We woke up in the of the atrium of the Lincoln Baths and quickly packed our bikes and took some last minute photos before heading over to Uncommon Grounds for bagels, oatmeal, and talent show videos. We said goodbye to the town of Saratoga Springs and biked to the state park on Moreau Lake where […]

Well, today was a crazy day… This morning we emerged from our rooms at the Holiday Inn Express, bleary but rested, for a warm continental breakfast. We were on the road by nine after meeting up with Lis’s delightful friend Eileen, who rode with us for a couple of miles. It was cool and overcast, […]

This morning we slept in until 8 (which was much needed after our 5:30am wake-up yesterday) and enjoyed a continental breakfast at our Holiday Inn Express. We slowly rolled out of the hotel (without panniers) aboard our amazingly lightweight bikes wearing matching t-shirts, bandanas, and fanny packs and headed down the road for some donuts […]

A 5:30am sunrise wake up, gifted the group time to explore the old ice house site on the banks of the Hudson. The sun rose over the trees, sparkling through the leaves to shine on our pavilion protected row of tents. We meandered through a Nutella, peanut butter and bread breakfast, sleepily stumbling through another […]

Today was a day which will live on in infamy.”-Navarro Dodge after rain began while he was riding up a hill. Our day began with a swiftness unmatched by any of our other wake ups. An 8:30 leaving time gave us an energy which led to the duties of the morning being finished by the […]

Today we started off our day with a luxurious breakfast at the Hampton Inn, eating everything from waffles and oatmeal to bananas. We got out on the road at around 9:15, and were quickly off to a good start, with Navarro and Gabe leading the way (our ‘points’ for the day). The road was pretty […]

This morning our ‘Leader of the Day’ woke us up, we got out of our dew-covered tents to eat cereal with almond milk, packed up our gear and left the campsite. Our ‘Points’ led the way as we biked through the hills and over a mountain towards our first stop: the grocery store. After buying […]

This morning we met half our trekkers bright and early at Bryant Park in NYC! We headed to Grand Central after saying goodbye to families and took the train with our bikes and gear to Irvington Station where we met up with the other half of the group. We got to know each other over […]