A stream of consciousness and beauty coming at you from Travis: Today we woke up in Carson City and headed towards Fallon, Nevada

I slept on a lawn chair. Well, I wasn’t the only one… So did Cole. We both slept on lawn chairs. And it was lovely.

I biked as fast as a purple martin swallow today. Sending it down the mountain from our campsite at Luther Pass standing at about 7000 ft, we biked about 30 miles in an hour (not really sure if the math checks out–oops) out of California and into Nevada.

I slept on the floor again. It was cold. I could’ve gotten up to put on a sweatshirt, but my bones felt as if they were made of stone. I was just too lazy and tired.

When my alarm sounded at 6:30 this morning, a mixture of excitement and dread filled my body. I was already awake, I’ve been waking up before my alarm every morning since the trip began. I felt anxious because today was our first day of climbing. Our itinerary forecasted 42 miles and 5,500 feet of elevation gain.

Cole here taking a shot at bloggin for Day 4 of the trip (it’s going so fast!). After card-playing the night away with our hosts Brad, Scott, and Nicole last night, we hit the road for Loomis bright and early to beat the Sacramento heat. We were lucky enough to convince Brad, a Spokes alum from last year, to join us for part of our journey, and scored some more wisdom from him on the road.

So we pedaled out of Napa on a mix of super nice bike paths & less nice highway roads. Maceo surprised us with ice cold Boba as an afternoon snack which was a much needed caffeine/sugar/ice boost. Napa on a mix of super nice bike paths & less nice highway roads. Maceo surprised us with ice cold Boba as an afternoon snack which was a much needed caffeine/sugar/ice boost.

Hi everyone! This is Asia and this is my first blog post! I woke up around 6:45 this morning but decided to snooze for a bit given our long Day 1. Day 2 here we go!

Hello, welcome to Spokes 2019. In case you are reading about us for the first time, we are a cycling team of six Stanford students biking across the country while teaching workshops throughout rural America. Our goal is to generate excitement around education in disadvantaged communities and schools by hosting “learning festivals” at schools and libraries along our route! We are so excited to have this amazing opportunity, and it can only happen with support from friends and family like you.