Travels with Snowbirds Quest for The Stamp May 6-7-8 2017 St Louis MO Cahokia Parque RV

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May 8th 2017

Published: May 9th 2017

Note the ‘que’ in parque. You might think it exudes elegance. Up and out of Branson at 8:30 Saturday morning. We had a 270 or so mile trip to St. Louis, one of our longest days, over roads we were not sure were not flooded (sorry, something about double negatives there.) I find the MODot web site very poor, and the app that you must download to use the website on your iPhone is even worse.... Read Full Entry

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Actual ax heads found by archaeologists

Actual ax heads found by archaeologists

Actual ax heads found by archaeologists

Mural of what the village might have looked like

Mural of what the village might have looked like

Mural of what the village might have looked like

Woodhenge. Like Stonehenge, only made of logs, this large circle told the seasons by the shadows cast

Woodhenge. Like Stonehenge, only made of logs, this large circle told the seasons by the shadows cast

Woodhenge. Like Stonehenge, only made of logs, this large circle told the seasons by the shadows cast

Another mural showing the gathering field

Another mural showing the gathering field

Another mural showing the gathering field

No way were any of us climbing this

No way were any of us climbing this

No way were any of us climbing this

Guess where we went!!

Guess where we went!!

Guess where we went!!

Lots of photo ops inside the Clydesdale Barn

Lots of photo ops inside the Clydesdale Barn

Lots of photo ops inside the Clydesdale Barn

Another chandelier.....from where? Yes! The 1904 Worlds Fair

Another chandelier.....from where? Yes! The 1904 Worlds Fair

Another chandelier.....from where? Yes! The 1904 Worlds Fair

An Empty Clydesdale Barn

An Empty Clydesdale Barn

An Empty Clydesdale Barn

The full harness. 150 pounds of it

The full harness. 150 pounds of it

The full harness. 150 pounds of it

Poor Lloyd

Poor Lloyd

Beer is pumped thru those large pipes throughout the plant to the next stage of brewing

Beer is pumped thru those large pipes throughout the plant to the next stage of brewing

Beer is pumped thru those large pipes throughout the plant to the next stage of brewing

Beachwood Aging casks

Beachwood Aging casks

Beachwood Aging casks

Beachwood is used to enhance yeast fermentation. It actually adds no taste.

Our free sample

Our free sample

Our free sample

I was silly and threw out the great plastic glass. I only had a mouthful - My turn to drive

The mash tanks

The mash tanks

Every room we went into is the original, as it was built, and still in use.

Another gorgeous chandelier - you know from where, right?

Another gorgeous chandelier - you know from where, right?

Another gorgeous chandelier - you know from where, right?

Smoke stack from the mashing process.

Smoke stack from the mashing process.

Smoke stack from the mashing process.

Too tall to fit into picture

Stylized very large, tall, eagle statue

Stylized very large, tall, eagle statue

Stylized very large, tall, eagle statue

More pipes

More pipes

All the buildings were gorgeous red brick.

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