Laura from Webb City, MO on 7/16/2008 1:00:19 AM:
I used to live in Columbia. One Sunday, my husband, son, and daughter who were
probably 7 and 5 at the time, rode to Rocheport. Unfortunately, by the time we reached
our destination, the kids were too tired to return. So, my husband decided to ride back to
Columbia on his own to get our van while the kids and I waited at the Katy Trail Bike shop.
On the way back, it got dark and my husband didn't have a light. He caught up with some
riders who had lights. As they were going to be exiting before Columbia, they suggested
putting my husband's bike on their vehicle and driving him to Columbia. It was way after
dark when my husband came to pick us up. That was an experience I will never forget. I
am so thankful that my husband found the gracious riders.
Other than that, I recall one of my nightly rides on part of the trail in Columbia where I
looked into a field of at least twenty deer. Shortly after that, a deer jumped across the
trail not more than ten feet in front of me!