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”
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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”
Day 44: Hotchkiss, CO to Grand Junction, CO
This morning I found a clear clue that we were moving out of the mountains and into the desert: a scorpion near my sleeping pad! I was too spooked to take a picture before it ran away but it was just a little baby one and allegedly not poisonous according to Bailey. Before rolling outContinue reading “Day 44: Hotchkiss, CO to Grand Junction, CO”
Day 43: Carbondale, CO to Hotchkiss, CO
Today I was in the host van with Julia and Maggie as the team tackled a somewhat unexpectedly tough day. I think a lot of us focused so much on Trail Ridge Road that we forgot we still had mountains to cross after that. Today the team had a 75-mile ride which included crossing McClureContinue reading “Day 43: Carbondale, CO to Hotchkiss, CO”
Day 42: Edwards, CO to Glenwood Springs, CO
This morning I had one of the best wake-ups of my life to the sight of the mountains surrounding Edwards being lit up by the sunrise. I sat on my sleeping pad for a while just admiring the view and felt so at peace, which is pretty rare for me on 4K mornings! After rollingContinue reading “Day 42: Edwards, CO to Glenwood Springs, CO”
Day 41: Kremmling, CO to Edwards, CO
Today I woke up feeling extremely glad that we chose to rack early yesterday! We were facing another 90-mile, 5,000 foot of elevation day, including a climb up Vail Pass. Our climbing was more gradual and spread out compared to Trail Ridge Road, and after yesterday this didn’t seem nearly as bad. We did climbingContinue reading “Day 41: Kremmling, CO to Edwards, CO”
Day 40: Estes Park, CO to Kremmling, CO
Today was one of the biggest days of the trip: Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mountain National Park. The quality sleep I hoped for unfortunately did not happen because the gym we were sleeping in had some lights and speakers that we couldn’t turn off… so we were subjected to classic rock all. night. long.Continue reading “Day 40: Estes Park, CO to Kremmling, CO”
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