Day 30: Rest day in Madison, WI

Today was another chill rest day. I started the day with breakfast and a really good cold brew coffee before a work meeting. I was kind of bummed because the meeting was at the same time as the Trek factory tour that was arranged for us, but since the meeting was scheduled specifically to accommodate this trip I had to skip the tour. After the meeting I took a walk around downtown Madison and got some lunch. I spent the afternoon doing a bit more work and then watched a movie. All around a good rest day.

It's hard to believe that we're about 2/3rds of the way through the trip. We're almost done with our 8th state. We have 1 rest day, 15 riding days, and about 1300 miles to go. This upcoming 9 day block has several easier days, including a ferry ride across Lake Michigan, before the final push through the eastern US.

Trip Recap:

• Days riding: 27

• Total distance: 2498 miles

• Total elevation gain: 99,562 ft

Day 21 details - Madison to Milwaukee

• planned distance: 87 miles

• planned elevation gain: 2372 ft