Reply to My Bullet Points for a Katy Trail Visit

I had a GREAT time riding the Katy. great trail that is kept up and offers some great stops and scenery! (I'm 58 and did this as a solo trip)

I wanted to give my bullet points of where I stayed and what I did while Visiting Missouri to ride the Katy. I stayed in St. Charles and rode for two of the three days during my visit. (St. Charles to Dutzow)
- stayed two nights in St. Charles MO at the Comfort INN
this hotel is compatible with a Holiday Inn and I had no issues. they let me keep my bicycle in my room, which was great. I had read of complaints about the continental breakfast, but I cannot complain. It's a continental breakfast and that's exactly what you will get. I was fine with it. Cost - under $200 for the two nights.

Klondike Park - Augusta. I wanted to camp at the KT Caboose, but the gentleman who runs it was nowhere to be found. So through talking to a few people about a sign I passed along the Katy, I contacted Klondike Park. WHAT A GEM!. beautiful scenery and a nice path to ride on throughout the grounds. the showers were super clean and everything was well taken care of. cost $10 a night (tent). what a steal! I cannot say enough about the scenery at this park!
(I did lose my glasses somewhere around Grove #29- so if you see them - please contact me - lol - they are very expensive eye glasses/$1000)

FOOD: Bike Stop Cafe/St. Charles: I heard good reviews about this place, but it wasn't my cup of tea. food was ok, but just wasn't feeling it.

Burger Underground/St. Charles: typical burger place. kind of a wanna-be sports bar, but not compatible with what I'm used to in the suburbs of Chicago. Food was good/as expected.

Chicken N Pickle/St Charles: didn't know what this place was, but it's a pickleball facility with a huge eatery and a few bars. Offers indoor and outdoor seating. pickleball courts both inside and out. other backyard games as well. The food was good. I actually enjoyed the atmosphere.

Sunflower Hill Farms/Augusta: this is a must-go to! I really enjoyed the atmosphere and the food was very good.

The ARCH/St. Louis: it rained one day for the ENTIRE day! so I visited the ARCH. one and done with this. I almost pissed myself going up - LOL, but it was worth the drive to see it. $10 to park and I think $17 to go up.