Joel's Pictures

Biking the Katy Trail, October 2019

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The Clinton trailhead, the Western end of the Katy Trail - Tue 08 Oct 2019 10:27:57 AM
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We rented bikes from these folks, who shuttled us to the West end of the trail. - Tue 08 Oct 2019 10:27:45 AM
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Starting our trip at the Clinton trailhead. Can we fit all this in the panniers? - Tue 08 Oct 2019 10:27:39 AM
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We made everything fit! - Tue 08 Oct 2019 11:03:45 AM
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Joel at the start of the ride - Tue 08 Oct 2019 11:16:23 AM
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Each trailhead has a map of the nearest stops (and a full map, too) - Tue 08 Oct 2019 11:16:28 AM
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The trail starts with a detour?! (But we rode through anyway) - Tue 08 Oct 2019 11:16:40 AM
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We stopped for lunch in Windsor - Tue 08 Oct 2019 01:54:14 PM
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2019-10-08T13_54_24_PA081000 - Tue 08 Oct 2019 01:54:24 PM
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There's a trailhead like this about every 10-15 miles - Tue 08 Oct 2019 02:55:39 PM
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This trailhead was next to a park, so we stopped for a bit - Tue 08 Oct 2019 03:40:43 PM
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2019-10-08T15_40_54_DSC02593 - Tue 08 Oct 2019 03:40:54 PM
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2019-10-08T15_41_19_DSC02594 - Tue 08 Oct 2019 03:41:19 PM
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The bikes are pretty heavy with all our gear - Tue 08 Oct 2019 03:42:25 PM
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Don't try walking across the lake! - Tue 08 Oct 2019 03:42:53 PM
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Our first overnight is in Sedalia - Tue 08 Oct 2019 05:52:18 PM
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Our hotel, the Hotel Bothwell - Wed 09 Oct 2019 07:33:09 AM
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Our hotel room in Sedalia, complete with bikes! - Tue 08 Oct 2019 04:49:46 PM
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In Sedalia, a genuine vacuum store - Tue 08 Oct 2019 05:52:08 PM
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2019-10-08T17_52_32_DSC02604 - Tue 08 Oct 2019 05:52:32 PM
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We found some beer! - Tue 08 Oct 2019 05:53:17 PM
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2019-10-08T18_17_55_DSC02607 - Tue 08 Oct 2019 06:17:55 PM
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2019-10-08T18_18_20_DSC02609 - Tue 08 Oct 2019 06:18:20 PM
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Having bikes in the room made it quicker to get ready in the morning - Wed 09 Oct 2019 06:59:54 AM
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We did laundry in the green Scrubba bag and dried things overnight - Wed 09 Oct 2019 07:00:16 AM
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2019-10-09T09_56_48_DSC02612 - Wed 09 Oct 2019 09:56:48 AM
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2019-10-09T10_30_02_DSC02613 - Wed 09 Oct 2019 10:30:02 AM
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2019-10-09T10_30_14_DSC02614 - Wed 09 Oct 2019 10:30:14 AM
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County roads have letters for names (like "BB"), but are reused across counties - Wed 09 Oct 2019 10:30:44 AM
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2019-10-09T10_31_19_DSC02617 - Wed 09 Oct 2019 10:31:19 AM
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2019-10-09T10_31_39_DSC02619 - Wed 09 Oct 2019 10:31:39 AM
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We had lunch in Pilot Grove (pop. 768) at Katarina's Homestyle Cafe - Wed 09 Oct 2019 12:34:14 PM
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We saw lots of silos! - Wed 09 Oct 2019 12:35:41 PM
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Halloween display in someone's yard next to the trail - Wed 09 Oct 2019 01:07:21 PM
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2019-10-09T16_45_50_IMG_20191009_114548597_HDR - Wed 09 Oct 2019 04:45:50 PM
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2019-10-09T19_06_20_IMG_20191009_140617490_HDR - Wed 09 Oct 2019 07:06:20 PM
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2019-10-09T16_45_38_IMG_20191009_114536113_HDR - Wed 09 Oct 2019 04:45:38 PM
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We also saw lots of corn! - Wed 09 Oct 2019 01:07:28 PM
