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Wild on the Katy Day 4 - June 21, 2007 - Mokane to Augusta
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The Pancake Man returned for his third and final day as the fourth day of the 2007 Katy Trail Ride kicked off. This morning, the riders got to choose from pancakes, sausage, cereal, fruit, milk, orange juice, and coffee before hitting the trail.
Today the trail would take them from Mokane to Augusta a distance of approximately 61 miles. SAG stops were located in Portland, Rhineland, Gore, Treloar, Dutzow and Augusta. As the day progressed, the temperature spiked into the high 80s, eventually reaching 90 degrees.
Riders were glad to make it to camp in Augusta and beat the heat. Once there, riders set up camp before dinner. Dinner this evening consisted of roast beef, pasta with vegetables, mashed potatoes, green beans, salad, bread, dessert, coffee, tea and lemonade. The meatless option for this meal was broccoli rice casserole.
After riders got their fill, they headed down to the riders meeting. This meeting was lead by Christi Gonder, an intern this year. The oldest and youngest rider and the person who traveled the farthest were all announced. The winners of the poker challenge were also named with prizes going to the best (a full house) and the worst (5,7 low) hand.
This was the final rider meeting, as tomorrow the riders will travel the last 28 miles from Augusta to St. Charles. As always, the riders were briefed on what to expect on the upcoming trail before retiring for the evening.
After the meeting, for those not ready to go to bed, a jazz singer was set up on the grounds to entertain the crowd. Meanwhile, local residents were on hand with some of the local wines. Riders were also informed of the opportunity to see a space shuttle later on in the evening. Many stayed up to catch a glimpse before calling it a night.
Check in again soon for an update on the final day of the 2007 Katy Trail Ride.
