GO-BAM
Golden
Offspring Biking Across Missouri
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The descendants of the former Alice and Everette Golden (Fayette, MO) started off on Friday, May 31, 2002 with a staging party at Kevin & Sharon Yaeger's home in Midway, Mo. A mound of sleeping bags, coolers, water bottles, bikes and gear began to form.
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 Staging party at Kevin & Sharon's 5/31/02 |
 We're only going for the weekend? |
 We may need another wagon! |
 How far is Tebbetts? |
 Bikes for rent, get ready! 6/1/02 |
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 On your mark, get ready.... GO-BAM..... 27 riders |
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On Saturday, June 1, 2002 at 9:00 AM, 27 bikers and 2 hikers left Rocheport, MO: Leah M. & Lesha M. (San Francisco, CA); Karlin, Nancy & Powell Y., Kevin, Sharon, Mindy, Jaclyn & Christopher Y., Julie, Amber & Katie F. and Stephanie D. (Midway, MO); Dana and DeLayne H. (Huntsdale, MO); Sue Y., Elaine F. and Georgia T. (Fayette, MO); Bill, Susan, Billy, Nikki, & Madison B. & Andy & Matthew S. (St. Louis, MO); Janet & Kyla B. (Jefferson City, MO) and Joyce (CA). Daytha T. (Fayette, MO), Terry and Gavin H. (Huntsdale, MO) and Stan F. (Midway, MO) were there to send them off and cheer them on. |
 Susan directing the start....9:00am |
 Sharon |
 We're off.... |
 The beautiful KATY Trail... |
 Uneasy Rider and Julie are on their way. |
 Eat their dust... |
 Uh, hello Stan, can you bring the truck? Amber and Julie |
 Three Generations Elaine, Dana and DeLayne |
 Katie and Georgia You don't really have to go cook.... do you? |
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The trail wound through panoramic river and white limestone cliff landscapes passing occasionally over quaint wooden bridges. Ground hogs, numerous snakes, box turtles and various birds scurried out of the GO-BAM path as they peddled through stops and towns called Boone Cave, Terrapin Hills, Bonne Femme, McBaine, Eagle Bluff and Easley until they reached Hartsburg at the 24 mile mark where they broke for lunch. |
 Susan, Bill and Madi... Madi made it 10 long miles.. |
 We're peddling now! How far is Tebbetts? |
 The Missouri River on one side... |
 Janet and Kyla hiked... |
 Leah and Lesha, all the way from California |
 The road crew Ardyth and Kenny |
| Taking a break. Sue, Lesha, Leah, Kevin, Susan and Bill |  |
Boone Femme Bridge Boone Femme River connects with the Missouri |
| Journeying on that afternoon they passed Claysville, Capitol View, Jefferson City and Wainwright. As the temperature hit the mid-nineties the road crew became even more important and baths of ice water were common. 14 bikers (10 adults & 4 children) pressed on and were cheered as the last of the riders completed the 47.1 miles to Tebbetts, the final destination, around 5:00 PM. They were joined by all the bikers, supporters and other family members Denese & Lon H. (Columbia, MO); Jake F. (Midway, MO); and Brent, Cody and Cailey B. (Raytown, MO) for dinner where the fishermen of the family cooked Cajun fish and fried Spoonbill. |
| 14 finished the 47 mile ride... |  |
Sharon, Lesha, Bill, Mindy, Stephanie, Susan, Joyce,
Andy, Nancy, Karlin, Kevin, Leah (in front) Sue and Powell |
| Brent Blaise designed and printed official GO-BAM T-shirts for all large and small. Awards of decorative Band-Aids were given to several GO-BAM participants: For "Oldest & Youngest GO-BAM" to complete the entire ride Sue Y. 63 and Powell Y. 7 (honorable mention to Elaine F. 67 and Madi B. 5 for completing 10 miles); "GO-BAM Head-Quarters-Master" was awarded to Susan B. for tying all the arrangements together; For "Traveled the Longest Distance to GO-BAM", Lesha and Leah M. of San Francisco, CA; For "Most Bike Challenged GO-BAM" Karlin Y. (at 31 he learned to ride just for the GO-BAM trip); "Best GO-BAM COOK" Stan F., Katie F. & Kevin Y.; "Most Awesome GO-BAM Road Crew" Ardyth B. & Kenny Y. |
THE AWARDS
 The cooks Stan, Katie and Kevin |
 The most bike challenged, Karlin learned to ride for this trip. |
 The GO-BAM Planner, Susan |
 Lesha and Leah came the farthest from California. |
 The youngest GO-BAM finisher, Powell |
 The oldest GO-BAM finisher. Sue |
 Katie and Georgia |
 The road crew Ardyth and Kenny |
 Mindy and Jaclyn |
 The girls.... |
 our shirt.....thanks Brent... |
 The boys.... |
The GO-BAM GROUP |
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21 members ended the evening by tossing sleeping bags in rows of bunk beds, with bikes stacked between, at the Turner Katy Trail Shelter. Apparently a good time was had by all; word is that GO-FAM (Golden Offspring-Floating/Canoeing Across Missouri) is already being planned for 2003
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