The next morning I packed up everything and went back to the Hitchin’ Post for breakfast and to fill my water bottles. I hopped back on to the Elroy-Sparta trail, which has 3 tunnels that are open to the public. I went through one the previous day, but the longest one (.75 miles) came early into my ride today. When the …

I started the first day of the trip with a relaxed morning, setting an alarm clock just in case but otherwise planning to ease into the day and getting a full night of sleep. Abbey was planning to ride the start of the first day with me on the condition that she wouldn’t have to be woken up by an alarm clock either. My …