WASHINGTON TO JEFFERSON CITY
Back on the Katy trail for an 78 miler, I rode with Frances this day which was awesome since we hadn't ridden together before. We talked a lot since the days on the Katy trail are easier because we can ride next to each other and there's no noise from traffic.
The Katy trail is awesome with no cars, and it's beautiful scenery riding along the Missouri River. This route was part of the Rails to Trails program, so we got to see a lot of the Missouri countryside.
Back on the Katy trail for an 78 miler, I rode with Frances this day which was awesome since we hadn't ridden together before. We talked a lot since the days on the Katy trail are easier because we can ride next to each other and there's no noise from traffic.
The Katy trail is awesome with no cars, and it's beautiful scenery riding along the Missouri River. This route was part of the Rails to Trails program, so we got to see a lot of the Missouri countryside.
Back on the Katy Trail
Sweep challenge was to imitate an animal, so we're sloths. A man on a riding lawn mower saw us in the tree and said: "well now I've seen everything."
Just a couple of sloths in a tree
Jefferson City is pretty cute, we walked around and got ice cream and laid around the state Capitol and did flips.
First Presbyterian church in Jefferson City is awesome- they knew exactly what we wanted (Nutella, tacos, breakfast casseroles, fruit, bagels, EVERYTHING DELICIOUS) and were extremely kind and interesting to talk to.
JEFFERSON CITY TO SEDALIA
I rode with so many different groups this day I can't even remember. 88 miles, 2 lunches, lots of good conversation.
First Presbyterian church in Jefferson City is awesome- they knew exactly what we wanted (Nutella, tacos, breakfast casseroles, fruit, bagels, EVERYTHING DELICIOUS) and were extremely kind and interesting to talk to.
JEFFERSON CITY TO SEDALIA
I rode with so many different groups this day I can't even remember. 88 miles, 2 lunches, lots of good conversation.
Cool tunnel on the Katy Trail
We got to explore Sedalia a bit and went to a thrift store and the bike shop, and I was on laundry crew this week so we went to a laundromat and Kevin spun me around in the laundry cart.
SEDALIA TO KANSAS CITY
This was a tough ride day. 97 degrees, 96 miles, headwinds, and rolling hills. Abram taught us some pace lining techniques with different headwinds, so Mike, Abram, Lauren and I started out pretty far ahead. We soon met up with Cam, Emily, and Kyle and we swam in what looked like a beautiful blue lake but turned out to be a dirty brown pond. It was completely necessary to cool us down though.
After second lunch was really tough as it was the hottest part of the day and the hills seemed to be getting steeper and more frequent, could have been the dehydration. You know this day was tough because only a few people went out while most of us stayed in at the church- we're staying at a mega church that has a whole game room so we played Just Dance 4 and watched Princess Bride.
SEDALIA TO KANSAS CITY
This was a tough ride day. 97 degrees, 96 miles, headwinds, and rolling hills. Abram taught us some pace lining techniques with different headwinds, so Mike, Abram, Lauren and I started out pretty far ahead. We soon met up with Cam, Emily, and Kyle and we swam in what looked like a beautiful blue lake but turned out to be a dirty brown pond. It was completely necessary to cool us down though.
After second lunch was really tough as it was the hottest part of the day and the hills seemed to be getting steeper and more frequent, could have been the dehydration. You know this day was tough because only a few people went out while most of us stayed in at the church- we're staying at a mega church that has a whole game room so we played Just Dance 4 and watched Princess Bride.
DAY OFF IN KANSAS CITY
A day with no biking, or building? It was a strange feeling waking up on my own, without the lights being cut on and Liz yelling "wake up ya dummies!", and knowing I could sleep in as late as I wanted. Of course I woke up at 8 am, but that's sleeping in compared to the past 3 days of 5 am wake ups.
We went to brunch at Grinder's, where people got cheesesteaks but I got a fried goat cheese salad. We got to explore Kansas City which is awesome, they have a Plaza with a bunch of shops and we went to the art museum! I thoroughly enjoyed making fun of the contemporary art (I mean...I can do all of that).
Kansas City!
The rest of the day was pretty lazy, we got to listen to some sweet banjo tunes (thanks Liz's mom!) and run some errands.
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