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Day 9. 10/10/24. St Charles to Machens to Portage Des Sioux…. and back. Stats: 32 mi. AIS: 3:10 min. 10.2 mph. Eleven. 272 ft. The usual morning start for our last ride on the Katy Trail. Another beautiful day… 9 for 9 in perfect weather days. How lucky is that? Our goal is to rideContinue reading “Mi…ssi…ssi…ppi River…is the finish!”

Day 8. 10/9/24. Augusta to St Charles, MO Stats: 30 mi. AIS: 2:51min. 10.5 mph Eleven. 351 ft Bed and Breakfast… We had the whole house all to ourselves last night. This morning we woke up to an 8am breakfast and coffee. Our innkeeper was a “sub” for the owner. She wasn’t the friendliest host.Continue reading “Here comes the sun… flowers”

Day 5. 10/6/24. Jefferson City to Hermann MO Stats: 46 mi. AIS: 4:32min. 10.2 mph. Elev. 252 ft Jim was the volunteer SAG today. He did a superb job… meeting us at the 25 mi rest stop in Mokane for lunch. He met us again at Portland at mile 35…just in case. Then he headedContinue reading “Tough finish…”

Day 4. 10/5/2024. Rocheport to Jefferson City MO Stats: 40 mi. AIS: 3:49 min. 10.4 mph. Elev. 295 ft. Today’s volunteer driver was Paul. Everything went well with all 6 of us in a line up of Queen beds and 1 twin. Amazingly enough there wasn’t a snorer in the group! 3 early risers thatContinue reading “Shady Katy”

Day 3. October 4, 2024 Pilot Grove to Rocheport, MO Stats: 27 mi. AIS: 2:49 min. 9.7mph Elev. 308 ft. Jerry, the host at our Bed and Breakfast, made us biscuits and gravy and a nice fruit bowl for breakfast this morning. Honestly… it was okay for a couple of us but ran right throughContinue reading “Meeting the “Mighty Mo”…”

Day 2. 10/3/24. Sedalia to Pilot Grove 28 miles. Jim was the volunteer SAG driver today. Because he was driver we have no official stats today. It’s his computer I always use for stats. We had a casual departure from Sedalia today. Mileage was low and we had all day to get there, so weContinue reading “Jerry’s Place”

Day 1. Oct 1, 2024 Clinton to Sedalia MO 42 mi. AIS (ass in saddle): 4:14 min. 10.0 mph. Elev. 616 ft. Today’s volunteer sag driver was me (Suzy). I drove to the trailhead start and range the starting bell to send them off. It was a sunny but cool morning. The day pleasantly warmedContinue reading “First Flat…”

Day 0….Long drive to arrive in Clinton, Missouri This adventure is quite a departure from our usual adventures. This ride is with 1 brother and 3 sisters. (I have 1 more brother and 2 more sisters but they chose not to join us on this trip).  Instead of camping we will be staying indoors…every nightContinue reading “Drive Drive Drive to Clinton, Missouri”