Group 1 Today, we arrived at a park in south Boston early in the day. We then went on a 2 hour ferry ride. The wind was incredible. When we arrived at Cape Cod, we went over safety rules and then biked a mile to a Pilgrim Monument. We climbed up nearly 200 steps and […]
The Trekkers of 2 groups the Cape Cod Trek and the New England Shore Trek met this morning to begin their adventures. The groups embarked onto a ferry going from Boston to the far tip of Cape Cod, the town of Provincetown. Over the next 10-16 days this combined group of cyclists will ride the […]
Blog Day 15: Back at where it all started: Bryant Park in NYC. It’s incredible how the last two weeks of bike travel was just completed in a singular overnight bus ride. Kind of humbling, really. Eating NYC bagels at the same Bryant Park outdoor seating felt like a truly full-circle moment. Cheers to a […]
Our first full day in Montreal… I think I’ll parse this one out for you by category rather than chronology. First and foremost: food. When is food ever not the most important aspect of bike trip? Even on days when absolutely zero bicycling happened. There was a unanimous consensus to that for today. Anyways, I […]
Blog Day 13: We have officially made it to Montreal! 400+ miles, 13 days, and hundreds of memories from the road (with still more to come). The sigh of relief that was exhaled as we rolled up to the Alt Hostel was universally felt. As we ate a bagel + cinnamon roll breakfast, the group […]
What’s more exciting than crossing state borders? Crossing a national border…on bicycles. When the Canadian border patrol officer inquired if we had anything [illegal] to claim, he followed the line of questioning with a joking remark about the rotisserie chicken strapped to the back of one of the bikes (“Oh yeah…that’s just for dinner”). The […]
Blog Day 11:What’s better than a long day of riding your bikes? A short day of biking mixed in with swimming in Lake Champlain, 2 ferry rides, McDonald’s ice cream, and watching fireworks on the beach. Let’s start with our first non-cycling activity… Recommended to us by another Teen Treks leader (Chloe), we rolled out […]
Blog Day 10: Today, we rode a solid 33 miles into the heart of the city of Burlington, VT. On the way, we stopped at Little City Cycles for two new racks, more friendship bracelet creations, and some light journaling and reading. Utilizing Burlington’s extensive two-lane bike paths, we rode along the coast of Lake […]
Blog Day 9:Today we crossed state lines! Rising bright and early at 6am, the NYM trekkers biked a mere 0.3 miles to the Lake George Steamboat Company. We then ate a carbo-licious breakfast on the dock as we waited to load our bikes and bodies on the 2.5 hour long ferry ride across Lake George. […]
Blog Post Day 8: Fueled by an endless supply of mini bagels, Hannafords, and Stewart’s ice cream, we biked country roads, trails, and along the shore of Lake George. Today the crew was accompanied en route by Katie & Trevor, who documented some epic moments on the trip (namely the topsy-turvy human pyramid). Along the […]