\n The journey began in 2023, after Mark spent a month trekking through the Cascade Range in America\u2019s Pacific Northwest. Near the town of Boring, he decided to cycle home to the UK.\n<\/p>\n
\n He chose a route linking Boring with Dull, a village in Scotland. The communities are \u201cpaired for the ages\u201d because of their names. His route also included Iceland, turning the idea into a trans-continental adventure.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mark will discuss the journey as part of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society\u2019s (RSGS) Inspiring People programme.\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: \u201cIn this talk I will share the story of my 2023 trans-continental cycle ride from Boring (Oregon) to Dull (Scotland): a mad idea that became reality.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n His Helensburgh talk will start at 7.30pm on Thursday, October 29, at Victoria Halls in Sinclair Street.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mark said: \u201cI’m looking forward to sharing this memorable life experience with you in late October, and I will do my best to bring every aspect of this challenge to life.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Mark Wedgewood (Image: The Royal Scottish Geographical Society)\n<\/p>\n
\n The RSGS says its Inspiring People talks are open to everyone. Tickets are free for RSGS members, students and under-18s, while general admission costs \u00a315.\n<\/p>\n
\n Tickets can be booked online in advance at rsgs.org\/events or bought at the door.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The journey began in 2023, after Mark spent a month trekking through the Cascade Range in America\u2019s Pacific…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":787771,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-787770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=787770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787770\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/787771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=787770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=787770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=787770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}