She Rides
Chasing Dreams Across California and Mexico
She Writes Press · Print & ebook · June 13, 2023
At fifty-four, Alenka was running out of time to follow through on a dream she’d written down in her pocket-size Rumi book just after her first marriage crumbled.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers seeking inspiration to pursue long-buried dreams
- Themes
- Pursuing long-buried dreams, Healing and reclaiming one's life, Courage and resilience
- Genres
- Cycling Travel, Personal Memoirs, Adventurers & Explorers
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At fifty-four, Alenka was running out of time to follow through on a dream she’d written down in her pocket-size Rumi book just after her first marriage crumbled. Years later, as she slowly rebuilt her life with her second husband, things started spiraling out of control. The only way she knew how to heal and connect all painful parts of her life was by riding her bike, and she didn’t want to have regrets.
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But was she brave enough to embark on an unknown path and risk losing everything . . . perhaps even her own life? Determined to awaken her dying spirit and heal her battered body, Alenka loaded her mountain bike with 50 pounds’ worth of camping gear and set off on a 2,500-mile journey. Starting in Lake Tahoe California, she hoped to ride along the Sierra Nevada Mountain range to the tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, following remote mountain trails. Alone. What followed was an irrevocably transformational journey of love, hope, courage, and resilience—and here, Alenka tells that story in a voice stripped of self-pity and infused with a good dose of humor. She Rides is a galvanizing wake-up call for anyone who wants to unearth and follow their own deeply buried dreams—and reclaim their life.
Who it’s for
- Readers seeking inspiration to pursue long-buried dreams
- Readers interested in a solo bike journey through remote mountain trails
Where it sits
| Personal Memoirs | 76% |
|---|---|
| Adventurers & Explorers | 42% |
| Cycling Travel | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Adventurers & Explorers
- Personal Memoirs
- Cancer
- Authors
- Alenka Vrecek
- Publisher
- She Writes Press
- Published
- June 13, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Pursuing long-buried dreams · Healing and reclaiming one's life · Courage and resilience
- Reading lane
- Adventurers & Explorers