*Reid once again gets the credit for this title. Officially two weeks in! After waking up and packing up, we had a great breakfast at the Spellmann’s who were our hosts. Our departure time today was relatively late at 9 a.m., but it was worth it to hang out with our hosts and play some […]
Three days ago, we arrived in Clayton, NM and slept in a Best Western that was generously donated from a man named Don. The ride that day had been so difficult that all I wanted to do was hole up under the covers and sleep for days. Getting up out of the bed the next […]
*I give full credit to Reid for that awesome title. I slept like a rock last night and actually got a full 8 hours of sleep. Having a day to just relax has been extremely refreshing but honestly felt kind of weird at first. My body was confused as to why it did not have […]
It only took a few moments after waking up this morning to realize that yesterday’s ride had definitely taken its toll on my legs. I should probably stretch more often. We had slept in tents for the first time last night, so when Emmy came by to wake us up she said that we were […]
A random interaction leads to an incredible donation
We biked from Woodward, Oklahoma to Guymon (or attempted to) yesterday. The headwinds and crosswinds reached gusts of 35 mph, which made us feel like we were biking underwater. Being 115 pounds, I was pushed from the shoulder of the road into the lane almost every 10 feet. Despite pushing as hard as we could, […]
Today was the Eureka Springs qualifier; basically, in order to ride the challenge route in Eureka Springs on day 15, you had to ride 103 miles in less than 7 hours. Unfortunately, we first had to drive 30 miles in the morning in order to get to the start of the route in Fulton, AR. […]
June 9, 2014. Zion National Park—Angels Landing. This is a picture of the mountain that I climbed with my teammates. The elevation change was 1,500 feet! Today, we have a rest day in Zion National Park. For the first time on the trip, I feel fresh and ready to conquer the rest of the journey. […]
Day 10! I cannot believe we are already one tenth complete with this ride. The first ten days have been amazing. I never imagined how inspiring and amazing this journey would be. I have learned so much about myself as well as how strong my body is in these past days. Today was the first […]
Today was an exciting day for multiple reasons. First off we were finally going to enter a new state! Which meant we would get to finally race one another. The border race was very exciting and it was fun to compete against one another since we don’t do that very much. The race got us […]
