The day started out nice and easy with a chance to sleep in and have a relaxing morning. Because we weren’t planning on changing camps, there was no rush to pack up tents. With the extra time, the cook crew, Josh, Patrick, and Mac decided to chef up some French toast. Some put whip cream […]
Second day of the 1,000 Mile Trek but the first day with our bikes fully loaded while accomplishing 55 miles to our planned destination at Indiana Dunes State Park. We followed the Lakeshore Trail out of Chicago, riding along Lake Michigan to our left hand side. There was talk of rain, but luckily none came […]
The anticipation leading up to today was palpable. Jittery nerves, wobbly legs, worries of not stretching enough. Twelve miles, 4300ft. How long will it take? How steep is the incline? We calculated and tabulated the stats of the formidable Hurricane Hill with shaky hands, and woke up early at 6am ready to tackle it. Once […]
Day 3 – We woke up in Milles Standish Park and started our day by eating cereal for breakfast. We started biking on the bike path surrounded by the forest, then we biked out of the pass and filled our water bottles. Josh was leader of the day today, and he followed the map until we […]
Day 2: We started the morning in Wompatuck State Park. For breakfast we ate honey nut Cheerios and blueberries. Before that, we packed up the tents and our baggage. Then we started to bike east and we stopped at a gas station for snacks and to refill our water. Afterwards we began biking, and got […]
The first day of the 1,000 Mile Trek was fully immersed in Chicago life. Our morning start at the scenic Buckingham Fountain we were greeted by our three remaining Trekkers and their families who all drove from far away places like San Francisco, Cape Cod and Ithaca. We said our goodbyes to parents and rolled […]
Today for our track, it was a hiking day instead! We got to sleep in and then take our time making chocolate chip pancakes (I had mine with peanut peanut butter too!) After chilling with the group and waiting to go on our hike, we started up the Lake Angeles Trail! It was beautiful and […]
First day complete! After leaving drop off, we loaded up on a train going south and then headed out on bikes towards Wampatuck State Park. We stopped for a quick lunch of ham/turkey and cheese sandwiches and delicious Doritos. After lunch, we braved some hills and finally arrived at our campsite. After setting up camp, […]
Today we set out from Sequim (pr. ‘Squim,’ rhymes with swim) State Park, and immediately joined onto the Olympic Discovery Trail, a winding path that would carry us for the coming 20 miles all the way to Port Angeles. In Sequim Proper, we stopped to get sandwiches, coffee, bike supplies, and cameras. We passed through […]
Trekkers from San Francisco, Boston, New Jersey and Amherst travelled to Chicago today for the eve of the 1,000 Mile Trek. We gathered in the O’Hare airport, running from terminal to terminal to collect the group, then assembled bicycles while feasting on some satisfying bagel sandwiches. A train into the city dropped us off in […]