The Quest

About the Book

The Quest: A Bike Adventure Across America was written during a 47 day solo bicycle trek from Carlsbad, California to Cape May, New Jersey. This book takes you on the day to day journey as it was captured on the pages of a personal journal during the cyclist’s bike ride across the United States of America. The entries are updated with vivid “side note” descriptions and afterthoughts to help you fully understand the context of the experience. The Quest: A Bike Adventure Across America captures the essence of adventure, overcoming adversity, and reveals some interesting insights into people, life, nature, and faith. If you ever wanted to taste the trials and tribulation of a challenging adventure this day to day record of a solo cross country bike trip is a must read.

About the Author

Tom Salinsky was born and raised outside of Philadelphia in the rolling hills of Bucktown, Pennsylvania and spent a lifetime of summers in the quaint fishing town of Cape May, New Jersey. Tom is the youngest of four siblings and owes much of who he is to the guidance and love of his family and friends. Tom attended Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida and after graduating , at the age of 22, he set out on his bicycle journey across the United States of America. Currently, Tom resides in Boynton Beach, Florida as a passionate Science Teacher who enjoys fishing, surfing, and shaping surfboards during his free time(TURTLE Surfboards). Tom lives with his beautiful wife Lisa and is the proud father of three lovely daughters: Brittany, Brooke(step daughters), and Tessa Lynn. Tom can often be found surfing and fishing in Florida or along the east coast while visiting family and friends in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and Cape May, New Jersey.