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”
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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”
Day 50: Escalante, UT to Bryce Canyon, UT
Distance: 49.33 mi Elevation: 3,658 ft Dedication: Spencer Wiersberg and Uncle Tim Ride group: Rose and Bethany, later picked up Santi Host: Ruby’s Inn RV Park and Campground/Best Western 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.Continue reading “Day 50: Escalante, UT to Bryce Canyon, UT”
Day 48: Green River, UT to Capitol Reef, UT
Distance: 104.94 mi Elevation: 5,108 ft Dedication: Michael and Eli’s dad, Doug Ride group: Collin, Julia, and Mike, then Collin, Julia, Bryce, and Santi, then just Julia and Santi Host: Thousand Lakes RV Park After a restless and hot night we woke up at 4 for a long and hot day. Unfortunately I neglected toContinue reading “Day 48: Green River, UT to Capitol Reef, UT”
Day 49: Capitol Reef, UT to Escalante, UT
Team distance: 65.40 mi Team elevation: 5,476 ft Dedication: Liora Wolder and the team Van group: Santi and Maggie Host: Escalante High School 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, evenContinue reading “Day 49: Capitol Reef, UT to Escalante, UT”
Days 45 & 46: Grand Junction, CO to Moab, UT
Distance: 52.03 mi Elevation: 1,391 ft Dedication: Alicia, my host’s daughter, and Ethan, Jake’s brother-in-law Ride group: Jake, Bailey, and MJay Host: AirBnB in Moab 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 toContinue reading “Days 45 & 46: Grand Junction, CO to Moab, UT”
Day 47: Moab, UT to Green River, UT
Distance: 0 mi Elevation: 13,500 ft Max speed: ~120 mph Plane group: Maggie, Bailey, Dan, Briana, and Eli Host: Green River PACT Center 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 onContinue reading “Day 47: Moab, UT to Green River, UT”
