The Grant's Trail

Being back on The Grant's Trail is like being home. This is the original trail that I spent countless hours on. This is the trail that made me push myself when I was younger, to keep biking, to get stronger. 

When I was younger (we're talking a good ten years ago) I would bike from my house to the trail, which was about half a mile away. Somedays I would just bike the section nearest our house and back. Other days I would use the trail to meet up with a girl friend of mine to walk around Grant's Farm. Then there were the days I felt like pushing myself and would bike the whole thing.

Turns out the trail is only 8 miles long, one way. 

Back then it seemed so much longer. Regardless, this trail is awesome for someone wanting a paved, mostly flat trail to bike, walk, run, rollerblade on. 

Yesterday I was laying around my apartment after getting off work and I needed a kick in my booty to do something active. A friend told me to go walk on the trail. I changed into active clothes and got into my car. 

I technically live close enough to the trail that I could walk/bike there, but I am not so comfortable with that anymore because I live on Gravois. A bit too busy of a road for my liking. I drove to Whitecliff Park near the fields where the Grant's Farm Clydesdale horses roam and parked. From there I walked the short walk to one of the trailheads. 

I opted to go towards Grant's Farm because I think that section of the trail is much prettier.  

Prettier, sure. But super buggy. I guess that is what you get for walking later in the afternoon. Now that dusk comes sooner, I feel like the bugs do too. Or it could just be a buggy trail, that is entirely possible as well. 

You pass by Grant's Cabin while on this section of the trail, which I still need to go visit and get my National Park's passport stamped there. Missouri does not have many options for NP stamps, and I already have one from the Arch. I have no excuse now since I live so close to the cabin not to go visit. 

The people on Grant's Trail seem very friendly, which is nice. I never know if I should make awkward eye contact with people on the trail, or if I should just smile or say hi. I don't want to throw someone out of their groove by interpreting them with a hello. I, however, always say hi back to people who greet me.

I really need to get my bike back from my sister's house so I can start biking on the Grant's Trail again. It feels good to be back!