Saturday, October 11, 2025

KATY Ride Day 2 - Harrisonville to Clinton

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 You know what's nice about being in the heart of the Midwest? There's gonna be a donut shop in town so you can sugar up for the bik...
Friday, October 10, 2025

KATY Ride Day 1 - Kansas City to Harrisonville

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 The bike tour has officially begun, although we are not yet at the KATY Trail. We start the actual trail in Clinton, the day after tomorrow...

KATY Ride Day 0 - Amtrak Staggers in to Kansas City at Midnight

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 The train ride, once I get on it, is going nice. Nothing is broken on the train, there is Wifi with Internet! And the scenery is really nic...
Thursday, October 09, 2025

KATY Ride Day 0 - Killing a whole day in St. Louis because Amtrak is incompetent.

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 My train to Kansas City for the start of the bike ride left at 8:10 am. I wasn't on it. Here I am leaving my hotel a mile from the trai...
Wednesday, October 08, 2025

KATY Ride Day -1 - Alton IL to St. Louis

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 Here's my bike and my truck at the end of the ride, in the Amtrak parking lot in Alton, IL. I haven't done the ride yet, of course....
Tuesday, October 07, 2025

KATY Ride Day -2 Driving to St. Louis

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 My friend Jim and I are going to ride the KATY Trail, which is a rail trail that goes from near Kansas City to near St. Louis. I am driving...
Sunday, August 24, 2025

Ride to Pittsburgh - the Aftermath

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I'm home now, with the very clingy dogs. Max is now at school, and Debra is in San Francisco through Friday. The dogs hate it when anyon...
Saturday, August 23, 2025

Ride to Pittsburgh Day 6 - West Newton to Shadyside in Pittsburgh

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 The ride to Pittsburgh is over. Here I am by our AirBnB. It's before noon. I only rode 30 miles today. My plan was to finish in time to...