Day 4 we began with breakfast at the hotel in St. Charles. Then we drove to Defiance to ride. We got a little lostm but not too bad and the day was beautiful. Most of the ride was not be the river, but it was through a very shady area. Lots of birds singing and not too many people. The pictures below are not the beautiful part. I made them big so you could see the devastation of flood waters. It was several years ago, but the damage is still there. The trail is quite a bit higher than this area.
We took a little side trip through a water shed area. It was actually a paved route. We thought the Katy Trail was a pretty easy ride on the limestone, but the pavement......so much easier!!! and very pleasant shady ride with some pretty scenery. It is close to Weldon Springs which has an interesting story. It used to be a bomb test site and the water was very polluted. They say it is ok now, but there is not spigot or fountain...and I don't think I would drink it!!!!
In Defiance we looked for the restaurant in the book. I think we found it, but when we went in it really smelled like smokers so we didn't stay. We went across the street where there were many more people. We met up with the family we met at the Globe! That's when they told us they rode their bikes into Jefferson City up a couple of really steep hills and made me feel like a wimp! But they were young and strong and ......I think we made the better choice!!!
When we finished our lunch, we got back in the car and headed back to St. Charles to clean up and meet the kids at Busch Stadium for the ball game. Great day all around!
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