Calories draped about us like Chewbacca’s bandolier and dusted with potato chip seasoning like ash from Mount Saint Helens, we pushed out from Super 8 and headed for the rising sun. We ducked the midday heat in Waitsburg, inhaling sandwiches within the brick-clad splendor of a once bustling small town, then cruised through the playground […]
After our tents began to leak in the rain last night, we moved inside to the uncomfortable floor of the laundry room at the campsite. We had a difficult morning as we were biking straight into the wind over a huge land bridge connecting two islands. Then we stopped in a small town called Brugh […]
We woke up this morning to the sound of rain and each others groans. “Who knew rain had so much water?! “- Trekker Cooper. Immediately after we packed up our tents, the sky cleared and it was a beautiful day. On a detour due to bridge closure, we stumbled upon a July 4th parade which […]
Our day started off with some bike issues but then started to look up with some delicious muffins. We headed downtown and enjoyed some racing up the Pilgrim Monument (except for the people who are afraid of heights haha.) We then had lunch at the beach and played some Marco Polo in the water! Tessa […]
A blissfully late sleep drifted down a lazy river of calories consumed from morn to night, beginning with a cereal and coffee romp and ending with an all you can eat buffet worthy of Henry VIII. The riverbanks of rest were filled with exploration of the bustling Walla Walla township; doing laundry, visiting bike and […]
Today , July 3rd the group went from thinking this was going to be one of the most miles biking in the trip, to actually doing the least. Because we had to reroute to a different camping site last night we got to take a 50 minute ferry ride to get on our original path. […]
Today we set off for Montreal! Trekkers said goodbye to their parents, who all helped so much to make this adventure possible. (Special shout-out to one parent who made the journey from home twice to recover a forgotten helmet!) We got to know each other on a relaxing train ride from midtown to Tarrytown, and […]
Today started off a bit rocky (or should I say windy?) It was hilly and the wind was blowing towards us the whole morning. We were able to make it to The Hague, and that’s where we had lunch. After lunch we biked over to the M.C. Escher museum, which was really cool. It showed […]
In a week’s span we’ve gone from strangers to friends, drinking in hundreds of miles of scenic countryside, from the primal coast of Oregon through the lush Columbia Gorge, then spat out into the barren, blistering badlands, gaining daily mileage all the while. Today we posted our second consecutive 80+mile day, overcoming sparse water to […]
Today started out early in a Boston hostel with Ben, Juliet, Jason and Rabeka. We ate some fast breakfast and left to go meet Lena and catch the 8:30 ferry to Provincetown (leaving Rabeka behind to collect Max, Dylan and Tessa!). The first gang arrived in Provincetown and headed to the bike shop for some […]