Day 26: Pinedale WY to Jackson WY Date: June 26th 2013 Wake up was 5am. Because we camped yesterday, I needed some extra time to pack up. It was kind of cold today morning. SAG set up breakfast platter of fruits and pbj. Ride dedications followed and then the Hakka led by Sam. We had […]

Day 25: Rock Springs WY to Pinedale WY, 107 miles Date: June 25th 2013 Wake up was at 5:30pm. A local restaurant Taco Time donated wonderful breakfast tacos. After ride dedications, Brent led the Hakka. We all were soon on the road. I was biking the chill wave today because I knew I was not […]

Miles: 120 miles June 9th It’s finally come, the day that we leave Texas. The whole time before today, it hasn’t really felt like we were biking to Alaska because we’ve remained in Texas, even when the other two routes have already left and entered New Mexico and Oklahoma. Well now it was our turn […]

Miles: 72 Miles June 8th It’s now been over a week on the road and everyone on the team has gotten used to having a restful night in their sleeping bags and pads. Its funny because I’ve camped before and used sleeping bags, but never slept well in them until this summer and I guess […]

Miles: 72 miles June 7th Picking up where we had left off on June 6th, our wake-up in Carthage was just as awesome as our arrival and dinner the night before. After waking up on my air mattress beside my teammates in the church we were staying in, I saw that pastor Steve Jacobson and […]

Miles: 73 miles June 6th Let me preface this blog by saying that this day was marked by extremes. It was both the worst day and best day, and by the end of it I was shocked at how big of a turnaround it had become. Our ride to Carthage was marked by foul weather […]

If you would have told me this time last year that I would be in an organization that bikes from Austin to Alaska, I would be just as confounded as you most likely are when you hear about Texas 4000. I first heard about Texas 4000 when a member of my sorority who rode in […]

Mt.Evans Challenge I along with 10 of my teammates were selected to partake in the Mt. Evans challenge. The Mt. Evans challenge is a long-standing Rockies tradition where riders ride up Mt. Evans, a 15 mile and 14,260 ft climb. Whoever completes the challenge gets to write their name in the Rockies trailer and be […]

Day 24: Rawlins WY to Rock Springs WY, 108 miles Date: June 24th 2013 Wake up was at 5am. I did not get enough sleep so I had get ready and doze off for a little bit after packing up. Breakfast was provided by the hosts. Ride dedications followed. We had drive for the first […]

Day 23: Laramie WY to Rawlins WY, 120 miles Date: June 23rd 2013 I was designated sag today. Today was originally routed to be on Interstate 80 but for safety concerns, it was rerouted to highway 130. Highway 130 climbs through the medicine bow national forest. We had breakfast in the church. We did ride […]