Long Beach man pedals his way across America

A 1987 graduate of Cypress College, Francis is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Carson, California. As a 12-year-old growing up in Cypre...

December 16, 2022
7:12 AM

A 1987 graduate of Cypress College, Francis is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Carson, California. As a 12-year-old growing up in Cypress, California, Ken Francis began wondering what the world held for him outside of his hometown. Now, 48 years later, the Long Beach resident can speak with an expert's knowledge on the subject. Francis, 60, has pedaled his bicycle well north of 100,000 miles across the United States, Europe and Australia. His adventures are chronicled in his new book Great Rides Across America: The Open Road Adventures of Mr.