What’s going on gang?! It’s now day 35, meaning that I’m officially halfway through with my 70 day summer adventure, so I figured its high time I let the world know that I’m still alive. I  always hoped that this ride would be fantastic in ways that I could never anticipate, and it has definitely […]

I woke up this morning at 6:30 and packed my bag in record time. The weird thing is that it gets light super early (like around 5) so I thought I had slept in when the wake up came around. It got pretty cold overnight but Smartwool is really good at keeping you warm. We […]

After indecisively choosing to not wear any cold weather gear (it was supposed to be in the upper 50s, but you warm up a lot when biking), I packed up my bag and loaded it in the trailer which was parked in the St. Cloud University parking lot. Our SAGs (Alex, Leah, Reid, and Vanessa) […]

In 5 days, our team will be crossing the Canadian border. This will be the first time I’ve ever crossed a national border, and I have no idea what to expect (I’ve heard a lot about the notorious mosquitos and famous views). I feel like this will change the ride in so many ways. I […]

Hey everyone! I’ve been embarrassingly MIA thus far, as far as blogging is concerned, but I want to remedy that and do my best to update my supporters on the ride up until now. I’m currently writing from a host home in Minneapolis, where I’ve had the most restful rest day yet. But I’ll get […]

I first have to say thank you to my parents for sending me an awesome care package yesterday. I’m using the new keyboard right now to write this blog since my other one broke from some water damage. I guess keyboards aren’t really meant to be taken on a 4500 mile cross-country bike ride (believe […]

I’m happy to report that today actually was a rest day. I slept in until 9 and then had some amazing pancakes for breakfast cooked by our host the Littrell family. Afterwards we all got in the car to to head to REI and then to the Mall of America, supposedly the biggest mall here […]

I’m sitting in a Starbucks, in the mall of America, rest day number five. My body still doesn’t understand these days we take off the bike. I eat less, my body is stiff, my mind lapses. We wander around these cities with a vague idea of where we’re going and what we’re doing but are […]

We started our morning with a breakfast provided by Dave, our host, and the Civic Center. I went to town on the yogurt in order to load up on that protein for my legs. The ride dedication circle was in the big open area of the center next to our vans. Today I rode for […]

I’ve always had an arbitrary love for Montana. My kindergarten teacher moved to this state so without ever visiting, I chose Montana to be my favorite state. But, biking through here has confirmed my love for this part of the country. I’m seriously considering moving here… Whenever we bike through beautiful mountains and see breathtaking […]