Day 30 – Huntsdale to Boonville, MO
The Katy Trail’s historical bonafides extend beyond the railroad. Frequent placards along the way chart Lewis & Clark’s expedition through here. I appreciated the chance to read about their first aid kit’s contents: “Rush’s thunderclappers (laxative), calomel (fever), laudanum (pain, sleeplessness), tartar emetic (induce vomiting), mercurial ointment (venereal disease), Glauber’s salt (laxative), jalap (laxative), and […]
Day 29 – Jeff City to Huntsdale, MO
This was the 29th day of walking. It started like other hotel mornings do, with me trying to force down ~1500 calories’ worth of food from the breakfast buffet. I’ve sworn off the “real” scrambled eggs at this point, avoiding the cereal and pastries as well, unless I need some quick caloric filler. Fresh biscuits […]
Days 26-28: Katy Trail through Marthasville, Bluffton, Jeff City
The Katy Trail follows the old Missouri-Kansas-Texas railway line, alongside the Missouri River. In local parlance, it became known as the K-T variant of the Missouri Pacific, and in time K-T became Katy. The most memorable story I could find about the Katy centered on a railway agent named William Crush and his crazy idea. […]