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MIT SPOKES
6 STUDENTS. 6 BIKES.
3,900 MILES. 80 DAYS.
AN EFFORT TO RETHINK STEM EDUCATION.
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Mariela Perez-Cabarcas
Aug 31, 20225 min read
Day 80: Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Friday, August 19, 2022 Vacaville, CA -> San Francisco, CA. 73.2 miles. 1909 ft elevation gain. Hello one last time, loyal readers. As I...
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Robert Henning
Aug 26, 20225 min read
Day 79: There Is So Much To Look Forward To, and You Have No Idea What It Is
Sacramento, CA to Vacaville, CA 56 miles 243 ft elevation gain, 256 ft elevation lost Hello! It still surprises me that the trip is over....
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Sophia Fang
Aug 23, 20225 min read
Day 78: Spokes of One Wheel
Wednesday, August 17 South Lake Tahoe, CA --> Sacramento, CA 103 miles. +3,307 ft. -9567 ft. Friends, families, dear readers! Processing...
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Simone Lassar
Aug 21, 20224 min read
Day 77: So Long And Thanks For All the Fish
Carson City, NV to Lake Tahoe, CA: 47 miles, 3,900 ft elevation gain Dearest Wix Readers, This is my last blog (don't worry Sophia,...
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Franklin Zhang
Aug 19, 20223 min read
Day 76: Where is Robert? And Other Frequently Asked Questions
August 15, 2022 63 miles and 1,500 ft of elevation gain Fallon, NV to Carson City, NV Ask us any questions on our Q&A form:...
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Franklin Zhang
Aug 16, 20223 min read
Day 75: Last Day of Teaching, First Day of School
August 14, 2022 Teaching at Fallon Youth Club in Fallon, Nevada This was the last learning festival of our trip. It also turns out that...
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Sophia Fang
Aug 15, 20223 min read
Day 74: One last day of rest
Saturday, August 13th Rest Day in Fallon, NV! Today was another actual rest day! Definitely glad we pushed through 112mi the previous day...
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Maxwell Yun
Aug 14, 20222 min read
Day 73: High mileage, high dollar bills
Friday August 12, 2022 Austin, NV to Fallon, NV 112mi, 2615ft elevation drop We did the longest ride of our trip today, at 112mi! One...
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Franklin Zhang
Aug 14, 20223 min read
Day 72: Into The Void
Thu, August 11 Eureka, NV to Austin, NV 63 miles and 2,848 ft of elevation gain. For the past few days we've been biking on Highway 50,...
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Sophia Fang
Aug 13, 20223 min read
Day 71: Not Lonely on The Loneliest Road
Wednesday, August 10 Ely, NV --> Eureka, NV. 78 miles. +3830 ft. +3888 ft. After a wonderful rest and a delicious hotel breakfast (thank...
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Sophia Fang
Aug 13, 20223 min read
Day 70: Driving can be fun
Tuesday, August 9th Baker, NV --> Ely, NV 63 miles. +3904 ft. -4035 ft. Today, I drove. The end. Just kidding! Even though it seems that...
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Simone Lassar
Aug 13, 20223 min read
Day 68/69: If You Like Bikes, Honk!
(or if you don't like bikes honk too) Day 68: Milford, UT to Baker, NV: 84 miles, 4000 ft up, 4000 ft down There are certain key phrases...
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Maxwell Yun
Aug 9, 20223 min read
Day 67: Tired of Tires... and COVID?
Saturday August 6, 2022 Cedar City, UT to Milford, UT 54mi, 863ft elevation drop After meeting up with Stanford Spokes, we realized just...
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Franklin Zhang
Aug 9, 20224 min read
Day 66: The Scenery on This Bike Ride Was The G.O.A.T.s
August 5, 2022 Bryce Canyon Pines Campground, UT to Cedar City, UT 74 miles and 4,110 ft elevation gain. The scenery we saw on this day...
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Franklin Zhang
Aug 9, 20224 min read
Day 65: Year 23
August 4, 2022 Rest Day & Maxwell’s Birthday! The day we’ve all been waiting for…… Maxwell’s 23rd birthday! This day was slowly being...
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Sophia Fang
Aug 9, 20222 min read
Day 64: Trees Growing Out of Rock
Wednesday August 3rd Escalante, UT --> Bryce Canyon National Park 49 miles. +3642 ft. -1837 ft. Hi dear readers, Sophia here to continue...
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Simone Lassar
Aug 8, 20222 min read
Spokes Day 62 + 63: Guy Fieri Was Here (sort of)
Ugh. Here is the deal. I started writing this blogpost! I got a whole day into it. It was amazing. There was a Harry Potter metaphor. You...
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Sophia Fang
Aug 8, 20224 min read
Day 61: Battling Sand and Night
Sunday, July 31st Green River State Park --> Capitol Reef National Park 93 mi. +3182 ft. -1801 ft. Hi friends! Today was a hard day. At...
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Franklin Zhang
Aug 6, 20221 min read
Day 60: Today Was ...... MEH
July 30, 2022 Moab to Green River State Park 52 miles and 1755 ft elevation gain Today was not too interesting of a day. We biked out of...
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Franklin Zhang
Aug 6, 20223 min read
Day 59: The Stars Were Aligned, So We Took Pictures of Them
July 29, 2022 Rest Day (and Night) Day 59 started before day 58 ended. This was the only day this entire trip where we all planned to...
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