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the katy in winter
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tmiser from rocheport on 1/26/2008 10:09:24 AM:
Winter is my favorite time on the Katy. Passing through the tunnel out of town the flood line is visible on the vegetation in the bottoms and puffed-up red tail hawks are everywhere in the trees. The vegetation is nil and the head of the long line of bluffs that Rocheport is known for is visible to the right. When I am running this time of the year rarely are my eyes to the front. There is so much to see. Around mile 181 there is a hole in the ground in the midst of a patch of reeds and the reeds are coated with frost - created from something breathing in the hole? Right before Highway 40 bridge an explosion of birds and a large bird that I have never seen before passes through. About the size of a red-tail, this bird had white patches on the tops of the wings and a white band on the top of the tail. Last week, between mile 174 and 176 I saw 11 eagles. Two of them were riding ice floes down the river. Also, a first for me last week - two trumpeter swans flew right down Central Street. Nobody ever uses the Katy in the wintertime and I feel kind of guilty for getting her all to myself. Rocheport is the place to be.
 
Trek Biker on 1/26/2008 10:58:21 AM:
Well tmiser....you know it won't be long and you'll be sharing her. Feel no guilt and enjoy the peace while ya can! Rocheport is a great place to be and I think that you are very fortunate to be there. In my mind though, you are most fortunate for your ability to see and appreciate what others often overlook. I'm often amused at the response to posters here seeking out the "best part of the trail" to ride. Your section of the trail from Rocheport to Boonville seems to often get unwarrented bad reviews to me. Like yourself, when we ride we take it all in and truely enjoy all that there is to experience. I've seen replys here telling others to skip the Rocheport to Boonville section because there is nothing to see or that it is boring. We have logged many miles on the Katy and have enjoyed several early morning rides from Boonville to Rocheport.
 
GC from Columbia, Mo. on 1/29/2008 8:36:39 AM:
Hear! Hear!
 
JD from Greater KC on 2/6/2008 3:51:20 PM:
Indeed. Quite a few local folks along the trail use it year around for walking, walking pets, hiking, nature watching, jogging, bicycling, photographing, exercising, and spending time with themselves, to name a few. They love it for the same reasons you do.
 
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