I'm available for speaking engagements for your: corporation, school, civic group, church group, and small business. These audio-visual presentations blend my stunning 35-mm photography with music and motivational talk. Cost for any one of these one-hour presentations is $100.00. I can provide the audio-video gear.

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                                                    98 Days In The Summer of 2009 Hudson, Ohio residents Pete Gladden and Ryan Delamater cycled 6270 miles on their mountain bikes across the entirety of Canada. They rode along the Pacific coast of Vancouver Island, across the snow covered peaks of the Canadian Rockies, through the Great Plains of Albert, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, up along the northern coastline of the Great Lakes, and through the Canadian Maritimes of the Atlantic coast all the way to St. John's, Newfoundland. This is a fun and entertaining presentation that will not only have you laughing at their quirky views and perspectives about their life on the road, but it will also inspire you to set goals, persevere, and take risks in life.

Trans USA 2010 During the months of June and July of 2010 I cycled solo 4012 miles across the United States. I started the journey high up in the north country of the Eastern US at Houlton, Maine. Staying close to the Canadian border and crossing several Maine mountain ranges, I continued the journey west into New Hampshire and Vermont crossing over the beautiful White and Green mountains. The mountain riding continued as I rode across the Allegheny Mts. of New York state. My trek took me across Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana. Fifty-five days later I finished the trip at Puget Sound in Everett, Washington. This trip was about perseverance and solitude as I battled the notorious westerly headwinds day after day and rode hours on end alone with only the road and the endless landscapes of the Great Plains to keep me company. 

One week across the roof of the world - A presentation on Pete Gladden's 2001 wilderness backpacking trip across the Cumberland Peninsula on Baffin Island, one of the larger islands of the Canadian Archipelago in the Eastern Arctic Ocean.

The Highs and Lows of Arizona - Join Pete for a backpacking trip more than a mile down into the Arizona's magnificent Grand Canyon, and then up to the state's highest peak, Mount Humphreys.

Around the World in Sports - This presentation is a copilation of Pete's 10 years as an freelance photographer/writer for several sporting magazines. He'll take you from the east to west coasts of the US, to Hawaii, Finland, Russia, Switzerland, Down Under and more.

Photo Adventures - These are photo presentations of Pete's trips to such  far flung places as Newfoundland, Norway and Iceland, and the desert southwest of the US.