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Day 54: we might be on mars
Green River State Park, UT to Capitol Reef National Park, UT — 94.4 mi, 4,440 ft Ishaq is driving today, which means his strategy for waking people up is to yap loudly until we get too annoyed to stay in our tents. He’s been in his blasting Alvin and the Chipmunks out the speaker era,
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Day 53: Mother of All Bicycles
Moab, UT -> Green River, UT — 56.8mi, 1900ft It’s that time of the week again, its Joseph’s blogging day! But it’s also my driving day, woot woot. This morning, we would finally leave the Schmitt’s, who pretty much enabled us to go full vacation mode while in Moab. It would be back to reality
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Day 52: candyland?? canyonlands!
“Greta, do you fear being 3 blogs behind?” Tian asked me this the last time I was two, almost three, blogs behind. Yes. Yes I am. Unfortunately, today officially marks my descent into “three blogs behind” territory. BUT I am determined it will also be my last day on the dark playground of blog procrastination.
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Day 51: We Gettin Schmittyyyyyy
Moab, UT -> Moab, UT One Schmitt, two Schmitt, red Schmitt, blue Schmitt. Today I was struck with the cruel reality that I cant just call Sarah by her awesome nickname Schmitty because we have two more Schmitties with the gang today. Sarah’s lovely parents, Jennifer and Mike (dubbed mother and father Schmitt) got the
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day 50: meet the schmitts 💃🏼
Grand Junction, CO to Moab, UT — 114.1 mi, 4,019 ft if you read the byline, you probably realized that sarah is about to tell you about the 2ND LONGEST ride of our spokes journey. and if this day wasn’t going to be long enough already, it decided to start BEGRUGINGLY early at 4 in
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Day 49: seeya, rockies!
Vega State Park, CO -> Grand Junction, CO, 60.9mi, 1551ft I woke up after Ishaq but before everyone else our cosy campsite overlooking the Vega Reservoir. I biked to the bathroom and saw a bunch of geese going for their morning swim in the reservoir. I sat there for a bit. The sun kissed mountains,
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Day 48: Which Spokie Are You?
Glenwood Springs, CO -> Vega State Park, CO — 56.6 miles, 4887 ft Sometimes on Spokes we are faced with tough decisions. Which lesson should sit out at the upcoming learning festival? When should the driver leave rest stops on days when everyone gets spread apart? Do we end Spokes today and just stay with
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Day 47: Birdie needs Sleep.
Tian (I) woke up today with amazing sleep. Yesterday was a bit rough for me because my mind became very foggy and confused by the end of the ride. It might have been due to dehydration, a lack of calories, or a sudden rise in temperature, but today I’m back, better than ever, for a
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Day 46: good things come to those who wait
Frisco, CO to Glenwood Springs, CO — 93.9 mi, 3,266 ft The morning is uneventful. We wake up, take down the tents in the backyard we didn’t even end up using, and wash dishes we were too lazy to do last night. I clean the rice pot 😫(cleaning the rice pot is not fun). The
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Day 45: What a Wonderful World
Black Hawk, CO -> Frisco, CO – 69.75 mi, 7,848 ft Today’s a big day. We’re set to cross over the continental divide, a true dividing line that separates East from West. And any big day needs a big breakfast. The team ate a final breakfast at Amanda’s place, preparing for the day with the
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