Chandler Kemp took the idea of “biking to school” to another level, cycling more than 2,000 miles from Prince Rupert, B.C., to San Francisco to attend Stanford University.

“I thought it’d be fun to bike there. I loved the idea of waking up in the morning and having nothing to do but ride a bike…Plus I heard that the road was really beautiful and there were cool places to see along the way. Really, I…