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Day 60: We ventured out of Ritzville early morning and headed towards Othello, WA biking 57.5 miles! Throughout the ride we met some furry friends! 🐶🐱🐐 **Follow our team blog below** http://illini4000.org/journals . . . . #illini4000 #illini400020
Howdy! My name is Bang Nguyen and I’ve been in charge of our social media this summer! We crossed over to Washington state biking our last century (100 miles). I’m so proud of how far we’ve come as a team and I’m looking forwa
Day 58: We traveled from Pinehurst to Coeur d’ Alene, ID hitting 40.5 miles! Along the way we caught some beautiful views and found another plate!🚴🏼🌲🌊 **Follow our team blog below** http://illini4000.org/journals . . . . #illini4000 #illini
Day 57: We crossed another state line biking from Superior MT, to Pinehurst, ID! In total we biked 76.6 miles! We’re slowly making our way into the Pacific Northwest Region! 🙌🏼 **Follow our team blog below** http://illini4000.org/journals . .
Day 56: Although we were bummed that we had to shuttle mid ride from Missoula to Superior, MT due to the smoke in the air. We made the most of our day by enjoying the little things like finding these signs and license plates along the road! **Follow
Day 55 (Rest Day): The team took a break from biking and went white water rafting with the @montanariverguides ! Thank you for showing us a wonderful time! 🚣🏽‍♀️🌊 **Follow our team blog below** http://illini4000.org/journals . . . . #illini40
Day 54: We enjoyed some beautiful downhills biking from Philipsburg to Missoula, MA hitting a total of 79.5 miles 😎✌🏼!
Day 52-53: It saddens us knowing that we’re not able to ride due to the forest fires and the smoke in the air. Although this is an unfortunate situation, we’re finding ways to keep ourselves busy! We’re utilizing our stay overs libr
Day 48-51: The team went off the grid for a little bit and enjoyed some nature time in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park! That’s two more National parks down! http://illini4000.org/journals . . . . #illini4000 #illini40002021 #2021bike
Day 47: Today was a tough ride. With the heat beating down on us we biked from Riverton to Dubois, WY hitting 76.3 miles! Along the way we found 3 out of 8 Wyoming plates as a whole group! We’re slowly catching up to @mike.rotter and his licens
Day 46: We traveled from Thermopolis to Riverton passing through the Boysen Reservoir. In total we hit 55.9 miles! Throughout our ride we biked along the Wind River and captured some stunning photos! Just a couple more days until we hit the Grand Tet
Day 45: We left Meadowlark Lake and had a beautiful ride down towards Thermopolis, WY hitting 79.7 miles! This was one of our top favorite rides yet! ⛰ 🚴🏼 **Follow our team blog below** http://illini4000.org/journals . . . . #illini4000 #illini400
Day 44: We spent our Fourth of July biking up Bighorn Mountains! Once we made it to Meadowlark Lake we camped out for the night and celebrated by eating a ton of watermelon! 🇺🇸🏕🍉 **Follow our team blog below** http://illini4000.org/journals . . .
Day 43: We made it to the base of the Bighorn mountains and now we’re prepping for our big climb tomorrow! Throughout the day we biked and danced our way through some strong headwinds from Gillette to Buffalo, WY hitting 71.1 miles 💨🚴🏼! **Fo
Day 42: Welcome to Wyoming— out here it’s Cowboy Country and even teammates get caught in the dirt. 🤠🐄🌾 . . . . #illini4000 #illini40002021 #2021bikeamericateam
Day 41: Goodbye South Dakota, hello Wyoming! Today we biked from Hermosa, SD to New Castle, Wyoming hitting 65.2 miles! We’re so excited to see all the beautiful landscapes Wyoming has to offer! 🏞 . . . . #illini4000 #illini40002021 #2021bikea
Day 40: We biked from Wall to Hermosa, SD and visited Mt Rushmore after a long day of biking! In total we biked just under 71.5 miles for the day! . . . . #illini4000 #illini40002021 #2021bikeamericateam
Day 39: INTO THE BADLANDS! We biked from Kadoka to Wall, SD and through Badlands National Park! We ended the ride just under 58 miles. What a perfect day to mark our half way point! We have 39 days left until the end of our trip! **Follow our team bl
Day 38: We finally got a change of scenery! Our team biked through some rolling hills from Pierre to Kadoka, SD hitting 96.9 miles! We’re almost to the Badlands! 🏜 . . . . #illini4000 #illini40002021 #2021bikeamericateam
Day 37: The team gets another well deserved rest day🍦! . . . . #illini4000 #illini40002021 #2021bikeamericateam

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