Ken_Kifer

Ken Kifer

Ken Kifer

American sport cyclist

Ken Kifer (October 23, 1945 – September 14, 2003) was an American writer, bicyclist and webmaster. Kifer was a Walden scholar[1] and admirer of Henry David Thoreau, and wrote Analysis and Notes on Walden. His website is still a source of information on bicycling and especially bicycle touring.[2]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Kifer was killed by a drunk driver in September 2003 while riding his bicycle 6 miles (9.7 km) from his home near Scottsboro, Alabama, USA.[3]

Biography

Kifer was born in Pittsburgh to Paul and Dorothy Kifer and moved to Gadsden, Alabama in 1954. He attended Jacksonville State University and was a fan of caving.[4] A keen cyclist, Kifer went on many long and short tours many of which he chronicled on his website,[5] and several that he did not, including one to the west coast of the United States that took him through Montana.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "This website is dedicated to the memory of Ken Kifer". Personal.umich.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
  2. [2]
    portrait gallery, open road galleryadventure cycling, bicycle touring, bicycle travel, bicycling, cycling, bike touring info, bike touring, bike resources, adventure travel by bike, bike maps, how to bike tour, how to travel by bike, cycling tour (2010-05-02). "Open Road Gallery Online | Resources | Adventure Cycling Association". Adventurecycling.org. Retrieved 2014-05-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. [3]
    "Ken Kifer killed by drunk". Bikeforums.net. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
  4. [4]
    Ken Kifer (2000). "How to Get into Any Cave". Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  5. [5]
    "Bicycle Camping and Touring -- Cycling Travel Advice and Long-Distance Touring Travelogues".
  6. [6]
    "Natural Traveler | Adventure Cycling Association". 27 August 2012.
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