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2007 Katy Trail Ride, Day #5: Augusta to St. Charles

The last day of the trip turned out to be junk food day. It started with breakfast, which consisted of muffins, bagels, and donuts.

Several miles into the ride we hit a trailside stand. We hadn’t gone far, but figured “why not”. So we had some shaved ice. Then we hit the first SAG in Matson, which was followed closely by Katy Bike Rental in Defiance. Again, we stopped for a look-see, and ended up eating ice cream.

Next up was a SAG in Weldon Spring, followed by a final run along the bluffs. We came across a farm along the trail and were fortunate to see a white peacock in full display, with his glorious feathers spread wide.

A stop in Green Bottoms for the final SAG, where they had … leftover donuts from breakfast. Who can resist?

Finally, we arrived in St. Charles. We’d made it!

After a quick lunch, we headed over to a picnic shelter in the nearby park, where the bags had been unloaded. We grabbed some clothes and took a quick shower, then, rather than waiting around for a few hours for our transportation to arrive, we headed across the street to the Trailhead Brewing Co. restaurant, where Rob had a big burger, and I contented myself with a “Missouri Brown Dark Ale” … mmmm, tasty (and potent)!

Eventually we made our way back to the park, and shortly the buses arrived. It was a fairly long, four-hour ride, but time passed rather quickly, and soon enough we were back to Clinton. From there it was a two-hour drive back to Holts Summit to drop Rob back home. We stopped twice for ice cream along the way.

My sister brought me a hamburger and fries for a late supper – one final bit of junk food to top off a day full of the stuff.

Totals: 28.43 miles, 2:22:24 ride time, 11.98 MPH average

Peacock Farm

Arrival in St. Charles

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