Day 1 5/31/25 Dumont trailhead to Deadwood and back This the highest elevation of the trail. We reached 6236 ft. Stats: Distance: 33mi. AIS: 4.09 hrs*. Speed avg: 7.9mph Climbing elevation 1919 ft. *To any new followers AIS stands for Ass In Saddle. It doesn’t include stopping time. (It’s important to know that cell coverage isContinue reading “Welcome to the Black Hills! It’s not all a tourist trap.”
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Riding the Mickelson Trail in the Black Hills
South Dakota Total length: 109 miles Deadwood SD to Edgemont SD Railroad abandoned in 1983 Trail established in 1991. Completed 1998 Destination 300 miles from home We will cross up and over several river drainages before we get to South Dakota Drive Billings to Hardin then to Hwy 212 Bighorn Battlefield turnoff. Crossing the BighornContinue reading “Riding the Mickelson Trail in the Black Hills”
Hopkins, Belize
Day 2 and 3, January 9-10, 2025 Hopkins is a small village on the Belize mainland. It’s a quiet place that one local ex-pat described as “a drinking village with a fishing problem”. The village runs long and narrow along the shoreline… at most it’s maybe 5 blocks wide. The homes are colorful, really brightContinue reading “Hopkins, Belize”
Mi…ssi…ssi…ppi River…is the finish!
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!”
Here comes the sun… flowers
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”
Storybook ride…
Day 7. 10/8/24. Hermann to Augusta MO Stats: 37 Mi. AIS: 3:40 min. 10.6 mph. 196 ft elev. Sag driver…thriller highways I (Suzy) was the volunteer sag driver today. All the riders left the townhouse rental at 9am. Back over the Missouri River to reconnect with the Katy Trail. No mishaps on the return route.Continue reading “Storybook ride…”
Hermann is Germann…
Day 6. 10/7/24. Layover day in Hermann MO Since it was a layover day we had a relaxing start to the day with coffee and zucchini bread. Beautiful morning. Our AirBnb was right along the railroad tracks and many trains went through last evening. But… they don’t use whistles (thank goodness). We are so closeContinue reading “Hermann is Germann…”
Tough finish…
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…”
Shady Katy
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”
Meeting the “Mighty Mo”…
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”…”
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