Today, we had some great coffee in the morning and rode into our 12th state of the trip. We got to pass by the Napoleon Dynamite House and see the Knoll Ice Cave during our ride. The day ended in Soda Springs with the church community letting us use their showers and providing us a great dinner!
quote of the day
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Gurllll these roads are not paved in gold, they are paved in NAILS
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RIDE OVERVIEW
Mileage: 79.7 Miles
Elevation: 4,065 ft.
Points of Interest: Westside Coffee, Napoleon Dynamite House, Ice Cave Knoll
Ride Dedication: Jan
Tales of the Trail
We had a normal wake-up today, but it took a bit longer for us to get rolling out. Before leaving Logan, we stopped at Westside Coffee, which was recommended to us by Adam, a local who donated us pizza the night previous. We started biking north through arid landscapes and finally crossed into Idaho, our 12th state of the trip! We biked through Preston, known as a filming location for Napoleon Dynamite, and we got to see the house where some scenes in the movie were filmed. There were some short ascents and descents in the next stretch, and we had a couple of side of the ride rest stops, which we tried to make quick. The van group was also able to do a portrait at an LDS church, which was great! The team had their final rest stop at Knoll Ice Cave, which was a cool ice cave formation for the team to explore. We finished our ride into Soda Springs, where we unfortunately found out their infamous geyser was closed. We arrived at our stayover, and the church members were very welcoming, as some of them even offered their homes for us to shower in. We ended the night with a dinner donation and prepared for the long day ahead!
Thank you to the First Presbyterian Church of Soda Springs for giving us a place to sleep, shuttling us to showers, and providing us a dinner for the night!
Cyclist’s Corner
Today's Rider: Stephanie Yang
How are you feeling today?
I'm feeling really exhausted, but I'm pretty excited for my ride group tomorrow.
Which chore have you been doing for the team in the past week? Can you share your process doing this chore?
Sure, partners have been a little bit mixed up because we had a team member rejoin us. So I was doing lunch boxes and water coolers, but then I switched halfway through and did wake up and van packing. So I like, wake up, honestly, I just wake up earlier than the team, and then I get to use the bathroom alone, which is kind of nice. Then I take my stuff out to the van and put everyone else's stuff in. So not too bad.
What’s the best food you’ve eaten on the ride so far?
On our rest day in Boulder, I got Thai food with some of my friends who live there, and I got, I think, Pad Thai, and it was really good.
Do you have a favorite accessory to wear with your ride uniform?
I have a rainbow tie dye buff that I wear to protect my scalp from burning, and that's my favorite.
Any favorite team memories so far?
This wasn't the whole team, but one time after dinner, me and a few other teammates wore our Nebraska shirts around downtown Boulder, and people were like coming up and saying stuff to us about being from Nebraska, but we're not from Nebraska, so it was just really funny.
Anything else you want to talk about?
We've been extremely lucky. I keep thinking about yesterday, when we didn't have a stayover, and then we just went to a bike shop, and they, like, called people for us and found us a church to sleep in, so we wouldn't have to just be on a lawn outside somewhere. So that was really nice and I'm really grateful for them. Shout out to Jeff and Paul.