Originally Posted by spyguy

For a first tour, I had a plan for last year to take the train from STL to Sedalia MO and ride the Katy back to STL, utilizing BnBs for the trip. Due to an unexpected health issue (open heart surgery) two weeks before my planned dates, that had to be scrubbed. That's allowed me more time to plan and acquire equipment for a camping tour for that route for this spring. I'm not letting anything get in the way this time!