06/07/24 Hello everyone! I have not had WiFi for awhile, so I have been unable to update the blog. I will do that as soon as I am able. In the meantime, here’s an omen we enjoyed this morning.
05/29-31/24 Now we are on the famous Katy Trail! First thing I am going to do is re-post the dates and places we are going. We started at Black Walnut. We cycled on the trail until Booneville. Here’s a link to find out more about the trail. mostateparks.com/park/katy…
05/29/24 the first day we had a lovely time at the Bike Stop, a coffeehouse with a bicycle maintenance outfit affiliated. Several people had bicycle issues, so all of us stopped there to check it out. The art was bicycle-centric, to say the least….
05/29/24 Across the street from the Bike Stop was a Lewis & Clark Museum and boathouse. The boathouse had replicas of the river boats they used to go up the Missouri. While there, we met Mr. Lewis himself- or at least the man who will play him in a reenactment film being produced by the museum.
05/30/24 This is one of our longest days of the trip at 83 miles. The Katy Trail is made of crushed limestone, which was a fine surface to ride on because it had not rained and it was dusty but not muddy. But it was a loooong day no matter what surface you are riding on. At least it was mostly flat.
05/30/24 We passed through Weldon Springs, where they processed uranium during the Cold War. This led to some interesting signs along the trail.
05/31/24 Our last day on the Katy Trail. We got an early start and had plenty of time for carrot cake 🍰 and a pie made of raspberry brownies at the General Store in Rocheport. Highly recommended!
05/30/24 After all that riding, we climbed up an elaborate ramp to the bridge over the Missouri River, and entered Jefferson City. Where we got to sleep in a bed. In a motel. 🤩 With pizza for dinner 🥘 🥳 Map meeting under the motel sign.
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05/31/24 On down the Katy Trail to Boonville, where we have a rest day! Boonville is not named for Daniel Boone, BUT Daniel Boone’s sons found a salt lick nearby (called”Boone’s Lick”). Some entrepreneur took the salt to Santa Fe to trade, and this is the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail.
06/01/24 Our day in Boonville was all about doing laundry and finding WiFi to update the blog. Downtown was decorated with bicycles.
