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
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 (120 miles, 10,000 feet of climbing) so we instead planned to ride around Lake Tahoe and shuttle to the host. Even that provedContinue reading “Day 62: South Lake Tahoe, CA to Lee Vining, CA”
Days 60 & 61: Carson City, NV to South Lake Tahoe, CA
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. Patti had an excellent breakfast spread and I enjoyed my food and coffee from a cozy chair on the front porch. We also took advantage of the extra time toContinue reading “Days 60 & 61: Carson City, NV to South Lake Tahoe, CA”
Day 59: Austin, NV to Carson City, NV
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, we were finally heading out of Austin back on US-50. It was a clear and cold morning but we quicklyContinue reading “Day 59: Austin, NV to Carson City, NV”
Day 57: Ely, NV to Eureka, NV
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”
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”
Day 58: Eureka, NV to Austin, NV
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 the end of the trip but I knew that I would benefit from another day of relative rest, and Mike really wantedContinue reading “Day 58: Eureka, NV to Austin, 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”
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