Blogs from Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North America

Advertisement

North America » United States » Missouri » Saint Louis July 11th 2023

After leaving Mammoth Cave, we made the journey to St. Louis, where we were to spend two nights. Our hearty band at this time consisted of myself, my brother Chuck, and his wife Lucie. Neither of our wives wished to be gone the entire 5 weeks, so each of them was around for only about half of the journey. the three things we wished to do in the St. Louis were to visit the Cahokia Mounds across the river in Illinois, visit Camp Dubois, and visit the two great cemeteries in St. Louis, wherein are buried many notables, including William Clark. We started with Cahokia Mounds. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site preserves the largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico. At its peak it probably included nearly 20,000 inhabitants, making it larger than any subsequent city in ... read more
2023 Lewis and Clark trip 046 Cahokia Mounds State Park IL 071123
2023 Lewis and Clark trip 048 LucieCahokia Mounds State Park IL 071123
2023 Lewis and Clark trip 060 Lewis and Clark State Historic Site (Camp Dubois) Hartford IL 071123

North America » United States » Missouri » Saint Louis April 3rd 2023

This will be short and not so sweet. Why can’t campgrounds provide reliable wifi for their campers? Wifi will be very limited. Tomorrow night I will be staying in a state park in Indiana so no wifi at all You may not hear from me again until I’m home. So no worries, things are going well. Got away at 8:30 and landed in the campground at 3:30 but with a few stops in between. When it’s a long day I like to stop every couple of hours, let Malika out and use the restroom of wherever I happen to be. Or get gas as the need arises. The Welcome Centre for Missouri beckoned me in to use the restroom and then the information lady was waving and saying Hi so I went and had some laughs ... read more

North America » United States » Missouri » Saint Louis October 16th 2019

Where do I start? It's been a tough year... we lost our beloved Scaredy cat in March.... then Keith passed suddenly which threw us for a loop….and then the sweetest dog on Earth, my Simon, passed away just last month. September was the saddest month of my life thus far. I can still barely talk about losing Simon. I miss him almost every day. It's like a suffocating lump in your throat that doesn't go away. In other news, the St Louis Cardinals had a great year. I've always loved baseball and at some point in my life I switched from backing the KC Royals to the STL Cardinals. This year, with Simon being sick and blind, he couldn't do much.. he would whine if I didn't stay near him....so I would sit with him after ... read more

North America » United States » Missouri » Saint Louis June 18th 2019

I’m BACK.........On the road again!!!! I fell behind on my last night in NOLA because I had forgotten how early I had scheduled my flight to Spokane on the 13th. Good friends of ours “the Wheelers” invited us to their son’s wedding in Couer D’ Alene Idaho. The wedding fell right in the middle of my ride so I scheduled it into the ride. My flight took off at 6:00 AM and I changed planes in Dallas in route to Spokane. My wife, Son, Daughter, my Daughter-in-Law and my daughters boyfriend all flew from Milwaukee and met me in Spokane. While it sounds like a simple thing - making the arrangements during a bike ride to leave your bike and fly elsewhere takes some coordination. I had to make sure my bike was secure until I ... read more
The Ruetz and Gallo contingent at the Wheeler Wedding in CDA L to R Jen, Collen, Jason, Jim, Karen, Skip, AJ, Greg
Jim and Karen on the Brunch cruise in CDA Idaho
Jim and Skip Gallo in Couer D' Alene

North America » United States » Missouri » Saint Louis May 20th 2018

As I was driving into town, I immediately noticed how huge the Gateway Arch is. It’s 630 feet tall. Thanks to my grandkids, I learned a few months ago that you can take a ride inside of the arch to get to the top. I did it and it was really cool. From the top, I was able to see the Cardinals playing the Phillies.... read more
5770682D-3FC4-4CE2-AB01-5410E77409DD.
9AA762CE-B7C7-4C8D-AF5C-36AFA25EFB57.
A0C974F6-1105-4608-9D94-A846CE53292A.

North America » United States » Missouri » Saint Louis May 20th 2018

Sunday morning, May 20. We started the day in St. Louis and had a lot of sites to see before we depart. I checked our location with my new app and noticed that we started today at 38.6 N, 90.2 W, with an elevation of 460.1Ft. After breakfast and loading our car, we set out on foot to visit the Gateway Arch. Jackie and I have traveled a lot around the world and I can say without hesitation that this structure is one of the most fascinating that we have seen. I took a lot of photos, see below, but there is no way to capture this. You have to come see this yourself. We took the tram ride to the top. It worried me a bit given my claustrophobia, but made it without a problem. ... read more
Gateway Arch
Gateway Arch
Gateway Arch

North America » United States » Missouri » Saint Louis April 6th 2018

After we left the ranch, we decided on a whim, to visit The Arch in St. Louis....also known as the gateway to the west ? ... read more
20180406_144400
20180406_154534
20180406_140215

North America » United States » Missouri » Saint Louis July 31st 2017

July 5th On the road again and enjoying the sights, we left the State of Montana and headed Southeast for the state of South Dakota. Passing by old towns, open country filled with beautiful and interesting scenery. Our first stop on this leg was the city of Spearfish South Dakota, Chris's Camp RV park and a cool dip in the pool. The park is well laid out and far enough from the highway that there is no traffic noise. They have good shade trees and are family friendly, with two pools on the property as well as a small play ground and petting zoo. The WiFi was lacking but we were able to access the satellite to catch some TV shows. The staff is great, helped us get set up and take care of the facilities. ... read more
Welcome to South Dakota
Welcome
Minnesota

North America » United States » Missouri » Saint Louis April 15th 2017

Geo: 38.6276, -90.199Dot and I leave Monday morning - 5 am flight (ugh) to Chicago and from there to London. We arrive in London at 10:45 pm Monday night. Just in time to go to bed and recover from jet lag. We are staying at the Astor House in South Kensington, a small bed & breakfast. We have stayed there before and like the neighborhood. Friday we will head for France. Of course we will blog along the way and share our adventures.I invited Tom and Shannon to come visit us at O'Hare during our layover Monday morning, but they didn't seem to interested. I guess they have to work.... read more




Tot: 0.192s; Tpl: 0.007s; cc: 11; qc: 84; dbt: 0.1335s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.2mb