Teen Bike Adventures Summer Reflections
Teen Treks reflects on Summer 2023 self-supported teen bike adventures all across the U.S., Canada and Europe.
Tag: Bike trips
Cape Cod Trekkers Bike to Martha’s Vineyard
Today we biked from Nickerson State Park to Hyannis to the Martha’s Vineyard Ferry, which was a total of about 21 miles. We biked down the Cape Cod Rail Trail for most of it, where we just made it in time for the 2:15 ferry into Oak Bluffs. The ferry ride was nice, and we […]
Ice Cream Soothes the ‘Chernobyl’-like heat on the way to Madison, WI for Across America Trekkers
69 miles today, 69 more to Madison. The heat was Chernobyl-y, and our thermal Geiger counters tutted disapproval as we hopped ponds from Kwik Trips to Kwik Trips for cool snacks and hot food. We’ve been surfing the heat wave by hanging 10 miles (or 20) and breaking like white caps on reefs. We snatched […]
All Quiet on the Best Western Front as Across America Trekkers Make Minneapolis
All was quiet on the Midwestern front at St. Cloud’s Rivers Edge Park… Til the midnight bell tolled. Quietly nestled in our sleeping bags like stuffed stockings under the mantel, we lay blissfully unaware of the terrors that would soon unfold. Dark obelisks rose from the earth one by one, whirring to life with sinister […]
Cape Cod/NES Trekkers Leave Martha’s Vineyard and Bike to Sandwich, MA
We woke up in a hostel in Martha’s Vineyard and then we biked 5 miles to the ferry with some bike difficulty. Despite our best efforts, we missed the first ferry and we ended up having to go on the 12 pm ferry. With the extra time before the ferry, we all went shopping in […]
Canal Boat Tours and Waffles as AP Trekkers Take Day Off in Brugge
Today, we woke up at our hostel in Bruges to a fantastic change in the weather. Finally with our hoodies off we could tour the beautiful city starting off with a stereotypical breakfast of Belgian waffles. Without wasting any time we hopped straight on a canal boat and toured the city from a different perspective. […]
Visit to State Capitol, Dinner Out and Comfy Beds as NYM Makes it to Albany
Today we woke up to a beautiful morning on the Hudson River by a historic ice house, and learned how ice was once harvested from the frozen water and transported for daily life. We took off of some quiet country roads before rejoining the Empire State Trail, a great bike path that took us all […]
NYM Trekkers Cool Off in Waterfall During 60 Mile Day
After waking up bright and early, we headed out from Staatsburg well rested and ready to face the day. After cranking out fifteen miles, we stopped in Red Hook to pick up lunch. After recuperating for a hour we headed off through rolling hills until we found a secluded waterfall where we swam for an […]
Cape Cod/NES Trekkers Bike to Martha’s Vineyard
After we woke up and had breakfast, we packed up and left Nickerson State Park. We then rode West on rural streets, the Cape Cod Rail Trail, and US Route 6. We then arrived at Hyannis port and rested our bikes against a wooden fence. We had an hour until the ferry left. We then […]
Historical and Scenic Stops Along NYM Trek
Today we woke up to a warm and dry hotel. It was a chill morning, as we had to get our clothes to a laundromat, so we had a late start. It was a great first half of the trip because it was on a flat rail trail. We flew through the first 20 miles […]