Day 3: Boonville to Jefferson City

http://sal4jenkatytrail.blogspot.com/p/day-3-boonville-to-jefferson-city.html

Day 2: Sedalia to Boonville

http://sal4jenkatytrail.blogspot.com/p/day-2_14.html Working on more now! Sorry for the delay...life got in the way!

Day 1 Clinton to Sedalia is up!

Click below to discover why I almost cried...twice.
http://sal4jenkatytrail.blogspot.com/p/day-2.html

I am finally updating our blog! Day 0 - Travel Day

Click here to check it out:

http://sal4jenkatytrail.blogspot.com/p/day-0-travel-day.html

WE MADE IT TO THE END!!

265 miles in 6 days! 

I rested up this past weekend and back to work today, so I will update the blog with day to day details of our adventures this coming weekend!

**UPDATE** After booking months in advance and calling a few weeks ago to verify our stay...The Georgetown Inn just called me to CANCEL :( 

That's ok...we are now staying in the possibly haunted
"Hotel Bothwell". 

TIP: Join their "Choice Privileges" rewards (for free) and save on your reservation :) !

http://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/hotel-bothwell/

"The third floor of this 1927 jazz-era hotel is hopping with the spirit set! Besides seeing numerous ghosts, guests have reported unexplained voices and personal objects that mysteriously go missing in the night."

Not too long until we start our adventure!

We are getting VERY excited to embark on our adventure! 

I have updated the Supplies page and the #KatyTrail Itinerary page.

WILDTREE FREEZER MEALS!!
Last week I traveled to NYC for work, and I left my family with 10 easy, nutritious & delicious dinners! My family loved them and our very busy University Student has requested that I prepare these types of dinners for her while my Husband and I are gone biking the #KatyTrail! 

Perfect...now I won't have to worry about her eating while we are gone!

If you're looking for healthy, economical, convenient, EASY & DELICIOUS meals, then come join us!

https://www.facebook.com/events/605565706212278/
Wednesday, April 8at 6:00pm
Williams Brothers Meat Market 
607 West Fifth St, Washington, Missouri 63090

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Tuesday, April 14at 6:30pm
C&C Butcher
15634 Manchester Rd, Ellisville, Missouri 63011

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Thursday, April 16at 7:00pm
Kenrick's Meats and Catering
4324 Weber Rd, Affton, Missouri 63123

We've been eating Clean & Healthy and getting our workouts in! 

We are ready to tackle the #KatyTrail !

I thought I'd share one of my most popular & delicious recipes from my facebook page! 

It's healthy & addictingly scrumptious!

"Raw Snickers Bites"

For the recipe, please visit my Clean Eating Fitness Junkie page:
https://www.facebook.com/JenPalBC/photos/a.347047168809251.1073741835.122658381248132/400008696846431/?type=1&theater

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Our #KatyTrail Bikes

We are using the bikes we've had for a few years. These are the bikes we use for family bike rides on trails and streets. We also used these bikes when we biked 15 miles in downtown 

St. Louis for Pedal the Cause 2014! We are definitely NOT professional cyclists, nor do we have expensive bikes, but I think they'll be sufficient!

My bike is a Schwinn Ranger.

Sal's bike is a Trek Mountain Track. He is planning on purchasing 

Continental Double Fighter 2 Urban Mountain Bicycle Tires

for his bike, and testing them out before we leave!

#KatyTrail

#WeddingAnniversaryTrip

#CleanEatingFitnessJunkie

#KatyTrail supplies

I posted a page to the "Supplies we Purchased" so far. 

I will be updating it as we make additional purchases!

Supplies We Purchased

YIKES!! Lesson learned...#BookEarly!!

So, we have read and highlighted "The Complete Katy Trail Guidebook" from cover to cover...a couple of times. Then I went through the book once again...Mile Marker by Mile Marker and created a rough draft of our Itinerary. I also researched each location on the internet and read reviews on tripadvisor. The Katy Trail Trip Planner website was also useful to research and read reviews.

It's January and our trip isn't until May, so I thought we had plenty of time to make our Bed & Breakfast reservations. Oooooooh nooooo, not so! I inquired about staying at the High Street Victorian today, only to receive an email back stating " I'm sorry the rooms booked up pretty quick." I started to panic and immediately starting calling all of the perfect places we had painstakingly researched and chosen. More bad news...I found out the Rendleman Home has been hit by a car and the owner isn't currently taking reservations. He's just not sure when it will be repaired and up and running again. On to our other chosen Bed & Breakfasts....YES!...they all still had openings for our days and we are BOOKED! We also found what we think are superb replacements for the two locations that aren't available to us! It all worked out in the end and we are even more excited now! Every single one of the Bed & Breakfasts owners I spoke with were so very kind and welcoming...we can't wait to meet them in person!

Here's where you can view our Katy Trail Itinerary! 

#WeddingAnniversaryTrip
#KatyTrail
#BookEarly
#CleanEatingFitnessJunkie