Day 5: Corn field, corn field, soy field, corn field…this has been our sole view for two straight days. We have completed over 120 miles in the past two days through backroads lined with tall stalks of corn with the occasional soy field tucked in-between. Today, we celebrated our highest planned mile accomplishment, with 64 miles […]
On day 4 of our 1,000 miles journey, we left bright and early from Potato Creek State Park and headed to Atwood Lake in Wolcottville, Indiana. On our 60-mile journey, we traveled on lots of farm roads and steady uphills together as a team. We saw really tall tractors, interesting cars and mini towns, as […]
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 […]
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 […]