Bicycling from St. Louis to New Orleans ought to be easy. Wheel the bike out of the garage. Turn right. Pedal for a long time. It’s all of the darned details that confound. Do you remember how, just two days ago in St. Louis to New Orleans, I wrote, “Man plans; God laughs.” Well He’s […]
Bicycle Tour from St. Louis, MO to New Orleans, LA
This is my bicycle tour from St. Louis, MO to New Orleans, LA. In 2023, I rode the Mississippi River Trail north to Minneapolis, MN. On this tour, I rode the MRT south to New Orleans. This route very approximately follows the MRT.
Here are the best photos. You can see them larger in my online gallery, St. Louis to New Orleans.
I rode this in two sections, north to south from St. Louis to Memphis. Then south to north from New Orleans to Memphis.
Scroll past the map to find the blog posts.
Getting Ready to Bicycle Tour from St. Louis to New Orleans
For the last several weeks, I have been planning my next bicycle tour. I will follow the Mississippi River south from St. Louis to New Orleans. Three years ago, I followed the river north to Minneapolis. You can read about that trip in St. Peters to Minneapolis. This year’s trip will give me almost the […]
