Hermann to Augusta

J:  After a great day of rest and a late, but hearty breakfast, we headed out on the trail once again.  Marie was tired, but quickly warmed up and got in a groove.  We were keeping a good pace, despite a bit of a headwind.  At the first trail head we came across we met a family of four adult sisters that were cycling together.  We enjoyed talking with them and ended up having lunch together.  They come from a family of eight kids - 4 girls and 4 boys.  They had quite a range of ages from 40's to 60's, but they truly enjoy one another's company.  They make many trips together, but the Katy Trail was their longest bike trip yet.

As we travel along we continue to pass a lot of small towns.  Many of them have some very interesting history.  Shown below is a picture of a historic structure in Treloar.

As we approach Augusta the day has grown rather warm and the wind has kicked up a bit, but the trail is very pretty and the going is pretty quick (around 12-14 mph) for a gravel trail.

Our steady pace lands us in Augusta around 4PM.  We climb a big, steep hill up out of the river valley.  The trailer is heavy, but I am definitely building some serious leg strength.  I was surprised that I was able to make it up the hill without stopping.  Augusta is a quaint old town and has a number of art galleries and wineries.  In fact, this evening we visited the grape harvesting celebration that the town has every year.  It was great fun.  Here are some pictures from the town and the Swingin' in the Vines event.