It was a chilly morning today, but beautiful nonetheless. I drove through the Ozarks towards St. Louis. They reminded me of home. It is starting to be fall here, with a brush of yellow here and there in the landscape.
I arrived in St. Louis and found my way to the Gateway Arch. Did you know that it is commemorates Thomas Jefferson and the role of St. Louis in the westward expansion? I didn't. I thought it was just a symbol of the "gateway to the west". As a matter of fact, it is also known as the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. I rode to the top of the arch (630 ft.) where there are observation windows that provided amazing views of the city and Mississippi River and beyond.
View of city from top of arch
View across the Mississippi River
I also went to the "Old Courthouse" which is where the Dred Scott case was tried in 1857.
View of the dome from inside:
A fun city--
I strolled around downtown for a while playing tourist. After lunch and after enjoying more of the city scene, I headed out of town east on US 50, crossing the Mississippi River into Illinois. The drive was a stark contrast to the traffic I had maneuvered in the city. Much of this country is still rural or at least that's the way it has been in the places I have been on this trip! There is big farming in Illinois with big tractors. It was nice to see that this still goes on! I have had fantastic weather while on this trip for the last two weeks. This morning was a typical clear and crip fall morning. Once I crossed into Illinois, however, it has been raining. I'm sure they need it here, though. I'm not complaining!
You're gonna have to inform me about the Dred Scott Case... I don't remember what that is.
ReplyDeleteIs it scary going up the arch? I always thought that it would be a weird ride.
ReplyDeleteNot really scary. But it WAS tight. There were 5 of us squished into this small “pod”. We talked to each other even though we had never met. When you're that close you have to talk!! In my "pod" going up was a couple from France and a couple from near Newport, Rhode Island. In the down pod I was with a pastor and his wife from Nebraska and a father and son from Birmingham, England. They went to some of the Olympic games! It only takes about 4 minutes to get to the top.
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