Ken Kifer
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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]
Kifer was killed by a drunk driver in September 2003 while riding his bicycle Template:Convert 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
External links
- Archives of Ken Kifer's web site: [1], [2], on Wayback Machine, at Bike Idaho.
- A Forgotten Hero, an article about cyclist Major Taylor by Kifer.
- Article on Kifer from Adventure Cycling.
- Bicycling Advocacy discussion group started by Kifer.
- Why promote cycling?, Ken Kifer, Letters, The BMJ, 2000 Aug 5; 321(7257): 386.