On the eve of our last day of the ride, today has been so much more than I ever expected. It did have to start as usual with sleeping in an hour late (no thanks to Ross the assistant ride director, who is one of my tent mates and will scold you if you don’t […]

Waking up in a nice, warm school was such a treat this morning. The SAG team which included Haley, Alex, Dani, and Vanessa cooked pancakes and eggs for breakfast, a nice surprise and break from the oatmeal trend. I had also planned out my ride group the day before which made it a lot easier […]

From this morning )Hello!Writing from a comfy couch at Red Lodge Inn in Chistochina, Alaska. For the first time in what feels like a long time, I feel full, well rested and comfortable. Instead of campin last night, about half the time coughed up some cash to stay inside the cabins here at the inn. For […]

Good night y’all! It’s 3:19am in Austin, but thanks to time change it’s 12:19am here in Tok, Alaska. I can finally turn my data on and use my phone beyond wifi… Yay America . I’m dead beat tired but wanted to send a quick note out before I call it a night (finally) bc it was […]

I’m currently laying on my sleeping pad in a multi purpose room at a church in Haines Junction Yukon. Oh ya, with 74 others doing the same crowded around. We look so funny, like a mix between a bunch of kindergarteners at nap time and a refugee camp.Today was the first day riding together. I […]

Hello everyone!Yesterday was so much fun getting to reunite with the other two routes. Seeing familiar faces and sharing huge hugs gave me such a warming feeling. We’ve been in such a bubble with just our own routes, that we were all a little nervous to meet up and be back in a huge group […]

Hey everyone, I’m so happy to send this note today. After a pretty tough 60 mile ride from Meziadin lake on highway 37, we were surprised with a different host than we thought! We thought we were camping, but actually we are camping at bell lodge. A fancy lodge area complete with a lounge, restaurant, […]

All of my stuff was a little bit wet when I woke up this morning but luckily it was really warm in the tent because of all the people in it (one of the tents had to disperse it’s members into other tents because of critical structural failure). I was moving a little slow this […]

Today I was on SAG duty with Neha, Mark, Kitty, and Mukthi (I was actually supposed to SAG yesterday but I have to thank Kristina for switching with me!). I had to break the trend and actually woke up earlier than everyone else in order to pack and cook breakfast. Unfortunately it rained all morning […]

Today was the big day! We crossed into Alaska! Of course we couldn’t contain our excitement this morning and woke up an hour late (but seriously, how are we getting slower?). Luckily we still had time to be the last tent packed up as usual. Still, so much happened today and I’m excited to tell […]