This is a ride eastbound across prairie, farmland and woodlands on the Katy Rail Trail in the State of Missouri.

This segment starts at the Rocheport Trailhead, includes a visit to the McBaine Burr Oak (which was over 100 years old when Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery passed through), and ends at the McBaine Trailhead.

The McBaine Burr Oak was (yet again) struck by lightening two weeks after this ride:

https://krcgtv.com/news/local/boone-county-big-burr-oak-tree-survives-recent-lightning-strike

You can read more about the McBaine Burr Oak here:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mcbaine-bur-oak

The Katy Rail Trail is nearly 240 miles long and spans nearly the full width of Missouri. It is the longest continuous rail-trail in the United States, is in the Rail-Trail Hall of Fame, and is designated a Millennium Legacy Trail.

Recorded in Hypersmooth 2.0

See my blog at https://www.seniortrails.com

Katy Rail Trail (3)

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Missouri Cycling - Katy Rail Trail (9/23) - Boonville to Rocheport

Missouri Cycling - Katy Rail Trail (10/23) - Rocheport to McBaine