Travels…
Lifetime Adventures
Read Stan’s journaled narratives and discover the myriad wonders of the world, from transcontinental bicycle trips to scaling some of the world’s tallest peaks to engaging with fascinating individuals in remote villages and communities. If you have a yen for adventure, then this pieces are for you, whether you have seen the world at large or only dreamt about it from afar.
Wonders of the Open Road: Earth View Adventures
A portion of this presentation focuses on various hardships and challenges of traveling and cycling across the six bikeable continents of the world. For example border crossings, bike maintenance/repairs, language barriers, aggressive wildlife, and also…
Wonders of the Open Road: Introduction
Stan Havlick never knew that with one touch of his rear bicycle wheel into the Pacific Ocean in California, a 14-year journey would take his front wheel to the west coast of the Caspian Sea in Russia. Stan’s six…
Wonders of the Open Road: Iceland
In May 2014, Stan Havlick, Rick Compton, Dwayne Bergeron and Brendan McGuire began their nearly 1,000-mile expedition near the Atlantic Ocean on the southwest coast of Iceland. For three weeks, the team battled fierce winds, thick fog, perpetual rain and mountainous terrain…
Wonders of the Open Road: Antarctica
On November 25th, 2009, Stan Havlick dipped his front and back wheels into Neko Harbor off Andvord Bay on the Peninsula of the Antarctic Continent. This small harbor indents the eastern shore of Andvord Bay and lies…
Wonders of the Open Road: Europe
In May, 2006, Stan Havlick, Rick Compton, Mike Thompson, and Shane Cole dipped their back wheels into the North Sea off the Atlantic Ocean on the Northwest Coast of the Netherlands. Two months and…
Wonders of the Open Road: Africa
In March, 2004, Stan Havlick, Dan Foster, Joe Foster, and Garry Kijan dipped their back wheels into the Atlantic Ocean on the shore of South Africa near Capet Town. Nearly two months and three thousand…
Wonders of the Open Road: South America
In September, 2001, Stan Havlick, John Stone, Dwayne Bergeron, and Rob Lewis dipped their back wheels into the Pacific Ocean. Nearly six weeks and three thousand miles later they dipped their front wheels into…
Wonders of the Open Road: Asia
In June, 1999, Stan Havlick, John Rickauer, Mark Snyder, and Dan Chen, who joined the team at the Chinese Border, dipped their back wheels into the Caspian Sea on the shores of Turkmenistan. Nearly two months…
Wonders of the Open Road: Australia
In April, 1996, Stan Havlick, Chuck Sanson, and Drew Juen dipped their back wheels into the Indian Ocean near Perth Australia. Thirty-six days and nearly three thousand miles later, they dipped their front wheels into…
Wonders of the Open Road: North America
In May, 1992 Boulderite Stan Havlick and his son, Justin, dipped their bicycle wheels into the Pacific Ocean near Santa Monica, on the California Coast. Forty days, eleven states, and over three thousand miles later…