Richard Hughes loves to ride. He has ridden dirt bikes, street machines, folding bikes, 5-speeds, 10-speeds, 15 and 20 speed bicycles. Like many Americans he has often dreamed of riding across America on a bike. What could be a better way of expressing true freedom? What sets him apart from other riders is not how good he rides or how fast, but the fact that Richard loves to write about the journey. Whether it is about a river that had to be crossed or a trail that had to be blazed along the way, his stories are sure to capture the imagination and bring out the rider that lives in every reader's soul.