make cycling a uni que travel experience. \;Stand in ruts created by countless wagons on the Oregon Trail\, meet the owners of a ghost town\, pedal over the Cascad es\, bike through historic covered bridges\, and climb the state's oldest standing lighthouse.
\nDan Shryock is a Salem-based author and travel writer who focuses on cycle tourism. His work has appea red in magazines and websites in California and the Pacific Northwest\, in cluding Bend Magazine. He has explored back roads and hillsides a cross the western United States\, British Columbia\, England\, Italy\, Mex ico\, and New Zealand in search of unique bicycle adventures. He&rsquo\;s also been known to savor a good espresso.
\nA career journalist\, he served as a reporter and editor for newspapers in Indiana\, California\, and Oregon. While working for the Times-Advocate in Escondido\, C alif.\, he teamed with colleagues to become Pulitzer Prize finalists (Expl anatory Journalism) in 1990. He later served as editor of the Gazette- Times in Corvallis and as digital media director of the News-Regi ster in McMinnville. He left the News-Register in 2015 and b egan this cycling/travel adventure\, and recently launched a digital publi cation on Substack titled &ldquo\;Why We Ride.&rdquo\; For more informatio n\, visit Dan's website at https://danshr yock.com \;
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