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6 STUDENTS. 6 BIKES.
3,900 MILES. 80 DAYS.
AN EFFORT TO RETHINK STEM EDUCATION.
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Sophia Fang
Jul 8, 20223 min read
Day 33: route 66 & how to climb hills
Sunday, July 3rd. Rolla, MO → Lake of the Ozarks, MO 69.8 miles. +2,648 ft. -2,923 ft. Hiya! Sophia here. Great to be back on the blog....
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Simone Lassar
Jul 8, 20225 min read
Day 31: Miranda!! and Day 32: Spokes Speak
Day 31: St. Louis, MO to Meramec, MO, 62 miles, 2400 ft elevation gain A cursed day. The day we shall not speak of. Except me to the...
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Maxwell Yun
Jul 2, 20223 min read
Day 29 and Day 30: STL means St. Louis!
Maxwell Yun here sharing our two days in St. Louis! Wednesday, June 29 -- Rest Day! On most days, our legs propel us tens of miles...
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Robert Henning
Jul 2, 20223 min read
Day 28: St. Louis Blues
June 28, 2022. 92 miles. 3,120 ft of elevation gain. Perryville, MO to Chesterfield, MO, a suburb of St. Louis. We awoke in Perryville...
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Simone Lassar
Jul 2, 20223 min read
Day 0: Let’s Rewind to our DC Learning Festival
I know what you’re thinking, “Day 0? I thought we were well into the 20s?” Well you would be right! The only explanation for the...
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Mariela Perez-Cabarcas
Jun 30, 20223 min read
Day 27: I am in Misery
June 27, 2022. 44 miles. 823 ft elevation gain. Murphysboro, IL -> Perryville, MO Hello readers, fear not, I am not actually in misery....
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Franklin Zhang
Jun 27, 20225 min read
Day 26: Baking Brad
June 26, 2022 51 miles and 920 feet of elevation gain Harrisburg IL to Murphysboro, IL Heyyy it's Franklin. For the last 25 days, I rode...
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Sophia Fang
Jun 26, 20223 min read
Day 25: Welcome to the Land of Lincoln!
Saturday, June 25th. Henderson, KY --> Harrisburg, IL. Hello dear friends, family, and wonderful people we have serendipitously met along...
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Maxwell Yun
Jun 25, 20223 min read
Day 24: Chicken and Corn. Straight from the source.
62.9 miles. 231ft elevation gain. Friday July 24, 2022 Maxwell here covering Day 24! We woke up at Sharilyn and Tony's house, surrounded...
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Simone Lassar
Jun 24, 20224 min read
Day 22: News Travels Fast and Day 23: We Travel 13.0 mph
Hello blog readers, Simone here. These blogs are brought to you from me with the weight of the Supreme Court decision today. Wishing all...
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Maxwell Yun
Jun 24, 20224 min read
Day 21: Caves, Cows, Corn, and Corvettes!
30.8 miles. 443ft elevation gain. Tuesday July 21, 2022 Maxwell here! We visited both the Mammoth Caves and the Corvette Museum in one...
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Robert Henning
Jun 23, 20224 min read
Day 20: 90 miles and a visit with an old friend
Hello! This is Robert with a post about our longest ride yet on June 20th as we rode from Liberty to our campsite in Mammoth Cave,...
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Mariela Perez-Cabarcas
Jun 21, 20222 min read
Day 19: Fathers, feasts, and the friends we made along the way
63.79 miles. 1663 ft elevation gain. Lexington -> Liberty. As Franklin mentioned, we have been trying to shift our schedule forward for...
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Franklin Zhang
Jun 19, 20224 min read
Day 18: A Type B- High Energy Type of Day
68.34 miles 2635 ft elevation gain Red River Gorge to Lexington, KY Franklin here. Today was a Type B, high-energy type of day. When I...
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Sophia Fang
Jun 17, 20224 min read
Day 15, 16, 17: Relax, you're in the mountains
Wednesday, June 15th - First Day of Learning Festival in Hazard, KY! Hello! Sophia here with three packed days of Spokes happenings :)...
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Simone Lassar
Jun 16, 20224 min read
Day 14: The Ducks of Hazard
Tuesday, June 14 Wayland, KY → Hazard, KY, 41.7 miles 2,500 ft elevation gain First things first I’d like to address the title of this...
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Robert Henning
Jun 16, 20222 min read
Day 12: Taking a Break at Breaks
Hello! This is Robert with a post about our rest day exploring Breaks Interstate Park. As it was a rest day, we awoke to a lazy morning....
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Mariela Perez-Cabarcas
Jun 13, 20223 min read
Day 11: Welcome to the Family
Saturday June 11, 2022 Abingdon -> Breaks Interstate Park Howdy everyone! Mariela here to update you on our unexpected adventures on day...
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Maxwell Yun
Jun 11, 20222 min read
Day 10: Longest Ride So Far!
Friday June 10, 2022 Maxwell here today to share a bit about our longest ride yet, at 78 miles! Our day started with a delicious...
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Franklin Zhang
Jun 10, 20222 min read
Day 9: Cross Country Crosswords
Roanoke to Draper 62.77 miles and 3,910 ft elevation gain Hey everyone, this is Franklin here again. I know there's some crossword lovers...
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