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

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

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

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

Geo: 38.6276, -90.199Not too much happened today.... we spent a lot of time telling Simon goodbye....the cat could care less we were leaving and so we drove to St. Louis, got to our hotel in time to walk next door and grab sandwiches from Denny's to go....watched the Cubs win the World Series! Actually, Kamie watched until it was tied at 6-6 and then he gave up on them and started snoring. I barely made it but the minute they won (almost midnight), I hit the remote and was out immediately.....our alarm was set for 3:30am for an early flight out of St. Louis.... read more

Geo: 38.5776, -90.4245My sister (Debby Fleming Wurdack), four other friends (Siobhan Brace, Kathy Leach, Kathryn Snodgrass, Nancy Pautler) and I are headed next week to New York City for a girls' weekend to celebrate Kathy's 60th birthday. We have tickets to "Hamilton: An American Musical" -- winner of the 2016 Tony Award for best musical. I am beyond excited.Ever since we purchased tickets for the musical last January, I have become obsessed. I read the biography by Ron Chernow. I read creator Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton, a Revolution." I have purchased two Hamilton tee shirts. I own the soundtrack and have listened to it endlessly. I have delved into YouTube and watched 100's of clips ... interviews, show footage, other groups' covers of the most melodic songs (Musicality being my favorite group). Don't miss Charlie Rose's many ... read more