A Trio & A Trail's 2016 Final Stats & Big Thanks!

We finished the trail, said our goodbyes and went back home. The ending of our journey was incredibly emotional and moving and in reflecting back we wish there had been more of a closing; a time to share stories, reflect on our adventure and have closure.  This is vitally important and I strongly encourage you to celebrate your accomplishment whether big or small; if you rode the entire trail or sections, detours or your own roads.  Celebrate!!  You just rode almost 325 miles!!

After our trip we totaled everything up and here's our final stats:

• Total miles ridden: 319.27
• Total miles walked: 12.46++
• Total hours in the saddle: 44:27:29
• Trestles: 125
• Tunnels: 9
• Canyon Cut-throughs: 199
• Trestle Bypasses: 24
• Railroad crossings: 2
• Gates: 8++ (apparently I didn't count the gates we managed to work around!)
• Gate lift-overs: 3 or 4
• Total elevation gain: ~10,000 feet
• Total elevation loss: 8,000 feet

We had soooooo many fabulous human beings and organizations who supported our journey:

• My hubby, Nick - trail support extraordinaire!
• My dad, Richard - so much help with maps, routes, satellite, prayers and more
• Our friends, Aaron & Connie - supported precious cargo on the East side
• My sister, Sarah - schlepping everyone across the pass and cheerleading
• My brother-in-law, Ryan - cheerleading
• Family and friends for following our journey online, praying, cheering
• Jakroo helped bring my jersey designs alive and we loved wearing these for our group
• All our lovely trail angels who provided us shelter, water and listened to our stories
• Edge & Spoke, Redmond helped me prepare so much for this trip with gear, bike tuning, and advice
• Allegro Cyclery helped my mom and Sandy prepare for this trip
• Good To-Go Meals were the meals we used the most for our dinners