Going to St. Louis was a special treat for me. I had spent months immersed in the history of Lewis and Clark and getting to go places they had been was so satisfying.
Of course we had to go to the arch.
There is usually a westward expansion museum in the bottom of the arch, but it was being renovated so we didn't get to do that.
Lewis and Clark statue on the Mississippi River.
William Clark's grave:
My parents can verify that I was very determined to find this grave - the old (and still open) cemetery is in a less than desirable part of town. The cemetery is immense and even knowing more or less where to look took a little trial and error.
We also visited the Lewis and Clark Boathouse, which is in nearby St. Charles. The joke there was that the stuffed Seaman that they were selling in the gift shop cost $19.95 - the real Seaman cost $20.
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| This is my selfie with the Missouri river. |
On our way out of St. Louis we took a "river route", which I could not make my map app take and had to break out a paper map (side note - does anyone else try to zoom in on paper maps with their fingers?). It was pretty interesting, but got cut short because a bridge had washed out. But that was enough. I got to see the actual Missouri, which was almost as cool as if I had met Lewis or Clark.
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| Storm brewing on the Missouri. |
