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brrrr....somehow, Deb, I just get chilled reading about this trip (rain, 50's....).
I remember fondly our C&O tour (and am glad the weather was warm and rain free then!).
Sorry to hear about the job. I hope you can line something up. Glad tho' to hear your mom is doing better.
Well, my new bike is sort of "relaxed road geometry" with very low touring gears. Right now I've got 25s on the bike, I know it can take 28s, but not sure about 32s. It would have to be light touring, as the bike is not set up to take a ton of weight. But, with planning, I think 2 panniers would be fine for a 3 day trip.
Something to think about. Of course, we'd have to combine it with a trip to visit my B-I-L (big sigh).
Crankin', before shlepping all the way to Missouri to ride the Katy, how about the Great Allegheny Passage from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, MD? Similar unpaved rail trail, but a better surface and very nicely graded. I think you could use 28 tires on that trail. The Katy was about 90% nice firm surface, but some occasional soft patches and ruts or gravel, lots of twigs, etc. If you do hotels or B&Bs and the weather isn't too cold, you can easily get by with 2 small panniers. I carried my 2 larger panniers on this trip due to cold weather and needing more warm clothes.
Thanks, Deb.