Another fantastic day for the New York Montreal trip! Today, after over 300 miles of riding, the Trekkers finally crossed the border into Canada! Rough headwinds did slow us down, but didn’t stop us from completing 25 miles before lunch on the other side of the border. We got to try a Canadian delicacy too, […]
Annalisa van den Bergh went on Teen Treks’ first Across America Trek back in 2008. Last summer she bicycled across the country and took photos of people she met along the way, inspired by her experiences on Teen Treks. Her Miles of Portraits chronicles these people and their stories.This year her and a friend are embarking on […]
Another amazing adventure filled summer has come to an end! This summer we bicycled together up and down hills, along scenic seaside bicycle paths, through pastoral valleys, along old rail lines re-purposed as tree lined bicycle paths, and on roads next to pastures of sun bathing cows – all the while reveling in the spontaneity of […]
Yesterday marked the last day of biking as we biked from Balsam Cove Campground to a Quality Inn in the town of Bangor. The day started by waking up and loading our bikes for the day ahead. The morning started off very difficult with many hills on the route we took. However the road eventually […]
Today, we awoke in the rain. It poured and there were thunderstorms all night. We left Acadia National Park and headed for Orland. We had bike troubles along the way which caused some hiccups. Our afternoon riding was under clear skies and went smoothly and we made it to our campsite. Our leaders cooked us […]
Another great day in Acadia National Park!! After a hearty oatmeal and fruit breakfast at the camp, we took advantage of the free Island Explorer shuttle bus to catch a ride into Bar Harbor. The group did some more exploring, and ate lunch at an ocean view park before enjoying delicious ice cream at Ben […]
Today we slept in much later than normal. I have to say it felt great, waking up and having chocolate and blueberry pancakes for breakfast. There was no rush. We had a great time hiking Cadillac Mountain up to the summit. We had a great lunch on top of the mountain where we had taken […]
Today we biked a hilly 42 miles to Acadia National Park!! Along the way, we stopped to swim at a nice beach. At the beach we saw shrimp, crabs and fish. Then we continued onto Bar Harbor where we explored the town and did some souvenir shopping. After that we had a nice lobster dinner […]
Today was day one of exploring the great city of Montreal. It began with a healthy complimentary breakfast at the hostel then a nice morning walk to the park. Our walk continued and brought us up many flights of stairs to the top of Mount Royal. From here were greeted with a panoramic view of […]
Today was one of our more difficult days of biking. We were faced with many many hills and had a 42 mile day. Along the way we saw scenic Maine and stopped at the Penobscot Narrows Bridge Tower and rode the elevator to the top. It was pretty neat to see that far. We continued […]