On Friday, June 18, 1999, four guys from Chicago set out on a journey to
bicycle across Missouri’s Katy Trail, the longest rails
to trails project in the U.S. These guys didn’t have much long distance bicycling
experience, but they figured that since they liked riding their bikes to restaurants and
bars in Lincoln Park, riding across Missouri shouldn’t be much of a problem. So they
drove their bikes and their gear down to St. Charles, MO, dropped their car off at the
trail’s end, rented a Uhaul truck to shuttle their bikes, bodies and gear across the
state, and threw themselves into the deep end. 
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Ride the trail with
the guys! See stunning digital photography! Read epic stories of adventure
and dehydration! Have your heart touched by the immutable goodness and generosity of the
human spirit! Savor a half-pound burger at the S.O.B.! |
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Just want to see the pictures? Here are all four
days worth of thumbnails. For those of you with bigger
bandwidth (or with 9 minutes of load time to spare), here are all
of the full-size pictures on one page. |
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Thinking about riding the Katy Trail yourself?
Well here’s a messy page that include scans of maps and
trail guide and stuff, plus some "What we would have done differently if only
we’d known…" advice. |
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And what kind of site wouldn’t have links to
other Katy Trail resources such as the Interactive Katy Trail? |
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This site was created by Mike Pugh. |