Aidoneus

Someone has probably posted this already, but I just noticed a report (Katy Trail opening at Pleasant Hill brings the rail-to-trail patch closer to a cross-Missouri biking avenue | The Kansas City Star) that the Katy trail was extended by 47.5 miles, almost reaching Kansas City.

jonc123

https://www.bikeforums.net/touring/10...rail-news.html

Aidoneus

Sorry, a mod can just delete this thread.

jonc123

Not yet, hopefully!

Aidoneus

Gonna get me some...but I like em all!

tcs

Hmm. Touring the KATY next August 21 would be fun.

Aidoneus

I think I just decided where I want to be in August.

jonc123

Your more than welcome to come in August but three words come to mind: hot, humid and crunchy dead grass. Well, that's about 5 words. Missouri hillbillies get strange enough during a full moon...no telling what will go down August 21. If you here banjos, act like you got a pack of wild dogs chasin' ya and pedal fast, very fast!

Aidoneus

I have pleasant memories of staying at a fishing resort in the Ozarks as a teen. Of course, I didn't hear any banjos...I might have tried joining in with one of my harmonicas.

Edit: I meant to add that my playing would induce wild dogs and possibly offended banjo players into driving me far away...

jonc123

Today would have been a good day for someone to ride that new section of trail by KC if it was dry. 70 degrees in St. Louis today. In fact, it's almost 5:30PM and it's still 68. Have you ever done the Katy?

Jon

shipwreck

It would be interesting to know how crowded the Katy might be on the eclipse. I have been pondering going up there for it, in the hope that I could see it in an isolated area. Plus I now have to ride the new part.

Aidoneus

No, I haven't ridden any of it. I had planned on riding it last May/June but broke a couple ribs. In my first year of riding I only managed one very short tour of 3 days and 2 nights around the Indiana Dunes and along the east coast of Lake Michigan. Frankly, the heat/humidity/mosquitos were awful in August when I camped. Never cooled down at night, and I made the mistake of rinsing out my jersey and bike shorts after cycling about 35 miles to the Dunes. They were still wet the next morning...

I still want to ride the Katy, but I might just drive over for the eclipse unless I can budget for sleeping in some a/c. Riding in heat is one thing, I rode in plenty of +90F weather this year, but I am getting too old for sleeping in it.

jonc123

I'm the same way, it's bad just laying in a tent that you gotta keep shut because of the insects and drowning in a pool of sweat. Been there and done that. If your wanting to come over from IN, I am starting to wonder if the campgrounds & motels and hotels may fill up? I think it's on a Monday. I notice some places are having festivals over the weekend with music, etc.

robow

Not to send the thread off course but I have a friend who swears by one of those tiny battery operated fans on those hot nights. I would be interested to see if anyone else has ever used those with success.

btw, the Katy with the new section from Kansas City to Windsor is on the to do list this year.

engineerbob

When my wife and I rode RAGBRAI in 2015, we had two of those fans. I placed the fan inches from my face in the tent. I think the fan helped.

Bob