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At fifty-something, Cory Mortensen set out to ride the Pacific Coast Highway-not to chase youth or set records, but to listen. To the wind, the waves, the road beneath him-and the quieter voice within.

Middle Miles is a memoir set against the rugged rhythm of the Pacific coast. From fog-draped Washington cliffs to sun-washed California stretches, Mortensen pedals through forgotten beach towns, to roadside cafes, and weathered motels-collecting stories, bits of history, and the strange trivia that only reveals itself to those traveling slowly enough to notice.
This isn’t a journey of reinvention or escape. It’s a cinematic, slow-burning reflection on the shape a life takes in its middle miles. Where have we been? What have we missed? And what, if anything, lies ahead that still stirs the soul?Authentic ■ Wistful ■ Unhurried ■ Timeless ■ PensiveEqual parts memoir, travelogue, and philosophical postcard, Middle Miles is an invitation to pause, to move deliberately, and to consider the beauty of not having it all figured out.