Jeff’s Missouri Bicycle Trip Report - 05/24/09
Day 7 - Afternoon
Not much to take pictures of, except flowers along the
trail. 
At 5:45 p.m., I
arrived at the highest point on the Katy Trail. A couple sitting on the bench
there offered to take my picture. They’d been on Route 13 (the highway I planned
to take the next day) and said it had a nice wide shoulder – and a few
hills. 
The terrain along this section is pretty open. 
At 6:30 p.m. I passed
through Windsor. 
At 7:15 p.m., Calhoun. 
At 7:48 p.m., even
though I shouldn’t have been wasting the time, I took a break at the bench by
West Fork Tebo Creek. 
Finally, Clinton
was in sight. 
Arrived in Clinton
– the end of the Katy Trail – at 8:30 p.m. Took a quick picture, and headed off to
where my PN-20 said there was a motel (to the south). Though, I really wanted to
continue on the rail path to see just how much farther it went. There’s hope
that someday it will extend to Kansas City. 
There was a paved
path into Clinton for a ways. At the location my GPS indicated there’d be a
motel, was a church. It was getting dark, and I could see lights from businesses
up the road on a highway. I found a Parkfield Inn, and saw a Hampton Inn farther
down the road. Figuring nearer was better, I checked out the Parkfield Inn. They
had a room, and I could keep my bike in the room with me. So there I settled, in
room 112. 
I’d passed an Arby’s on the way. It was close to the motel, so
I walked over arriving at 9:34 p.m. At the counter the order person asked how I
was doing. “Great! I just finished the Katy Trail in 4 days!” He said,
“What’s that?” So much for sharing my excitement. It turned out he was from an
Arby’s in Kansas - just here to help out with the Memorial Day weekend crowd. I
really enjoyed, in the near empty dining room, the Beef ’n Cheddar sandwich,
Jamocha Shake, and Apple Turnover I’d ordered. It started raining just a little
on my walk back. Then it was: check the Weather Channel, shower, and to bed at
11:45 p.m. Subject: Day 7 - 76 miles on
poptarts
Date: Sunday, 5-24-2009 10:25 p.m.
Up at
5:45 a.m.
Tent was dry so packed and left at 7:45 a.m.
No luck finding a place
to eat, so bought juice and pop tarts and other food at Casey’s in Pilot Grove
($11.02).
8:30 p.m. arrived at Clinton, completing the Katy Trail!
Staying at
Parkview Inn ($78).
9:30 p.m. walked to Arby’s ($6).
76 miles
9:03
moving
8.0 mph average.
Jeff Day 7: 79 miles in 13
hours, 28 minutes = 5.9 mph.
Spent: $11.02 (Casey’s breakfast) + $6.00
(Arby’s supper) + $78.00 plus $15 tip (motel) =
$110.02.
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