Thursday, September 22, 2016

Katy Trail Adventures

I don't want to confuse you, we did not ride the Katy trail my parents did.  We were their backup van crew (good thing we purchased a mini van so we could actually call ourselves that).  We did all the sight-seeing and my parents did all the hard muscle work.  We Enjoyed several sights and stayed the night in: St. Charles, Hermann, Hartsburg, Sedalia, Calhoun, Rochefort, and Columbia.  These were all new places for us even though we are from Missouri.
Hopefully we didn't hamper the bike tour schedule too much, but I think they enjoyed the grandkid/kid time.  And we did come to their rescue when bike troubles won out.

Here are some highlights:
Grant wasn't sure about Daniel Boone


Lewis and Clark's Dog

Pace dressed in Lewis and Clark Expedition garb

Grant found some pears at the first Missouri State Capitol


The first State Capitol

Exploring Daniel Boone's Home and Village


Nathan Boone Home (where Daniel Boone lived)

The front of the house


A cannon in front of an old courthouse in Hermann

The courthouse

River boat drivers


Hermann, the liberator of Germania

Historic Home in Hermann



Random polar bear in Jeff City

We followed Lewis and Clark's dog here

Relaxing outside the new state capitol

New State Capitol

Old penitentiary

Pace exploring a natural bridge in Rock Bridge Memorial State Park

the tiny waterfall

Grant wading near the bridge

An old silo on a trail we hiked

We found a squirrel inside


I love this, that's Pace peaking through

A caboose marking the end of the trail in Clinton

Walking the trail

We slept in a caboose

The boys loved it!

Our shower was directly over the toilet, lol.  Very compact


Climbing on the neighboring caboose

Near the captains chair


One side of the caboose

Hammock fun 

Pace truly did bike part of the Katy trail

Jake pointing out the smiley face

A park near our boxcar cabin

Our boxcar

Inside

A little more roomy than the caboose

Hiking at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park


In the entrance to two caves, one is Devil's Icebox


The same bridge Pace was exploring after some major rain


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