On the 2nd of September, my dad started his day slowly on the trail, which was softened to a wet sand-like condition from the strong rains the night before. He could tell Jim & Dean were not too far ahead of him because he was able to see Dean's tricycle tracks in the trail. He rode 70 miles to St. Charles along the road known as Wine Road, where there are many German-style wineries. In between Marthasville and Dutzow, there was a tree down in the middle of the trail from the storm, so my dad had to backtrack to the highway to go around. It added 4 miles to his day. It occurred to my dad that his trip started where Lewis & Clark reached their destination, and now he is at the place where they started their exploration. In St. Charles, Dad was reading a historical marker and a lady came and chatted with him. She ended up providing him all the information he needed to get to a bike store, a visitor center, and how to get into St. Louis.
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| The wide Missouri River at Herman, MO. |
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| The entrance to a wine/entertainment area in Herman, MO. |
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| The tree that fell. |
On the 3rd, my dad toured around St. Louis and visited the Gateway Arch and the City Museum, as recommended by another cyclist in Kansas who was going the other direction. My dad was disappointed with the museum as he thought it was more of a kid museum with lots of slides and climbing structures. Afterwards, he rode to Huckleberry Finn Youth Hostel, which he learned about at the St. Louis Visitor Center. He completed 42 miles that day.
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| Bicycle race around Lafayette Park in St. Louis. |
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| Gateway Arch in St. Louis |
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| Another view of the arch. |
Saturday, September 4th, my dad rode 52 miles to a private campsite at Lone Dell, MO. He spent the rest of the day, as well as Sunday, camping, chatting with other campers, and lounging around the pool. He was having a good time.
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