Roxanne from Charlotteville Virginia on 8/29/2008 3:07:34 PM:
My daughter and I had a wonderful trip along the KATY trail from Rocheport to St. Charles this past July. The only bad experience was being attacked by a very frightening dog near Blufton. At the Blufton stop, a sign on the trail directs you off the trail to a dirt road leading to a scenic overlook. We decided to ride up that road when a big black dog emereged from the first house and literally chased us several hundred feet up the road continuallly snapping at our bikes, legs, etc. There were actually two dogs, but the small one did not pursue us. On the way back, the same large dog chased us again and actually got his mouth on my thigh as I was trying to ride past him and caused me to lose my balance. We both yelled and kicked at him, but he was not deterred and no one ever came out of the house. People should not be directed off the trail and up that road until that dog is secured.