It's been awhile....
We're in the public library in Carbondale, Illinois, and again splitting up the blog entry because it's been so long since we last wrote!
After leaving Columbia we continued down the Katy Trail to the Turner Katy Shelter (a hostel run by a non-profit agency for bikers/hikers) in Tebbets. We had called to let them know we were coming, but the key wouldn't work in the door so I had to climb through a side window as Liz boosted me up to get in! We had a very relaxing evening there, making dinner outside, chatting with the neighbor, and reading. Around 9 pm, a very tired bicyclist going the other direction arrived. Steve was from Iowa, and we talked for awhile about RAGBRAI and other rides before crashing for the night. We took off the next morning for Marthasville. The ride was beautiful, but the heat wave wasn't over, so we didn't enjoy it as much as we probably could have.
Camping in Marthasville was at the city park, and the softball games weren't over till nearly midnight, so we had a late night watching the games and cooking dinner. The next morning we left the Katy Trail at Dutzdow, and continued south to Washington because we realized following the trail to the end would necesitate navigating around St. Louis. After running errands and finding maps, we followed some back roads to Robertsville State Park.
I didn't realize quite how much I missed state parks until we got there. It was quiet, with hiking trails and friendly neighbors, and as an added bonus there were showers, laundry facilities and great camp hosts. The next morning we rather spontaneously decided to take a rest day. Our camp hosts offered to take us to town in the morning to get groceries, so we accompanied them back to Washington. I spent most of the day reading, and we made a campfire that night with wood the camp hosts gave us. All in all, it was a very relaxing day with no real errands to run like on most rest days.
And now, the word from Liz.... Robertsville to Carbondale.
After leaving Columbia we continued down the Katy Trail to the Turner Katy Shelter (a hostel run by a non-profit agency for bikers/hikers) in Tebbets. We had called to let them know we were coming, but the key wouldn't work in the door so I had to climb through a side window as Liz boosted me up to get in! We had a very relaxing evening there, making dinner outside, chatting with the neighbor, and reading. Around 9 pm, a very tired bicyclist going the other direction arrived. Steve was from Iowa, and we talked for awhile about RAGBRAI and other rides before crashing for the night. We took off the next morning for Marthasville. The ride was beautiful, but the heat wave wasn't over, so we didn't enjoy it as much as we probably could have.
Camping in Marthasville was at the city park, and the softball games weren't over till nearly midnight, so we had a late night watching the games and cooking dinner. The next morning we left the Katy Trail at Dutzdow, and continued south to Washington because we realized following the trail to the end would necesitate navigating around St. Louis. After running errands and finding maps, we followed some back roads to Robertsville State Park.
I didn't realize quite how much I missed state parks until we got there. It was quiet, with hiking trails and friendly neighbors, and as an added bonus there were showers, laundry facilities and great camp hosts. The next morning we rather spontaneously decided to take a rest day. Our camp hosts offered to take us to town in the morning to get groceries, so we accompanied them back to Washington. I spent most of the day reading, and we made a campfire that night with wood the camp hosts gave us. All in all, it was a very relaxing day with no real errands to run like on most rest days.
And now, the word from Liz.... Robertsville to Carbondale.
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