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2023 Katy Trail bicycle trip

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The obligatory start of ride photo In April of 2023, I went on a trip with some friends to spend 5 days bicycling the Katy Trail in Missouri. The Katy Trail is a rail-to-trail project and is a Missouri State Park (linear park). The trail is about 95% through rural area with no buildings, just farmland and fields, with a cliff along part of it and the Missouri river along a big part of it as well. Each town along the trail has a stopping point with historical markers. I did not photograph all of them (and we didn't do all of the trail) but I did photograph quite a few. I'm not even including all of them in this account, though I did check them all off on HMDB.org. In addition there are some MDNR signs along the way. Monday April 24, 2023 The first day was driving to Missouri and being tourists in St. Louis, with a stay in a hotel.   Tuesday, April 25, 2025 The second day was taking a shuttle to Sedalia which would be our starting point. Unloading our stuff from the ...