Around 2:30 in the morning, I woke up to the sound of thunder and hard rain against my tent. I opened my weather radar app and saw a fast approaching storm. I’ve never camped in a storm like this, so I started to google what I should do. Should I stay in my tent? Should I go to the building with the restrooms and …

I woke up after my second night of camping to realize what would be a common occurrence, which was a dew-soaked tent. Anything touching the sides of my tent would also get wet, which was hard to avoid, even in a two-person tent. I tried to keep my sleeping bag as dry as possible, but a wet tent would be the new normal. …

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 …