The Road Between Us by Christopher Briscoe
When Christopher Briscoe and his son, Quincy, rode their bikes along historic Route 66 from Santa Monica to Chicago, majestic beauty and quirky characters became regular features of their daily routine. It was 58 days and 2,700 miles of exhaustion and magic, through sometimes overwhelming heat or driving rain. Along the way, they discover that the road between them is the life path that connects them. Their journey is captured in photographs and stories that bring to life their adventures and heartfelt camaraderie. Between 1976 and 2000, Chris biked across the US three times. Then, he discovered the charm of photography. Certain his biking days were behind him, Briscoe shared stories of his cross-country trips with his son. To his astonishment, and with some prompting from his son (and the discovery of an e-bike,) father and son embarked on a bicycling odyssey from Santa Monica to Chicago along the historic Route 66. Along the way, Briscoe melded his love of biking with his love of pho