"What I did on my summer vacation with family"

"What I did on my Summer Vacation"

So, last winter my wife and her brother decided to hike one hundred miles of the KATY trail in Missouri. They would walk, I would do everything else. I cooked, did laundry, shopped, and supported them anyway I could. Mostly I drove them and picked them up at various places along their trek. It was a fun trip that involved eight days of camping and two days in a hotel.  

We are back home now trying to decide where we will head next (we have a month off). A genealogy trip to Minnesota was planned but the beach beckons Martha. In any case we are out of here again on Saturday morning. We are regrouping and resting up from the KATY trail adventure. Martha and Dan achieved their 100 mile goal. However, to do it we were up at the crack of early every morning (5am) to get them to the trail to beat the heat. Not being a morning persons the schedule really kicked our asses. As a result we are kicking back for a couple of days sleeping in some and doing a mountain of laundry.

(Sorry for the big photos, for some reason this batch would not resize for me)

So far, we've been to Biloxi for our anniversary (25 years)

On the way to Biloxi (Madisonville, Louisiana)

Ate a few old haunts

So far we've had history lessons

The original "Judgment Tree" succumbed to dutch elm disease and this is the replacement tree.

Winemaking lessons (Stone Hill Winery - North America's largest hand dug wine cellar )

Great sunsets over the Missouri River in Hermann, Missouri

We've hit the Missouri Winery Trail

Augusta Winery

Lost Creek Winery

Stone Hill Winery

We've camped (8 Days)

Babler State Park Near St. Louis

Hermann City Park

Saw Family while we were staying at Babler State Park (My granddaughter Alanna (16) behind the phone, Jen my sons wife and granddaughter Heidi)

My oldest son Michael

We ate and drank at some local joints - The Roadhouse in Defiance, Missouri

Oh, and I got to riding almost everyday! I supported the hikers by bringing lunch via two wheels.

In general we've really enjoyed ourselves. Decisions, where to go next?