Lawrence to Columbia
We left Lawrence on Wednesday morning on beautiful county roads with sparse traffic. Since both our Kansas maps were not very detailed, we map-quested a route avoiding highways, and ended up doing a six mile tour of gravel roads before finding a paved route to Louisburg. We ate lunch at Hillsdale Lake, stopped at a fruitstand ten miles from Louisburg, and stopped in briefly at the Louisburg Cider Mill. We had hoped to camp in the city park there, but the sheriff met us at the Burger King right as we got to town and told us city ordinance wouldn't allow it. Instead, he had asked the pastor of the Louisburg Baptist Temple if we could camp on their lawn, which they graciously allowed. We set up our tent just in time, as it started to sprinkle right away.
After a night's rest there, we started out for Missouri, only a few miles away. We stopped briefly at the Harrisonville Mennonite Church to say hi, and as we did, we met Ang'e, a local bicyclist who has done the MS 150 in Kansas and Missouri for many years. She invited us to camp in her lawn, and we took her up on the offer! We biked the 15 miles to her house, and spent the afternoon chatting with her husband Jon and watching their dogs play around the backyard. Ang'e treated us to a great meal at a local restaurant and afterwards we watched part of the movie "The Day After," which Jon had a small part in.
From Ang'e and Jon's house near Latour, Missouri, we biked on small highways and county roads up to Sedalia. The hills on our route, while not impossible, made us very thankful to be on the Katy Trail through most of the state. We camped in the fairgrounds in Sedalia.
From Sedalia we caught the Katy and road about 40 miles to New Franklin, where we camped. The Katy is terrific, and we've enjoyed the beautiful views and traffic free days. We rode from New Franklin to Columbia yesterday, where we went out to eat with my great uncle John and aunt Florence, and stayed in the lovely home of another bicyclist we met on the trail going into town, Ethan. Ethan, Laura and their son Nolan have been terrific hosts, and we enjoyed a good night's rest and break from the mosquitos! I'll write more later, the computer is runnning low on batteries....
Today we'll head for the hostel in Tebbets, and soon we'll be nearing St. Charles and the end of the Katy.
ciao
heidi
After a night's rest there, we started out for Missouri, only a few miles away. We stopped briefly at the Harrisonville Mennonite Church to say hi, and as we did, we met Ang'e, a local bicyclist who has done the MS 150 in Kansas and Missouri for many years. She invited us to camp in her lawn, and we took her up on the offer! We biked the 15 miles to her house, and spent the afternoon chatting with her husband Jon and watching their dogs play around the backyard. Ang'e treated us to a great meal at a local restaurant and afterwards we watched part of the movie "The Day After," which Jon had a small part in.
From Ang'e and Jon's house near Latour, Missouri, we biked on small highways and county roads up to Sedalia. The hills on our route, while not impossible, made us very thankful to be on the Katy Trail through most of the state. We camped in the fairgrounds in Sedalia.
From Sedalia we caught the Katy and road about 40 miles to New Franklin, where we camped. The Katy is terrific, and we've enjoyed the beautiful views and traffic free days. We rode from New Franklin to Columbia yesterday, where we went out to eat with my great uncle John and aunt Florence, and stayed in the lovely home of another bicyclist we met on the trail going into town, Ethan. Ethan, Laura and their son Nolan have been terrific hosts, and we enjoyed a good night's rest and break from the mosquitos! I'll write more later, the computer is runnning low on batteries....
Today we'll head for the hostel in Tebbets, and soon we'll be nearing St. Charles and the end of the Katy.
ciao
heidi
posted by Heidi & Liz at 8:27 AM
3 Comments:
We were glad to have you at our house. Good luck on the rest of your ride and feel free to come stay with us any time you want.
Ethan
Wouldn't it be cool if there was a transamerica rails to trails? So glad the Katy Trail was an option on your route. We have enjoyed the Katy the two times we have been there. Hope the tires were just right for the terrain. We're enjoying your pictures and text. Keep on pedalin' and know that you both are in our prayers. Mom & Dad Holliday
Oh, how exciting to read about the Katy trail. We did Sedalia to St. Charles in 2001 with Dick and Mary. What fond memories. A terrific trail! Hope you find more rails to trails. Myrna
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