I got to a late start on Sunday morning, after a long night of preparing for the road. I downloaded my maps into my GPS, since this would be my last time in front of my computer for four months, wrote a few e-mails to my contacts at the NPS, and didn’t go to bedContinue reading “Those Aren’t Foothills…”
Monthly Archives: May 2021
Hitting the Road to Harpers Ferry
On Friday, May 7, I left Boston with my mom to meet up with my brother in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia before setting off alone on my bike trip. My brother is moving abroad later this summer and will likely be gone before I return from my trip. We decided we wanted to meet somewhere forContinue reading “Hitting the Road to Harpers Ferry”
Final Preparations Before Day 1
First off, my apologies for the delay in my blog for last week. As some of you may know, I struck out on my Lewis and Clark Trail bike trip on Sunday, May 9, 2021. The week leading up to my departure was a hectic race to get everything done before “go time.” I gotContinue reading “Final Preparations Before Day 1”
A Trial Run
A few weeks ago I went to Vermont to test out my camping equipment for the first time. I’ve watched the movie Wild and I have no desire to find out my stove won’t work when there’s nothing I can do about it. I have a bit more freedom to solve a problem like thatContinue reading “A Trial Run”
The Chaos Before the Storm
This week’s blog will be brief (my regrets that it is also a few days late). This past week I’ve been deep in preparation mode. I finished moving out of my apartment in preparation for this trip. That paired with keeping up with training and suddenly switching from launching a Kickstarter project to a GoFundMeContinue reading “The Chaos Before the Storm”
The Stars On the Horizon 