We woke at the Marthasville, MO, community park club, packed our gear, and headed toward St. Charles. Day five included a 38-mile final stretch that went by quickly! We left Marthasville around 7:15 am and arrived in St. Charles by 11:15 am. The scenery included more farmland, and as the trail grew closer to theContinue reading “Biking the Katy Trail: Day Five”
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Biking the Katy Trail: Day Four
We began day four in Portland and ended up in Marthasville. Neither of us slept very much the previous night. We had some noisy camping neighbors and several cars driving on the gravel slowly near the campground. Neither of us could understand the traffic. There is nothing in Portland! (Eddie’s YouTube video for days fourContinue reading “Biking the Katy Trail: Day Four”
Biking the Katy Trail: Day Three
We began day three at Cooper’s Landing and enjoyed a coffee and some oatmeal while cleaning our bikes. At this point on the trail, the path regularly followed the Missouri River. My metabolism is typically a bit high, but I was eating constantly on this trip! After starting each day with oatmeal, I ate snacksContinue reading “Biking the Katy Trail: Day Three”
Biking the Katy Trail: Day Two
On day two, we began in Sedalia and camped at the Missouri State Fairgrounds camping area. The fairgrounds are about a half a mile off the trail, and you simply set up and wait for the kindly gentleman to come by and collect your payment. We paid $15 each for camping, had a hot showerContinue reading “Biking the Katy Trail: Day Two”
Biking the Katy Trail: Day One
My friend Eddie and I arrived in St Charles MO on Sunday evening and on Monday early we met at the bike stop café in Saint Charles and rode with 11 other riders to the western end of the trail: Clinton, Missouri. Since we met in Saint Charles at 8 AM, we weren’t able toContinue reading “Biking the Katy Trail: Day One”
Toby DeHay 