Day 44 July 15th Miles: 42 We woke up bright and early before 5am by the sounds of rain drops barraging our tents. It was cold and wet outside but the rain slowly died out as our alarm clocks forced us to get out of our sleeping bags. Mosquitoes. I hate them. Especially after the […]

Day 41 July 12th Miles: 62 Today was my day to sag and drive the vans into jasper today. And it definitely was an interesting one lol. Here’s how it went. Wakeup time for sag 445am. Erin, Jamie and I prepared oatmeal for breakfast, made sand whiches and layed out granola bars at the camp […]

There are moments in your life that you know you will remember forever. Wyoming provided many of these opportunities. This was facilitated by unique and interesting hosts and challenging and miserable rides. In all honesty, despite my disdain of the awful, horrible, no good rides, hard rides happen to be my favorite. I didn’t sign […]

Dear Colorado, I hope this letter reaches you well. It has been 3 weeks since we last spoke. Life has treated me well, as I imagine it has you. I can’t stop thinking about you. The way you made me feel and the comfort you provided me. The cool weather and beautiful scenery was a […]

July 14th Miles: 91 We all woke up pretty early at church. Our first priority was gathering all of our washed all clothes. Second thing on the list, using the one bathroom at the church which is usually my first priority lol. For breakfast the members of the church graciously provided us with an amazing […]

July 13th Jasper to McBride BC Miles: 102 Wakeup time at 6:30am we were given an extra hour of sleep thanks to the anticipated change in crossing to the British Columbia border which was about 17 miles to the border. We cleaned up the church and gave many thanks to our new host which we […]

I’ve talked a lot about what keeps me going, but I haven’t spoken much about going in general. One of the things I’m most proud of is my team’s improved ability to paceline. At training camp, it was all we could do to stay in one lane, much less two perfect lines in close proximity. […]

So Yellowstone. We wake up and pack up our gear and tents. For breakfast most people choose to make oatmeal, but I just munch on random cereal and energy bars we have laying around. Honestly I was just too lazy to dirty and then clean my mess kit. We head out. We bike sixteen miles […]

Day 40 July 11th Lake Louise to the Columbian Icefields Miles: 80 Early wakeup call of 5am to get ready of what would become the greatest ride of my life and many others from my team. We had oatmeal and bars for breakfast and headed out to meet George and his wife outside the campground. […]

After riding through the vineyards of Napa Valley, along the mountainous California coast, and through the magical Redwoods forest, we have arrived in Oregon! Oregon is a gorgeous state. We have rode through so much diversity already…the mesmerizing Oregon coast, the lush green mountains, and the tranquil rivers. Tonight we are staying right by the […]