![University of Texas student Ashley Day rested on fellow student, Diego Farias as they took a break from their trek from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska on the grass lawn near the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis Min., Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Sixty-nine students were participating in the annal Texas 4000 that was raising money for cancer. The trip is on day 33 of 70. ] (KYNDELL HARKNESS/STAR TRIBUNE) kyndell.harkness@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/72PEAF3V67ZROZYDU2JDGPLWGA.jpg?&w=1080)
Ashley Day and Diego Farias stopped for a break on the lawn near the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis on Wednesday afternoon. They are among the 69 University of Texas students who are participating in the Texas 4000, riding their bikes from Austin, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska, to raise funds for cancer research and raise awareness of cancer prevention efforts. They were on day 33 of the planned 70-day trip.
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