Yeah, I know it's January, 2007 but am trying to get some of my old trips and travel journals posted for those interested. With that...on June 9, 2005, I was in St. Louis for business and had a couple hours to go see the sites before meetings started. I had never been to St. Louis before and was anxious to see the famous Arch. Walked down to the Arch and around the sites. It was a miserably hot and humid day as one can imagine June in Missouri. The Gateway Arch is 630 feet high. You ride up in an old, non-air conditioned, coal car (tram). No elevator. As I said, it was pretty hot and the coal car was a pretty miserable trek. Luckily, it didn't last too long but it was a slow enough
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