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Reviewed by Stacie Haas for Readers' Favorite
In Middle Miles, Cory Mortensen is cycling from the Canadian to the Mexican border. He’s a middle-aged man, but what his body feels, his mind merely acknowledges. It’s a journey that will take 27 days, and one in which he will experience vast changes in both altitude and temperature, traffic and people, mountain vistas, and motel room amenities. He sets off not in search of anything specific but with a mind open to the possibilities of the journey’s twists and turns and the wisdom that may come through the experience. With the memory of close friends his age who have left the earth too soon, as well as the pain of losing his father, he sets off in their honor, vowing to appreciate every moment.
Middle Miles: Cycling from Canada to Mexico Along the Pacific Coast Highway by Cory Mortensen is an engaging read. I’ve not read many books that are part travel guide and part history book, and yet, at the conclusion, it manages to be more than both. Even though the journey is fascinating and much respect is given to the sheer difficulty of cycling the Pacific Coast Highway, I appreciated the window into the mind of the author more. The freedom to make a trek like that, to appreciate what is encountered, and to take the time to reflect on life is enticing, especially to someone who hasn't quite figured out how to take that leap. Cory has done it multiple times and given us a glimpse of what it can be like. This book will be especially appealing to readers in their own "middle miles," the 40-, 50-, and 60-somethings who feel that tug between young and old, as time itself accelerates at an ever-faster speed. I highly recommend taking this journey with Cory Mortensen in Middle Miles.
