We carefully planned a 52-day camping road trip to the Western United States for more than two years before our scheduled departure on June 22, 2006. There were hundreds of logistical details that we had to see to before we were ready to hitch up our Coleman pop-up trailer to our minivan and hit the road. We were overwhelmed by the number of friends, family members, neighbors, and co-workers who expressed an interest in receiving updates on our adventure, so we established this blog. Thank you for reading and sharing your comments.
 

      - Frank, Sessy, Elliot and Emily



Saturday, June 24, 2006

Day 3 (From the arch to custard)


Day 3
June 24, 2006
Sightseeing in St. Louis

We awoke to perfect weather conditions this morning—cool, breezy and dry. After a leisurely breakfast, we headed across the Mississippi River to the downtown St. Louis Riverfront where the arch is located. After purchasing tickets for a 1:50 PM tram ride to the top of the arch, we had 3+ hours to kill so we walked around downtown taking in the sights, including the New Busch Stadium. Frank was impressed that they were able to build a new stadium in the time since he attended the next to the last game played at Old Busch in October (playoffs against Houston). Old Busch stood next to the new stadium, and has since been torn down.

While in line to board the tram, Margaret Hegmann, a friend from our church, walked up to us and said “Hi Hazzards!” She was in town attending the UUA General Assembly. The views of the city and river from the top of the arch were impressive. We shot some video and took several photos. We then drove west to Grant’s Farm, a free, small zoo owned and operated by Anheuser-Busch. This farm is on the land that President Grant owned and occupied shortly after he married.

Before heading back to our campsite, we stopped by the Ted Drewes world famous custard stand www.teddrewes.com and had a dose of hedonism. All in all, it was a good day.

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