Dr. Dirk Rohrbach, 45, rides his bicycle on the Santa Monica Pier after completing his 4600 mile cross country road trip. It took him 63 days. Dr. Rohrbach is a German physician, radio journalist, and National Geographic author and photographer. With his award-winning live presentations, he is one of Europe’s most renowned inspirational speakers.  For 20 years, he has hosted regular shows on national prime time radio in Germany and created several formats including “Americana,” a four-hour weekly music program introducing American country and folk music to his audience. Dr. Rohrbach’s photojournalistic projects have been decorated with prizes multiple times. His live presentations are impressive with charismatic rhetoric and brilliant production. The books Yukon and Americana about his previous adventures are published through Malik/National Geographic in Europe. In the fall of 2013 renowned German publisher Piper will release his latest work, Manual Instructions for Alaska. Dr. Dirk  traveled across America with bis bicycle and camera for the new project "Highway Junkie," collecting stories and photographs for a picture book, that will be published through National Geographic Germany. (Wednesday, August 21, 2013)