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To shake the sleeping self : a journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a quest for a life with no regret / Jedidiah Jenkins.

by Jenkins, Jedidiah, author.

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New York : Convergent Books, [2018]

Jenkins, Jedidiah -- Travel -- America.

Cycling -- America.

America -- Description and travel.

9781524761387 (hardcover : alk. paper) :

1524761389 (hardcover : alk. paper)

viii, 323 pages : maps ; 25 cm

The plan -- It begins -- The coast is clear (Northern California) -- The temptation of home (Southern California) -- Crossing into Baja -- Some background as I lose my mind (Baja and my childhood) -- Cartels and coconuts -- The cathedral sits on the temple (Mexico City) -- What happens if I go home? (Oaxaca and Christmas) -- Harry devert (Panama) -- A new continent (crossing to Cartagena) -- Cocaine and cute little mushrooms (Cartagena and Medellín) -- God on the trail (Medellín to Salento) -- Sex hotels and here comes mom (Cali to Quito) -- The coldest night (Quito to Cusco) -- Empire falls to empire (Machu Picchu) -- New blood into Bolivia (Bolivia and Argentina) -- All by my Argentina (solo down Argentina) -- Entering the holy land (Mendoza to Bariloche) -- Alone in God's most obvious work (the Carretera Austral) -- Mom and the mountain (Torrres del Paine).

"From travel writer Jedidiah Jenkins comes a long-awaited memoir of adventure, wonder, and lessons learned while bicycling from Oregon to Patagonia. On the edge of turning thirty, terrified of being funneled into a life he didn't choose, Jedidiah Jenkins quit his dream job and spent the next sixteen months cycling from Oregon to Patagonia. He chronicled the trip on Instagram, where his photos and profound reflections on life soon attracted hundreds of thousands of followers and got him featured by National Geographic and The Paris Review. In this unflinchingly honest memoir, Jenkins narrates his adventure--the people and places he encountered on his way to the bottom of the world--as well as the internal journey that started it all. As he traverses cities, mountains, and exotic locales, Jenkins grapples with the question of what it means to be an adult and with his struggle to reconcile his sexual identity with his conservative Christian upbringing. As he writes in his inspiring search for wonder and a life he could believe in, 'It's not about the bike. It's about getting out of your routine--and that could look like anything'"--

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