I am quite behind with my daily blog posts but just a quick real-time update: WE MADE IT!!! The past few days have been a whirlwind as our trip came to a close and I spent most of my time cherishing my last moments with my team instead of blogging. I will be posting theContinue reading “Hello from San Francisco!”
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Day 62: South Lake Tahoe, CA to Lee Vining, CA
Distance: 46.49 mi Elevation: 2,162 ft Dedication: Uncle Tim and Aunt Therese Ride group: Eli, Bethany, and Julia Host: Community Presbyterian Church Today we had our first reroute due to natural hazards, as one of the roads we were supposed to ride on was closed from a mudslide. The route was also extremely difficult (120Continue reading “Day 62: South Lake Tahoe, CA to Lee Vining, CA”
Days 60 & 61: Carson City, NV to South Lake Tahoe, CA
Distance: 33.33 mi Elevation: 3,390 ft Dedication: Uncle Tim and TJ Allen Ride group: Bryce, Collin, Patti, and Grace, then just Grace, then Grace and Bailey Host: Temple Bat Yam We took advantage of a low-mileage day and a great host to sleep in a little yesterday morning and take our time with getting ready.Continue reading “Days 60 & 61: Carson City, NV to South Lake Tahoe, CA”
Day 59: Austin, NV to Carson City, NV
Distance: 100.68 mi Elevation: 2,375 ft Dedication: Jamie Roberts Ride group: Bryce, Shelby, and James Host: Patti and Mike Anderson I woke up this morning a little chilly but otherwise well-rested after a night in the van! After a true #4KOK breakfast (a bagel, a banana, and a slice of cake) and a loooong pack-up,Continue reading “Day 59: Austin, NV to Carson City, NV”
Day 57: Ely, NV to Eureka, NV
Team distance: 93.92 mi Team elevation: 4,245 Dedication: My teammates Van group: Bailey and Grace Host: Diamond Valley Baptist Church There are a lot of incredible feelings on this trip, but it’s hard to top having a scheduled van day after our longest ride of the trip. Bailey and I lucked out in that senseContinue reading “Day 57: Ely, NV to Eureka, NV”
Day 56: Caliente, NV to Ely, NV
Distance: 136.52 mi (a PR for everyone on the team!) Elevation: 5,102 ft Dedication: Uncle Tim Ride group: Bailey, Rose, Glenn, Mike, and Maggie Host: St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church If you had told me at 4 AM this morning that almost the entire team would complete today’s 137-mile route before our scheduled dinner at 6:30Continue reading “Day 56: Caliente, NV to Ely, NV”
Day 58: Eureka, NV to Austin, NV
Team distance: 82.30 mi Team elevation: 2,861 ft Dedication: Uncle Tim and TJ Allen Van partner: Casey Host: Austin High School I ended up in the van again today after a terrible night of sleep thanks to a small hole in my sleeping pad. I hate to give up riding time this close to theContinue reading “Day 58: Eureka, NV to Austin, NV”
Days 54 & 55: Cedar City, UT to Caliente, NV
Distance: 102.68 mi Elevation: 3,054 ft Dedication: Uncle Tim Ride group: Collin, Katy, and Bethany, with a little riding with Mike, Glenn, and Bailey in the middle Host: Kershaw-Ryan State Park, coordinated by 4K alum Leslie Two nights ago we developed a last-minute reroute to avoid going way out of our way to Milford, whereContinue reading “Days 54 & 55: Cedar City, UT to Caliente, NV”
Day 53: Orderville, UT to Cedar City, UT
Distance: 36.72 mi Elevation: 4,373 ft Dedication: Uncle Tim and Charlotte Ride group: Glenn, Briana, and Casey Host: Community Presbyterian Church This morning wasn’t very efficient, between trying to pack and clean up a very disheveled Airbnb and then backtracking 18 miles that we covered two days ago. That beautiful descent we had getting intoContinue reading “Day 53: Orderville, UT to Cedar City, UT”
Days 51 & 52: Bryce Canyon, UT to Orderville, UT
Distance: 63.78 mi Elevation: 2,073 ft Dedication: Uncle Tim and Chase Ride group: Chase, Bailey, Julia, Jack, and Tori Host: Airbnb, courtesy of Katy’s dad Yesterday was a day of celebration! It was my 4K birthday (also my real-life half-birthday), Christmas in July, Chase’s last day (not that we were celebrating that), and the dayContinue reading “Days 51 & 52: Bryce Canyon, UT to Orderville, UT”
