Square Wheels Forum Katy Trail Adventure 2018

[JerrySTL ★]

Who else is going to join Petite and me in Missouri this June? I just checked and there's still openings for this 5-day ride.

https://mostateparks.com/2018ktride

It's the best supported ride that I've ever been on. The price is nice at under $500 including a bus ride and 2 meals a day. You can park at either St. Charles which is near St. Louis or the other side of the state in Clinton near Kansas City.

Sign-ups end on May 1st or when the ride is full at 350 riders -  whichever comes first.

The Katy Trail is the longest rails-to-trail in the USA. It's about 230 miles of hard packed limestone plus about 10 miles of shared roads. About two-thirds of the route follows the Missouri River where Lewis and Clark had their epic adventure.  While the first three days are very flat, the last two has hills; however being a RTT, the majority are less that 3% grade.

Hybrid, touring, or cyclocross bikes are about perfect for it. I would not recommend a road bike unless it had at least 700x28 tires. My touring bike has 700x32 tires and they work well with my 215 lbs.

 

[petitepedal ★]

Come on people....another Great Adventure

[Wilbur ★]

I think I am getting my hair done that week.  When is it again? 

[JerrySTL ★]

5 hours ago, Wilbur said:

I think I am getting my hair done that week.  When is it again? 

June 18-22. You have plenty of time to reschedule with your beautician. 

[JerrySTL ★]

I just received an email back from the organizers (Missouri State Parks). It said that there are still openings for the Katy Trail Ride on June 18th to June 22nd.

https://mostateparks.com/2018ktride

 

 

[Ralphie ★]

On 04/01/2018 at 8:48 AM, petitepedal said:

Come on people....another Great Adventure

I would go but:

1. It is far far away

2. I am too wimpy and wombly to ride that far!

3. It is far far away.

4. I am lazy.

5. I am a load.

6. It is far far away.

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[Longjohn ★]

It is far away. I’d have to drive the Pilot.

[donkpow]

So what's a gig like that pay?

[Zealot]

That's the week right after my vacation. For half of it, Mrs Z and I will be deep in secluded wilderness and for the other half, we'll be in Myrtle Beach.

[Rattlecan ★]

That's one I would like to do some year, but it won't be 2018. 

[JerrySTL ★]

1 hour ago, Rattlecan said:

That's one I would like to do some year, but it won't be 2018. 

We rode together from St. Charles, but didn't you also ride part of the Katy near Rocheport?

[Dottleshead ★]

It sounds fun but I can neither get the time off (I got plans to ride this trail in September -- https://visitidaho.org/travel-tips/riding-weiser-river-trail/), it's too far away, it's too expensive to fly, and I'm a lazy, load of pellets.

[petitepedal ★]

Hopefully I will have 6 weeks to get ready

[Rattlecan ★]

2 hours ago, JerrySTL said:

We rode together from St. Charles, but didn't you also ride part of the Katy near Rocheport?

Yes we did. I had a short ride on the Katy at Boonville a year or two before that when I was passing through with the truck. Shoulda had a mountain bike for that one. My skinny tires didn't go well on the trail surface.

[Slow_Guy_On_Bike]

The Katy Trail is definitely on my ride bucket list. Once I'm done paying child support (and other expenses) later this year, I may just be able to finally afford a vacation where I can go somewhere and do some epic riding, rather than a stay-cation where I ride the same routes in my home town.

 

[sheep_herder ★]

I am already scheduled to take photos that week.

[Longjohn ★]

1 minute ago, sheep_herder said:

I am already scheduled to take photos that week.

Of their adventure?

[sheep_herder ★]

3 minutes ago, Longjohn said:

Of their adventure?

Further west.

[Ralphie ★]

I was on the Katy Freeway last week, does that count?

[Rattlecan ★]

 

[Dottleshead ★]

8 hours ago, sheep_herder said:

Further west.

On the loose in the Palouse!

[Dottleshead ★]

John's going hard for the 'like' championship. Here's another post, buddy.