Blogs from St Louis, Missouri, United States, North America - page 9

Day Two: On the Shoulders of Giants As you may or may not know, in May of 1904 two Floridian fur-trappers by the names of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out from St. Louis, MO on an historic cross-country journey to the Pacific Ocean. President Teddy Roosevelt had just pushed the New Deal through Congress and he was ready to gather information on the vast territory of the Louisiana Purchase. Previous President William McKinley had purchased the Territory from Russia for a paltry fifteen million dollars—about sixteen million dollars at today’s prices. Roosevelt had ridden with both Lewis and Clark during the Spanish-American War and he had complete confidence in their abilities to lead an expedition of this magnitude. For their part, Lewis and Clark were ecstatic at the opportunity. After arriving in St. Louis ... read more

First destination....St. Louis and the arch. The Arch was massive...a lot larger than expected. Our motel isn't the best, but it will do for a good nights sleep before we hit the road again tomorrow...for another 11 hours.... read more

WEIS 6:59 June 28th Ross has been Mario-ing forever. He seems very into it. He keeps signing and talking about coins Missouri’s only city is St Louis, based on the pathetic excuses for exits we’ve passed. Tulsa is “Green Country” supposedly. On AAA’s preview page, Native American pow-wows and a 72 foot tall oiler statue are pictured. They say nothing of what to do if you arrive at 10pm. All of their restaurants will be closed!! Where will I dine? I can only eat nacho chips and Handi-Snacks for so long. ... read more

Abby 6:03 June 28th Weis is still driving. We almost went on the wrong road after getting gas from a pump that had ross stumped for a few good minutes. We passed Cuba about 5 minutes ago and now Weis is playing MMJ covering the Who from bonnaroo 2 years ago. Ross and Weis are scared of my Dad’s salsa because it’s been through rough times in the car, but I think it will be fine and I plan to prove them wrong shortly. (I don’t want to attempt it before I take the wheel though) *Noted: I’m the only one that can read or play video games in the car without getting sick or hot The St. Louis arch was really cool; we had great weather with a refreshing breeze, AND our car didn’t get ... read more

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