Cyclists ride along Lisbon's Paper Mill Trail on Friday during the 40th annual Trek Across Maine.
Trek Across Maine participants rest Friday following the first day of the Trek Across Maine at Bates College in Lewiston. From left are Phoebe Beal, Hazel Badgett, Brynn Newsom and Daisy Beal. The four friends are from the Belfast area.
Trek Across Maine volunteer Jenifer Blodgett of Hancock finds a place to put another bicycle Friday during the first day of the Trek Across Maine at Bates College in Lewiston. Cyclists rode 61 miles Friday and will continue Saturday with a 52-mile ride.
Maddie Pacholski stretches Friday at a rest stop in Durham while looking at a map of the route during the 40th annual Trek Across Maine. The University of Maine at Orono sophomore said the trek was going better than expected. "The first 15 miles were tough, but it's going much better now," she said. Friday's leg was 61 miles.
Brittney Ellis, left, of Clinton and Keisha Small of Oakland cheer Friday as cyclists ride onto Bates College campus in Lewiston during the 40th annual Trek Across Maine.. This is Ellis' first year volunteering for the trek. Small has volunteered for eight treks.
Trek Across Maine participants relax Friday at the rest stop in Durham during the 40th annual Trek Across Maine. From left are Mark Kavanaugh of Skowhegan, Wendy Briggs of Arrowsic, Armand Madore of Rangeley and Doug Ruby of Groton, Massachusetts. The cyclists said they did not know each other before the trek started, but now they do. They joke the average age among them is 68.
Trek Across Maine participants Linda Poirier, left, John Poirier, middle, and Rick Reardon wear their USA cycling jerseys Friday during the 40th annual Trek Across Maine at Bates College in Lewiston. The cyclists from Bangor have a total of seven riders on their Trek Across Maine team.
Cyclists ride along Lisbon's Paper Mill Trail on Friday during the 40th annual Trek Across Maine.
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