St Charles before our trip begins...and where it will end

We got a nice jump on the trip driving to Columbus last night and then making the 6 hr drive into St Charles, MO today.  St Charles is well known for its renedvouz point for Lewis & Clark's Corps of Discovery.  Just so happened that Lewis & Clark Days is going on here in St Charles this weekend so we had a chance to see the reenactment camps being setup along with meeting the great great great grandson of Clark.  He shared with us that the original boat for the Corps was actually made in Elizabeth, PA and when they traced the voyage in 2003, that is where they started.  St Charles' historic district is very nice with about 20 blocks of small, quaint shops and little cafes.  We grabbed a quick bite at the Bike Stop Cafe right off the Katy Trail today.   Trailhead Brewing is a stones throw from our stay tonight so that will be an early dinner...shuttle and first day on the trail tomorrow beginning 237 miles away in Clinton, MO.  The journey on the Katy begins!