Robert Downes
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Robert Downes

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Robert (Bob) Downes writes books of travel and adventure and lives the life he writes about. He has backpacked through more than 70 countries, with destinations ranging from the supercities of the Third World to the heart of the American wilderness. An ardent bicyclist, he has also ridden or bike-toured countries around the world, including Australia, Croatia, Vietnam, China, India, Sri Lanka, Tuscany, Peru, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, across Europe, England and Ireland and across the United States These adventures have contributed to his nonfiction books, "I Promised You Adventure," "Biking Northern Michigan," and "Planet Backpacker." His latest works are "Windigo Moon:A Novel of Native America," set 400 years ago among the Ojibwe of the Upper Great Lakes, and "Bicycle Hobo," a thriller set on the highways of America. A resident of Traverse City, Michigan, Downes co-founded the alternative Northern Express Weekly, which grew to become the region's largest newsweekly. Born in 1952, Downes attended Wayne State University in Detroit, graduating in 1976 with a major in journalism and a minor in photography. He is married to Jeannette Wildman, who has a co-authorship credit on "I Promised You Adventure."
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