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2019-10-09T13_36_48_DSC02623 - Wed 09 Oct 2019 01:36:48 PM
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2019-10-09T13_36_58_DSC02624 - Wed 09 Oct 2019 01:36:58 PM
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Past Boonville, there's a 3 mile section closed due to flooding - Wed 09 Oct 2019 03:23:49 PM
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The detour is this road, but it's flooded too! We backtracked and took gravel country roads. - Wed 09 Oct 2019 03:23:55 PM
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We finally made it to Rocheport about 6:15 PM - Wed 09 Oct 2019 05:11:47 PM
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Next morning in Rocheport, it's raining! - Thu 10 Oct 2019 08:07:54 AM
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Forecast is rain all day, so we had someone shuttle us to Jefferson City - Thu 10 Oct 2019 08:10:23 AM
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Governor's mansion in Jefferson City, or Disney's Haunted Mansion? - Thu 10 Oct 2019 10:12:41 PM
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Getting ready in the hotel lobby in Jefferson City (still a little rain) - Fri 11 Oct 2019 08:46:58 AM
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Finally the rain's stopped, but now it's 20 degrees colder - Fri 11 Oct 2019 10:55:30 AM
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2019-10-11T10_55_37_DSC02637 - Fri 11 Oct 2019 10:55:37 AM
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Saw a lot of these signs, but thankfully never heard any sirens - Fri 11 Oct 2019 12:26:48 PM
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Trail's flooded, detour road is flooded, and this *alternate* detour road is too! - Fri 11 Oct 2019 12:35:05 PM
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It was only about six inches deep, so we just got wet shoes - Fri 11 Oct 2019 12:39:58 PM
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Part of the trail is along the Missouri River - Fri 11 Oct 2019 01:51:49 PM
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2019-10-11T13_56_18_DSC02641 - Fri 11 Oct 2019 01:56:18 PM
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2019-10-11T13_56_30_DSC02642 - Fri 11 Oct 2019 01:56:30 PM
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2019-10-11T16_55_26_IMG_20191011_115525831_HDR - Fri 11 Oct 2019 04:55:26 PM
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2019-10-11T14_14_14_DSC02645 - Fri 11 Oct 2019 02:14:14 PM
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Rhineland, close to our destination of Hermann this day - Fri 11 Oct 2019 02:32:05 PM
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So much corn it's even on the trail! - Fri 11 Oct 2019 02:32:17 PM
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2019-10-11T14_32_39_DSC02650 - Fri 11 Oct 2019 02:32:39 PM
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In Hermann, we rented a little cottage - Fri 11 Oct 2019 04:49:37 PM
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The owner even let us store the bikes in her garage - Sat 12 Oct 2019 08:10:11 AM
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We even had real laundry! No Scrubba bag tonight! - Fri 11 Oct 2019 04:46:30 PM
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2019-10-11T16_46_49_DSC02652 - Fri 11 Oct 2019 04:46:49 PM
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The Haunted Mansion look is popular here, too - Fri 11 Oct 2019 04:57:52 PM
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We stopped for dinner at a winery - Fri 11 Oct 2019 05:04:11 PM
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2019-10-11T17_02_05_DSC02656 - Fri 11 Oct 2019 05:02:05 PM
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2019-10-11T17_04_21_DSC02658 - Fri 11 Oct 2019 05:04:21 PM
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A happy Michele - Fri 11 Oct 2019 05:27:22 PM
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Riding all day also means guilt-free dessert - Sat 12 Oct 2019 01:36:07 AM
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Michele loved the cat pillows (look closely) - Sat 12 Oct 2019 01:54:23 AM
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Cat pillow! - Sat 12 Oct 2019 01:54:30 AM
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Trailhead in Treloar - Sat 12 Oct 2019 11:24:14 AM
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Treloar's old bank, 100 years ago - Sat 12 Oct 2019 11:23:12 AM
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And the old bank today! - Sat 12 Oct 2019 11:23:37 AM
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Wait, a giant corn sculpture? - Sat 12 Oct 2019 11:23:48 AM
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A monument to corn! - Sat 12 Oct 2019 11:26:28 AM
