We crossed the Golden Gate Bridge! To my teammates: I love you, and I’m proud of you. Tailwinds!

I4K prom on the second to last day..!

Sonoma county, 12 flat tires, pool party!

Difficult day but heightened with good food!

Gnarly 2mi, 12% hill today, and then only 57 miles in and around the Redwoods State park!

Forest, mountains, coastline, lagoons, farmland, city… California’s fascinating!

Oregoing… Oregoing… Oregone! Crossed into California and dipped our tires into the Pacific!

Sent Claire N. off to med school! Congrats and we love you!

Reroute into Roseburg!

Not a good day on the bikes. Not at all. But... we did it. And that counts for something!

Questioning our presumptions about Washington landscape… enjoying a real bed!

100 miles today, into Washington! Feels like SD, definitely isn’t SD.

Moose, alpacas, goats, roosters, wild turkeys, and a bike-friendly lakeside town.

Shuttled for just a bit, saw some gas station fish, ate potatoes in Idaho.

Shuttled again, did some portraits stuff, did some recreational stuff, did some other stuff.

Shuttled to Philipsburg, hung out in Philipsburg, got a portrait in Philipsburg, had phun in Philipsburg.

Still in Ennis, not biking tomorrow.

Two national parks!

Oh boy it’s hot! We’re approaching the Tetons!

Gorgeous ride along Bighorn River through the Wind River Reservation!

Down the mountain into the canyon! “Hot City” Thermopolis!

Elevation of 9,666 feet, now it’s time to eat! Camping with leeches and leeching on watermelons.

Mountains in sight! Very hot! Preparing for a hard climb tomorrow

The Wild Wild West, BNSF, tailwinds, and antelope!

Bison! Bison! Bison! Mountains (ish)! Wyoming!

Six Grandfathers / Mt. Rushmore

Halfway point! Badlands, great rides! Wall Drug!

Prairie hills, storm, wildlife. Scenic ride!

Strong tailwinds, little cues, some marshy land, some prairie.

New state! Faces… and places..?! We love wind turbines and Watertown, SD!

Hitting repeat on the scenery. The middle of nowhere is still somewhere!

13 mph sustained winds, 24 mph gusts! Many lakes, but we swam in a pool instead!

“century” speedrun, bad weather but good luck, and Gibby’s birthday!

MN is a pleasant surprise for landscape. Misty hills and big climbs!

Rail-to-trail paths and tunnels like caves

Ziplines, Devil’s Lake State Park, the beach, kayaking, portrait!

Wisconsin is pretty awesome, so are mid-ride naps.

Escorted out of Chicago, 70 miles of bike path, mulberries, root beer!

We made it to Chicagoland! Rest days up next.

Over 1,200 miles done, riding with Mike, heat, and minigolf!

Arrived in Champaign!!!

Rain, swimming, old friends…

Cats, snail, playground, zoo!

104 miles! Cicadas! Surprises!

Meeting Col. Yee C. Hang, exploring Columbus!

Mist, turtles, thunderstorm, portrait, shuttling!

Climbing, rainy reroute, kittens!, cool stayover

Sheetz, again. and hills again. and singing!

3 states, getting lost, camping, meeting family!

Hanging out with Lake Erie, getting a portrait, having a blast

Niagara falls, bike cleaning, naps, movies, vibes

45/70 miles due to freezing rain!

easy 20 miles, hanging out in Rochester

ice cream ice cream ice cream…. first portrait!!!

On the news! (and they say nothing rhymes with Syracuse…)

A good day followed by a great dinner with an alum