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Katy Trail Mid October


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Paul Naftel from Littleton, Colorado on 8/27/2005 3:49:26 PM:
My wife and I are planning to ride the Katy Trail (5 Days) in early to mid October. Two questions come to mind.
Is it getting too late in the season weatherwise and do we miss the FAll Color?
Also, as we are unsure of the exact dates, will we need to make reservations at Band B's or is there plenty of accommodation without reservations?
Thanx

 
Trek Biker from St. Joseph, MO on 8/28/2005 12:14:59 PM:
In the Fall...and most other times tooo.....the weather in MO can be unpredictable. October is a good time to ride though...nice cool weather along with Fall color. Weekends seem to book fast so my advice would be to use this site to check availability for those locations that you'd like to stay. Herman may be difficult as they seem to party the whole month of October. Below is from a previous post:

The peak for fall color varies for many reasons.....so the "best" time is sometimes difficult to determine. For the past two years, the second and third weeks in October have been very beautiful around Rocheport.

We rode the second weekend in Oct. last year and it could not have been a better time....also rode on Halloween day and most all of the leaves had fallen....still a very pretty ride tho.

The Missouri Department of Conservation tracks peak times throughout the state and is relatively accurate. Their web addy is: http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/

See ya on the trail!
- posted 6/4/2005 7:26:15 PM by Trek Biker , St. Joseph, MO