We enjoyed a nice shower (finally) and breakfast in RV. Headed out to downtown and the very lonely streets. We didn't know if the streets were so empty due to the weather or were empty streets typical.
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| Entering the land of Lincoln... |
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| That was one big Cross... |
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| And this is one big Arch... |
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| The sun actually came out to illuminate the Arch as we got closer. |
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| The freeway ran right past "Busch Stadium", surprised Fred & Peggy never mentioned it. |
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| We were hoping that we had left the snow in Michigan, but we woke up to it in St. Louis, MO. |
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| This Post Office was built back when they were solvent. |
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| St. Louis Union Station. |
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| The Arch set in the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Park |
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| It looks even higher when standing under it. |
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| The Mississippi River |
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| It was too cold to take a riverboat cruise down the Mississippi |
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| Pam was ready to check out the inside of the Arch and get out of the 20 degree wind. |
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| A tribute to the Designer and Builder of the Arch |
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| Pam getting ready for the assent to the TOP. |
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| This guys way too happy |
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| At the top 630' above grade. |
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| The Riverboats still closed looking down from the top of the Arch |
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| The "Old Courthouse" |
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| View of Downtown from the top of the Arch. We could feel the Arch moving...crazy it was built to move up to 18" |
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| View of Busch Stadium from the top of the Arch. |
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| A hot chick I found at the Top of the Arch. |
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| and she wanted a picture with me... |
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| Dan was amazed by the inner workings of the Tram mechanics, a combination of train/elevator/Ferris wheel technology |
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| An example of one of the tram cars that whisk you to the top of the Arch |
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| And I always thought of Missouri as a warm state. |
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| Snick loves the snow! |
Hehe...hot chick! Crazy that it can move so much!
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