Short doses would be about right. That's how I've come to feel about the C&O Canal towpath as well. I prefer to do short autumn / winter day rides to full days / multiple days any more, although it's also noce for when I want a short, easy one or two night camping excursion without really having to work for it.

And BOY did it feel GREAT! Soooooo refreshing after a hot dusty day.

I really like that stretch from Rocheport down through Hartsburg to Jeff City. You got to see some great parts of the trail. I've ridden the Katy in bits and pieces over the years. It's nice in short doses.

Loud, slow and dumb. They were falling from the trees onto my back, my front, and my head, and seemed to lack the wherewithal to move anywhere purposefully. Really glad the cicadas are over for this round.

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Cold shower! That's hard core.

Glad you got to see the Lafayette neighborhood. Another of its charms is the annual Gateway Cup criteriums held here on Friday night of Labor Day weekend. Great place to watch a bike race.

I heard some funny back and forth from the Adams family while we visited this beautiful Monument.

Saw your post on Rootchopper. I know you're the persistent type and won't be easily discouraged.

I can certainly relate to your Katy slog. I ended up leaving the trail for the last 20 or 30 miles. My bike was a mess and rural roads were much easier.

ICYMI I abandoned my tour after four days due to inexplicable fatigue. I am on the mend and contemplating a reboot.

Yep. Several tunes on Led Zepplin's debut album fit the category. They're still good renditions, though.

The Blues Brothers' version was the first version of the song that I heard as a teenager. But a few years later I got more into blues and discovered the original Taj Mahal version.

I'm sure everybody has similar experiences with resurrected copy songs. In college I was a Cheap Trick fan. Many years later I discovered that Ain't That a Shame is actually a Fats Domino song.

Thanks Wyane.

I have a couple more ideas already in the hopper but no timeline as yet to undertake them.

I've not heard Taj Mahal's version but the tune features prominently in The Blues Brothers, one ofmy favorite flicks. Glad you got the reference

I totally respect your decision to cut the tour short. You saw enough. Several times over the years I have considered doing the Katy Trail. My wife's sister lives in St. Louis. But I always conclude that it's simply too boring to be worth traveling 2000 miles from Oregon.

As a Taj Mahal fan, I especially like your title. She Caught the Katy (and left me a mule to ride).

I just completed a tour that started on a 25 mile rail trail. The grade was an easy 2 percent, but the gravel surface was very slow (no crushed limestone in California). The top of the trail was extremely slow because the ground was still squishy from recently melted snow. It was also hard work to go over or around about 25 fallen trees. Apparently I was on the trail a week before the official Memorial Day weekend opening. Trails are definitely slower than paved roads. I will post that day's journal page in the next day or two.

I'm glad you are still finding new tour ideas. I'm in the same situation as you, looking for shorter and easier routes.

May be but I'm not going back to do a retake.