KATY Trail Bicycle Tour | St. Charles to Defiance, MO | Day 1

[@hdtravel1]

Good to see you back on KZbin Brian ( and Dad too ) - Katy Trail is one of the best rides in the world - looks like you had a wonderful trip. Looking forward to more content on your Katy Trail trip.

[@bikingbrian]

It was! I really like the KATY. I’m sure this won’t be the last time.

[@Rlaplante73]

Enjoyed tagging along on this first day of your Katy Trail bicycle tour. Thanks for taking us along.

[@jackpumkinhead9583]

I love your videos! Thanks for making these. At my boring office job i watch them and it brings me back. I’ve done the Katy several times about to do it again in 2 weeks! On my e bike. Please keep on doing what you’re doing.

[@bikingbrian]

That is awesome! I could see myself going back again. It’s such a great trail.

[@rechuckg]

Hey Brian! Glad to see you got a video out. It's been awhile. I've been waiting for this series since we met each other on the KATY. I loved my trip and I'm sure you and your dad do too. Thanks for sharing.

[@bikingbrian]

That was so crazy running into you on the trail! I still have your business card! Glad to hear your trip was just as enjoyable! :)

[@LarryMullins111]

Nice to see you and your dad touring together in another video...THANKS for sharing!!!😃

[@bikingbrian]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for watching.

[@ciliciaann3504]

Thanks for the ride along, Brian. I have been looking forward to an upload since your last video 😎👍

[@bikingbrian]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@sailingaeolus]

Absolutely fantastic. Last year I took a plane from Vegas, landed at Lambert, put my bike together in the airport and rode the Katy. Slept in my tent (hidden like), never had a camp ground or hotel. Absolutely loved it and will be one of the highlights of my life. Thank you very much for sharing, brought back memories.

[@bikingbrian]

That sounds awesome. The KATY is great.

[@nathancereska8215]

Very happy to see another video from you! Hope there are a lot more coming!

[@bikingbrian]

More to come!

[@RockinRandall420]

Glad to see you and your father taking a ride again. I’m from St.Louis County, my family and I have rode the Katy Trail many times. Usually from St Charles to Defiance and back. Enjoy and stay safe! 😊

[@bikingbrian]

Right on. Thank you!

[@Opaward]

Welcome back. Can’t wait to see your new adventures

[@bikingbrian]

Thanks!

[@PumpkinVillage]

Good to see new content. Looked like a good time. Take care, Al

[@bikingbrian]

Thanks 👍

[@fishandchipdiaries]

Good to see you back !

[@bikingbrian]

Thank you!

[@johnyork6955]

A little late to the party here. It’s great to see you again Brian!

[@williamramey1959]

Greetings Brian: It is good to see you doing another tour. I will be following along.

[@bikingbrian]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@MKokruok1]

Nice vid to kick off the latest ride. I just completed the OTET in four days. The limestone was packed and nice there, too. Watching your past OTET rides was a big part of the inspiration for doing the trail. Stay safe!

[@bikingbrian]

Awesome! I just did the OTET northbound in early May this year. Those videos will be posted after this series. Such a great trail!

[@tytycon]

Just found you recently. Glad you are still touring! Hope you had a great ride!

[@bikingbrian]

Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching!

[@dondonner1095]

My goal is riding that trail as soon as I can after my Hip Replacement.

[@mvleblanc]

Hey Brian, nice to see a new video from you. This might be oversharing, but I'll go for it anyways. I tried to find an email address for you on YT here and couldn't find one, so I figured I'd post a comment to get this out. I have a young son who has cancer. I take him for aggressive chemo treatments once a week, and they're rough on both him and me. Chemo days are long and grueling and I sit back to watch the nurses do their thing and I watch KZbin videos to relieve my stress and pass the time. I do a fair bit of cycling and some camping, and one day a few months ago I came across one of your videos while I was waiting for his chemo treatment to end. I think it was your e-biking adventure from Indiana to Boston. I was immediately hooked! Over the next few days I found myself binge-watching pretty much all of your content, so I decided to save them for chemo days. I'm pretty much all caught up on your videos and was getting a bit bummed because tomorrow I have to take him for chemo again and you hadn't posted anything for a while. So I was really happy when I logged on today and saw that you had posted a new video, and it appears to be a part of a new series. I especially like the videos you do with your dad. You and him have a special bond surrounding biking and that's great to see. I bought myself an e-bike this past spring and have logged almost 1000 km/620 miles so far this year. I'm not sure if I'll get a chance to do much camping this summer, as my family isn't up for it with my son's nausea and chemo side effects being so severe, but once he's done and gets a clean bill of health, I hope to get out and put some more miles down. Anyhow, enough rambling. I just wanted to thank you for your videos and let you know that living vicariously through you helps get me through some of those rough times. Thanks man, I very much appreciate the effort you put into these videos.

[@bikingbrian]

Sorry to hear about your situation, glad to hear you enjoy the videos. I appreciate it and hope for a speedy recovery.

[@markhill2279]

The steamboat Arabia is a hoot!

[@bikingbrian]

I was really looking forward to it. Unfortunately they refused to let us in 30 minutes prior to closing and locked up the building on us well before the posted hours. Not a great experience.

[@markhill2279]

@@bikingbrian oh no!..well there is a lot to see there….description of how they found it, then dug it up and brought all the stuff that was on board was really amazing along with glimpses into a bygone era.

[@bikingbrian]

@markhill2279 I will be back for sure to visit the museum when I’m not biking all day and have time to check it out. :)

[@markhill2279]

@@bikingbrian I went thru my trip diary from 2007, which was the year that the wife and I did the Arabia and we spent just under 3 hours there…then we went to the Hallmark Card visitor center.

[@oscarmayer2823]

If you get the opportunity. Stay the night at Joey’s Birdhouse in McKittrick. The owner is an absolute sweetheart

[@bikingbrian]

I will have to look into that next time.

[@Pedalshift]

Rock Island spur is excellent... looking forward to seeing these!

[@bikingbrian]

It truly was! Thanks for watching Tim. I was introduced to the spur from your podcast although the signage is much better now ;).

[@Pedalshift]

@@bikingbrian Ha any signage is an improvement from back then! ;)

[@NoCarNancy]

I would love to do the Katy Trail! It's not all Rugged like Colorado 😊

[@bikingbrian]

You should! I am headed to Colorado next!

[@NoCarNancy]

@@bikingbrian oh nice 😁

[@dominicschaeffer909]

AMTRAK will take you and your bikes to KC from CHI on the Illini/Riverrunner. Bike back Eastward (downhill) to Saint Louis and train back home.

[@bikingbrian]

So nice to have Amtrak available on the route!

[@breakheartdan]

Just curious how you fit two bikes and gear into a rental?

[@bikingbrian]

lol it was a tight fit and we had to remove the wheels even in a smaller SUV.