Alcan Heavy Biker

How far would one man go to collect a five-dollar bet? It depends on who is there to sweeten the pot. "Alcan Heavy Biker" is the debut novel by Michael D. Sheimo, which charts a life-changing motorcycle odyssey that is rife with determined grizzly bears, exotic campers, nasty bushwhackers, and unrelenting, unforgiving gravel.

It's July of 1970, and Dan Johnson has just bought his first motorcycle with the aim of logging more than three thousand miles from Fairbanks, Alaska, to Minneapolis, Minnesota. His goal is to attend the wedding of his old friends Jim and Mary, to snag his five dollars, and to get a glimpse of his former girlfriend Elaine before she ties the knot with her boyfriend. What he does not foresee is the truth in the old adage about the journey being the destination. And it counts double when the trip includes the majestic span of the Alcan Highway.

A coming-of-age story of adventure and wanderlust, "Alcan Heavy Biker "will enthrall anyone who has ever toyed with the idea of taking to the road, or who would just like to ride along by way of this mesmerizing tale.