Katy Trail
2024
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 ride…
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.…
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.…
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 close…
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 headed…
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 that…
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 through…
Jerry’s Place
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 we…
First Flat…
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 warmed…
Drive Drive Drive to Clinton, Missouri
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 night…
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