Bikepacking the Log Driver’s Waltz

We gathered just in front of the eternal flame without much fanfare. Though this journey would prove to be amongst the hardest things each of us had ever done, few will truly comprehend the odyssey of which we were about to embark. But our energy was palpable, even with the absence of customary start-line hoopla. With an obligatory start-line group photo and a few goodbyes, we were on our way.