The Almost Bike Trailer
Nora and I are going bike the Katy Trail in Missouri in June. 250 miles more or less in 7 days more or less. As we’ve been preparing for it, I’ve been a bit concerned that we might not be able to put all our stuff for the trip in our rather small saddle bags, […]
The Katy Trail Day 4
Boonville was gray first thing, and the forecast was gloomy. I love lightning and thunder and rain, but I prefer it on the back porch with hot chocolate instead of on a bicycle. That’s the only reason “gloomy” is the right word. We procrastinated while watching the radar along with half a dozen other bikers […]
The Katy Trail Day 3
The Katy Trail Day 3 Our mileage is increasing. 34 today. Or 35. We’re not sure, although as tightly as we count our miles, one would think we’d know. It’s just that the GPS sometimes gets even more confused than we do. We had breakfast in the small Truman dining room in the basement. If […]
The Katy Trail Day 2
We lingered in the morning, in no rush. Once packed up, we went to a café for a breakfast that included a piece of pie apiece, made (according to the waitress) by the Amish. If that’s true, the Amish are buying their pie fillings in tin cans and they have forgotten how to make a […]
Katy Trail, Day 1
It’s not easy to define when a trip starts. When we first think of it? When we start Googling it? When our first piece of equipment lands on our doorstep and we go back to Amazon to find out how to return it? When we do our first training ride and realize we should have […]