I am currently in my hammock in Livingston typing this, so there will definitely be a hammock photo at the end of this journal. Today was probably one of the easiest, and most beautiful, 66 mile rides that I have ever done. Not only was there hardly any wind, but the roads were fairly flat […]

I woke up this morning at 9 a.m. in my own bed, which is a luxury that I won’t be able to experience for a long time. After loading up my iPod with more riding music (such as Grouplove, Mumford & Sons, and Avicii) and eating a great breakfast (fried eggs, bacon, and toast) made […]

Our route has two vans and one small car that hold all of our gear, luggage and bikes when necessary. These are our SAG (Support and Gear) vehicles and we rotate on who has to drive these vehicles each day. On our second day of this journey I got scheduled to drive. When biking gets […]

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Waking up at 5:00am for the first time was quite difficult. All my body wanted to do was stay in my sleeping bag but I knew that I needed to get up ASAP and begin folding and deflating my sleeping pad or I was not going to get fed. (Yeah, we need to have all […]

This morning I woke up from a great night of sleep in an actual bed. I have a feeling that beds are going to become more and more rare, so I will definitely enjoy them while it lasts. My hosts cooked a wonderful breakfast, including providing us with some great biking snacks. One of them […]

The 2014 team is off and away, only a few days into the journey I and my teammates will embark upon in a year’s time. While last Friday may have been day zero for 2014, it almost feels as if 2015 had a day zero of our own. My teammates have echoed this sentiment: the […]

This is an attempt to capture the first couple days of our journey so far. It’s been a hectic couple of days, as one would imagine. So forgive me for the lack of updates and for this lengthy blog to follow. It’s as much for my donors and supporters as it is for me. The […]

  Our journey has begun and, as we enter the fourth day, this experience is starting to feel like it’s really happening. There have been many moments in the very short time we’ve been riding that have inspired me, but I found yesterday morning particularly touching. We woke up in Glen Rose, Texas on Day […]

This past weekend I went to Austin to send off the 2014 team. It was a really bittersweet moment at sendoff because two of my closest friends, Alex and Daniella, were leaving me. I’ve known Daniella since 6th grade and we’ve spent every summer together ever since. I met Alex my freshmen year in college […]