It’s official. I’ll be biking to Alaska through New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, California, Oregon, and Washington.. Just to name a few of the areas I’ll be lucky enough to bike through. From the day I was accepted into the organization, I hoped I was put on the Sierra route. When it came to the day […]

I could not think of a more appropriate time to make a blog post then right now. I’ve had a lot of awesome things happens to me since I was accepted in this program almost a year ago, but none of them compare to how I felt this past Saturday and Monday! On Saturday morning […]

It’s application season right now for the 2018 Texas 4000 team, which brings back a lot of memories as to what led me to apply to be on the Texas 4000 team. Lately, I’ve been contemplating what being a rider means and more significantly, what being a rider has meant to me over the past […]

As of Monday night, I know the route that I will be biking from Austin to Alaska on. And as of Monday, everything that I am about to do is starting to feel very real. Just last week I picked up my bike and first batch of gear. Driving back from Bicycle World with my […]

I’m not very athletic. I never really have been. I ran cross country for a little bit during my middle school years, but I really hated it. So, when I told my parents about Texas4000, they told me that I was insane. Anyone who knew me made fun of me for weeks, asking how I […]

I don’t feel creative with my words at all today, or for a while if I were to be completely honest. But, when my words can’t sound special I make. Make things with my hands, images in my mind, make use of my body with exercise, etc. As some of you may know I’ll be […]

This might go without saying, but biking from Austin to Alaska is a scary endeavor. One year ago, I was submitting my Texas 4000 application, afraid of whether not I would be accepted for the 2017 ride team. Two weeks later, I cried and hugged my friend (and 2015 rider) when she told me I […]

Friday was the first day of ACL and I’m feeling particularly nostalgic. ACL has meant a lot to me during my college years. When I went for the first time as a freshman, I had no expectations and everything went without a hitch. I remember my mouth hurting from smiling too wide for too long. […]

At the end of August, Texas 4000 held its annual Tribute Gala. The event brought together hundreds of folks from T4K alumni and their families and friends to community leaders, philanthropists, and local business proprietors. I had the opportunity to volunteer at the event. My job for most of the night was to assist the Gala attendees, […]

This journey, through its extremity and its variety will test me. That much is sure. Between my fundraising goals and the looming task of biking to Anchorage, I will be be challenged in ways that are uncomfortable and unfamiliar. Unfolding alongside my long road to Alaska and our long road as a species towards eliminating […]