Category: Route

Riding: 67 Miles Our third day on the Katy Trail and another great ride. It rained overnight again, but still the surface of the trail was in good shape. However, we did encounter a couple downed trees. It’s been interesting to me to see all the farming on our route. We’ve seen so many silos…

Biking: 52 miles. Our first day on the Katy Trail – what an amazing trail. We started at the Katy Depot near the northeast end of Sedalia and rode all the way to Rocheport, stopping at a few of the towns along the way. The surface was mostly crushed limestone. It reminded me of the…

Biking: 61 Miles. Today was another hot day, and the last of three days of tough climbing on the road. Looking at the scheduled route, we realized it was full of steep rollers. But, studying the map, we found an alternative route, on Rt 65, with the same distance but half the climbing. But, riding…

Riding: 64 miles. Today was a scorcher. So hot. No clouds and no shade. Again, we rode the rolling hills of Missouri, but unlike yesterday’s ride which had cloud cover and mild temps, today was just brutal. With a real feel of 105 near the end of the ride, I was starting to experience heat…

Riding: 58 miles Another day of storms. We got a late start to our ride as we needed to wait out the storms. The RWGPS predicted a lot of climbing, and it wasn’t wrong. My Wahoo computer typically underreports our climbing, and it said about 3800 in 58 miles, but really, it was closer to…

This was a much-needed rest day, as our rides are getting longer and our rest days are less frequent. We’ve passed the halfway mark. In fact, we’ve finished six of the 10 weeks. Just 26 days to go – 23 riding days and 3 rest days. Doesn’t sound like a lot, but it’s a lot.…

Biking: 42 miles Malvern had thunderstorms all through the night and into the morning. We debated about what to do today. Our original plan was to get on the road by 7:30 am to cover the 77 miles before it got too hot. At 9 am the storms were still hanging over the town, so…

Riding: 80 miles Today Anita and Mark left their hotel in Fremont, rode to Omaha, navigated around the city, and hopped on the Wabash Trail that led them out of Nebraska and into Iowa. The first ride in that state. It was a long day, but the last 22 miles on the trail were great.…