Author Nate Cross participated in the 2019 Tour Divide, a 2,745-mile
mountain bike race along the Great Divide from Banff (Canada) to the
border of Mexico. Unfortunately, due to an illness, he had to drop out
of the race (1,000 miles into the journey). For a full year, his desire
to return to complete this ride intensified, only to have the 2020 Tour
Divide cancelled due to a worldwide pandemic (Covid-19). Despite this
roadblock, the author returned to the area where he dropped out the
previous year, to take care of some "unfinished business" by completing
his ride. This is the story of both adventures. However, this book is
about much more than his Great Divide ride. It is a reflective story
about a series of personal events that changed the author's life through
his abuse of alcohol, and his path to recovery. As an avid cyclist, he
puts this ride and his past into perspective by sharing some parallels
he discovered during his recovery (utilizing the Alcoholics Anonymous
12-Step Program), while completing his Great Divide ride. Additionally,
this is a story of personal and spiritual redemption, resulting from a
new mindset that not only helped him conquer the Great Divide, but also
to become a better person, one day at a time. ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THOSE
IN RECOVERY.
