We enjoyed our spring ride on the KATY Trail so much we decided to ride some of the more scenic portions again in the fall. We hoped to catch the trees in the midst of the color change but missed that by a week or so. The weather was wonderful for our multi day ride.
Our cat delayed our departure for a bit as she was apparently batting a treble fish hook around from a pole leaning against the wall and succeeded in lodging one of the hooks in her foot. This gave the vet something to do for a bit before we eventually made it on our way to Missouri.
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| Our cat was in pretty good spirits for having a hook in her paw |
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| The entire KATY Trail. We rode the sections between Pilot Grove and east of Rocheport. |
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| Getting ready to head out for a day of trail riding. |
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| Julie rode one day on a recumbent trike |
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| Phillip tried out his EZ-1 recumbent |
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| Underside of the I-70 bridge east of Rocheport |
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| Phillip brought his new classic camera lens |
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The caboose at New Franklin |
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| Outside the former explosives storage area outside of Rocheport |
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| Along the river and heading to the I-70 bridge near Rocheport |
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| Rocheport Tunnel from the west end |
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| Same tunnel from the east end |
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| Entering the RR tunnel at Rocheport |
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| This is the duck blind viewing area just east of the RR tunnel at Rocheport |
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| The pizza oven at the Mulberry Grill in Rocheport was fired up and making their good pizza's |
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| Betsy came to ride with us on Saturday and we posed in front of the pizza oven. |
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| All posed in Rocheport |
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| Heading to the tunnel |
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| The RR lift bridge outside of Boonville is planned to be restored and used by folks travelling the KATY Trail |
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| MKT 134 Caboose is on display outside the Boonville depot |
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| Lots of good signage is all along the trail telling the history |
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| This is the start of "Lard Hill", a rather long climb. The name came about because a railroad train hit and killed a woman's pig. The railroad would only settle for $5.00 and the woman said her pig was worth more. She rendered the pig and coated the rails with the resulting fat from the pig. The train could not climb the hill with slipping wheels on the rail and ended up settling with the woman for the true value of the pig. |
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| This is as far west as we made it. We really do believe the trail was uphill both ways from Boonville to here. |
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| Good Times! |
It looks like so much fun and extra-special due to shared timed with extended family!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about the cat--ouch!