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 sense today– I did get some doubtful comments from the team because I make the van schedule but I swear itContinue reading “Day 57: Ely, NV to Eureka, NV”
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Day 56: Caliente, NV to Ely, NV
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 6:30 I wouldn’t have believed you. Between needing to pack up the campsite and outfit our new van with bike racks in the morning and the heat, elevation, and overallContinue reading “Day 56: Caliente, NV to Ely, NV”
Days 54 & 55: Cedar City, UT to Caliente, NV
Two nights ago we developed a last-minute reroute to avoid going way out of our way to Milford, where we also didn’t have a confirmed host. Instead, we set out for Caliente, NV today (pronounced “Cali-enny” by the locals), which doubled our mileage for the day but gave us a bonus rest day! As IContinue reading “Days 54 & 55: Cedar City, UT to Caliente, NV”
Day 53: Orderville, UT to Cedar City, UT
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 into Orderville became a slow and tortuous climb out of Orderville. My group took the silent, slow, and steady approach, as ourContinue reading “Day 53: Orderville, UT to Cedar City, UT”
Days 51 & 52: Bryce Canyon, UT to Orderville, UT
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 day we arrived in Zion National Park territory! As expected, I did not sleep very well in my hammock. It was relatively comfortable but very cold;Continue reading “Days 51 & 52: Bryce Canyon, UT to Orderville, UT”
Day 50: Escalante, UT to Bryce Canyon, UT
One thing I forgot to mention about yesterday– it was a mail drop, which meant that our pack-up this morning was a bit of a mess. We have limited personal packing space which means that people often don’t have space in their bags to add the boxes of stuff they receive, which means those boxesContinue reading “Day 50: Escalante, UT to Bryce Canyon, UT”
Day 48: Green River, UT to Capitol Reef, UT
After a restless and hot night we woke up at 4 for a long and hot day. Unfortunately I neglected to realize that the sun would not be up by the time we were ready to roll, so we did have to stall for a bit before hitting the road. We did have a beautifulContinue reading “Day 48: Green River, UT to Capitol Reef, UT”
Day 49: Capitol Reef, UT to Escalante, UT
I always fear for us logistically when we camp because our morning routine definitely does not need the added struggle of packing up tents but this morning actually went pretty well, even with a van swap! Our water van took a sudden but steep decline yesterday and the brake system was not doing well, soContinue reading “Day 49: Capitol Reef, UT to Escalante, UT”
Days 45 & 46: Grand Junction, CO to Moab, UT
Yesterday had big potential to be a logistical nightmare but actually went pretty well! Our official route covered 120 miles between Grand Junction and Moab, but temperatures were going to be brutal and we anticipated a lot of racking. We also knew that the second half of the ride was going to be much moreContinue reading “Days 45 & 46: Grand Junction, CO to Moab, UT”
Day 47: Moab, UT to Green River, UT
Daily summary looks a little different today… because we traded our bikes for parachutes! It’s an unofficial 4K tradition for members of the team to go skydiving on the rest day on Moab. Unfortunately Skydive Moab was closed yesterday on our actual rest day, but Eli (an avid skydiver) was able to set us upContinue reading “Day 47: Moab, UT to Green River, UT”
Lauren Bikes America 