Our road less traveled pick for today was Missouri Highway 50. We could not have chosen better. Approximately 200 miles of small towns and beautiful forests completely covered in blooming dogwoods.
We drove through Jefferson City, Missouri's capital but decided to continue driving and pick a smaller town to explore. Sedalia, Missouri was our choice. There we discovered the Katy Trail which is now a bicycler's dream that uses the old railroad track as a bike trail taking you to other picturesque small towns in the surrounding area. In the 1800s, a local businessman was able to persuade the railroad company to put a depot in Sedalia. KT was the stock exchange symbol for the railroad and eventually the line became known as the Katy.
Scott Joplin lived in Sedalia for several years. He is considered a pioneer of Ragtime music. A prolific composer, he is known for Ragtime hits like The Entertainer and Maple Leaf Rag. We listened to those pieces and more as we drove today.
Of course, we had to have ribs. The ladies at the Depot Visitor's Center recommended Little Big Horn as the place to go. The fact that they had adequate parking for a travel trailer was also important. Craig went in and picked up two barbecue plates with ribs, brisket, chicken and sides. The ribs were amazing, the brisket was very good and tender and the chicken was chicken. The amount of food was crazy and enough for lunch and dinner. One of the things that we love about traveling with our trailer is having lunch breaks in the trailer if there is no outdoor seating. It proved to be even better today eating messy ribs!
From Sedalia we continued on to DeSoto, Kansas and our second Harvest Hosts stay at Happy Valley Farm. Happy Valley is a berry and fruit farm and a lovely setting. The hosts Patty and Spike made us feel welcome immediately upon arrival. They have a farm store where we purchased some of their honey from their bees and oh my is it good.
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