Eileen McIver of Haines, in last place during relay leg 5, just ahead of the race “sweep rig.”

Freelance writer Eileen McIver pedaled a leg on The Rolling Papers, the Chilkat Valley News-sponsored team that finished last in Saturday’s Kluane-Chilkat International Bike Relay. This is her account.

Cheering for teammates was by far the best part of my experience riding the Kluane to Chilkat bike relay.

We played a trumpet and a boom box. We…