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Going Places: Biking the Katy Trail: From Cliffside Pictographs to the Capital’s Stirring ‘Social History of Missouri’ Mural
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It also turns out to be my favorite part of the Katy Trail – much of it with limestone cliffs and forest on one side and views of the Missouri River on the other.
Pictographs that date from at least 1819 on limestone cliffs along the Katy Trail, Missouri © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.comWhat you do see most prominently is the symbol that looks like the Nike swoosh.
We come down a steep sloping street, once again providing a dramatic view of the State Capital building set at the end.
A white trader gives an Osage Indian whiskey in Thomas Hart Benton’s “A Social History of the State of Missouri” mural.
See also: Biking through History on Missouri’s Katy Trail During America’s 250thSee next: Biking Missouri’s Katy Trail Following Lewis & Clark, Daniel Boone & the Westward Expansion__________________© 2026 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved.