Ken Kifer
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'''Ken Kifer''' ([[October 23]], [[1945]] – [[September 14]], [[2003]]) was a [[writer]], [[bicyclist]] and [[webmaster]]. His [http://www.kenkifer.com/ website] is still one of the best sources of information on [[bicycling]] and especially [[bicycle touring]]. Ken Kifer was killed by a drunk driver in September 2003 while riding his bicycle just 6 miles from his home near [[Scottsboro, Alabama|Scottsboro]], [[Alabama]].
Ken was also a [[Walden]] scholar and admirer of [[Henry David Thoreau]], and wrote [http://www.kenkifer.com/Thoreau/index.htm ''Analysis and Notes on Walden''].
==External links==
* [http://www.kenkifer.com Ken Kifer's website]
* [http://www.majortaylorassociation.org/kifer.htm A Forgotten Hero]
* [http://www.adventurecycling.org/gallery/gallery13.cfm Article on Ken] from [http://www.adventurecycling.org Adventure Cycling]
* [http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/bicyclingadvocacy/ Bicycling Advocacy discussion group started by Kifer]
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[[Category:American cyclists]]
[[Category:Touring cyclists]]
[[Category:Road accident deaths in Alabama]]
[[Category:Cycling road accident victims]]