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Wild on the Katy Day 3 - June 20, 2007 - Columbia to Mokane
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It was another cool, early morning as the riders of the 2007 Katy Trail Ride began to get up for breakfast before hitting the trail for the third day. The Pancake Man came back again to feed the riders French toast, sausage and scrambled eggs. The riders were also able to grab cereal, fruit, milk, orange juice and coffee.
Wednesday remained overcast and cool. Riders made stops in McBaine, Wilton, the North Jefferson trailhead, and Tebbetts for SAG stops before their final stop for the evening at Mokane. The participants rode approximately 53 miles.
Today was the poker run, which meant that at the SAG stops and Mokane, each rider was able to pick a card from the deck. The card was then recorded and at the end of the night, the person with the highest and lowest five-card hand won a prize!
Once in Mokane, the riders had the choice of either braving a rather steep hill up to their campground at the South Callaway Elementary School or they could catch the shuttle and rest their legs after a long day. The first rider made it into camp around 11 a.m. Most of the other riders would arrive in Mokane in the early afternoon hours.
Once in camp, riders were once again able to take a refreshing shower before setting up camp or heading to their hotel. At 6 p.m., members of the United Methodist Church of Mokane served dinner. They provided a hearty meal of BBQ chicken, pork steak, baked potatoes, green beans, cole slaw, pie, lemonade, and sweet or unsweeten tea. The meatless option for the night was vegetarian lasagna.
After the meal, riders headed down to the South Callaway football field for the riders meeting. This meeting was a little different as one of the interns, Kyle O’Haver, was in charge of running the meeting. Things went smoothly and the riders were prepared for the ride coming up the next day. Some even won prizes for successfully completing the trivia in their map booklets.
After the riders meeting, the riders had two choices of entertainment. The first choice was to relax and enjoy bluegrass music and the second choice was to head into the cafeteria to work on a trivia challenge,
After all was said and done, the riders finally headed off to bed. The next day’s ride will take them from Mokane to Augusta, distance of approximately 61 miles. Check in again soon for an update on the fourth day of Wild on the Katy!
