Day 102 Alton Wednesday August 29, 2018

Day 102 Alton Wednesday August 29, 2018

The temperature stayed warm through the early night then rain started about 0300. The day was rainy then cloudy about early afternoon.  Temps in high 70s.

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Today we rented an Enterprise Rental car for a trip to St Louis to see the Arch and the City.

The rain continued through most of the morning so we stopped at Walmart and a Hardware store for some supplies.

St Louis is an interesting City. The downtown has a goodly number of offices but there seems to be little residential so it does not seem as vibrant as say Boston or NYC.

The Arch was wonderful. The entrance is actually underground. There they have a nice display showing the history of the west and how St Louis on the Missouri and Mississippi was the staging point for exploration and later movement of settlers to the west. When the railroads gained a toe hold around the time of the civil war it started the decline of the importance of St Louis as the focus of the rail lines was to Chicago.

The Gateway Arch was erected to forever be symbol of the hub that St Louis was for settlers.

There was also an excellent documentary film on the building of the arch the gave us both a heightened (pun intended) sense of the accomplishment it was to simply construct it. The construct was definitely before OSHA>

There is a Tram System with small - and I mean tiny - enclosed cabs that you get in to ride to the top for viewing.

Here we are heading to the trams.

 This is a tram car.

 Looking inside one and ,,,,,

 The Admiral comfortably in (well in one anyway) on for the ride to the top.

View our the window.

Here we are at the top

 And here is the view out the window - but not from me as my camera failed me in my picture taking when I wanted it the most - oh well - next time. But these photos give you an idea of the view.

 And here is the old courthouse that

Some views from an increasing distance away the Arch. Will now be all the more fun to see it from the water on the way by.

And Richard and Faye enjoyed a wonderful conversation.

And Richard is saying

Good Night and May God Bless