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2019-10-12T11_38_56_DSC02667 - Sat 12 Oct 2019 11:38:56 AM
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2019-10-12T11_39_02_DSC02668 - Sat 12 Oct 2019 11:39:02 AM
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2019-10-12T11_39_17_DSC02669 - Sat 12 Oct 2019 11:39:17 AM
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We stopped for lunch at a winery near Marthasville - Sat 12 Oct 2019 12:27:02 PM
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Lake Creek Winery - Sat 12 Oct 2019 12:27:09 PM
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2019-10-12T12_38_07_DSC02672 - Sat 12 Oct 2019 12:38:07 PM
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Everything around this part of Missouri is German, including my lunch - Sat 12 Oct 2019 12:48:56 PM
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2019-10-12T13_32_11_DSC02674 - Sat 12 Oct 2019 01:32:11 PM
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2019-10-12T13_33_22_DSC02676 - Sat 12 Oct 2019 01:33:22 PM
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Another closure, but it's so small you can see the other side - Sat 12 Oct 2019 02:26:09 PM
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Our destination of Augusta, where there's a brewery on the trail! - Sat 12 Oct 2019 03:06:38 PM
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We enjoyed a post-ride beer - Sat 12 Oct 2019 03:07:27 PM
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2019-10-12T21_17_29_IMG_20191012_161727281_HDR - Sat 12 Oct 2019 09:17:29 PM
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In Augusta we stayed at this B&B - Sun 13 Oct 2019 08:49:07 AM
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No restaurants in Augusta, so we made do with salami, cheese, crackers, and wine - Sat 12 Oct 2019 04:16:56 PM
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We made it to the end - St. Charles! Another trailside brewery! - Sun 13 Oct 2019 01:28:13 PM
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Michele enjoying a celebratory pumpkin beer - Sun 13 Oct 2019 12:16:12 PM
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2019-10-13T12_16_35_DSC02683 - Sun 13 Oct 2019 12:16:35 PM
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The trail in St. Charles gets pretty big - Sun 13 Oct 2019 01:37:08 PM
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Unloading the panniers for the last time, about to return the bikes in St. Charles - Sun 13 Oct 2019 01:40:33 PM
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Our hotel in St. Charles (it's a four-room hotel) - Sun 13 Oct 2019 03:32:16 PM
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The hotel is right on the main street - Sun 13 Oct 2019 05:40:26 PM
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The hotel isn't staffed, but they gave a key to the common room - Sun 13 Oct 2019 03:30:42 PM
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2019-10-13T15_30_53_DSC02690 - Sun 13 Oct 2019 03:30:53 PM
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The hotel room opens onto the common room - Sun 13 Oct 2019 03:31:03 PM
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Joel enjoying wine in the common room, which we had to ourselves - Sun 13 Oct 2019 11:41:52 PM
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2019-10-13T23_42_26_IMG_20191013_194225172 - Sun 13 Oct 2019 11:42:26 PM
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In the summer, the river swelled all the way to the parking lot for a couple of weeks! - Mon 14 Oct 2019 06:58:09 AM
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2019-10-14T06_58_31_DSC02695 - Mon 14 Oct 2019 06:58:31 AM
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The old St. Charles station - Mon 14 Oct 2019 07:01:14 AM
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2019-10-14T07_02_20_DSC02697 - Mon 14 Oct 2019 07:02:20 AM
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This year's flood was the worst since 1993 - Mon 14 Oct 2019 07:03:19 AM
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2019-10-14T07_03_28_DSC02699 - Mon 14 Oct 2019 07:03:28 AM
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2019-10-14T07_49_55_DSC02700 - Mon 14 Oct 2019 07:49:55 AM
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2019-10-14T07_50_55_DSC02702 - Mon 14 Oct 2019 07:50:55 AM
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St. Charles was decorated for fall - Mon 14 Oct 2019 07:54:25 AM
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2019-10-14T07_54_37_DSC02706 - Mon 14 Oct 2019 07:54:37 AM
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And for Halloween, too! - Mon 14 Oct 2019 07:55:43 AM
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Vote in the "straw poll" for the best decorations - Mon 14 Oct 2019 07:56:22 AM