The Tourist's Log Part One...

After meeting some of the locals last night, I got the recommendations on what I should see today. Combining that with the literature in my room I came up with a plan of action. After leaving the hotel I headed to the Garden of Eden and toured the source of ambrosia. Or in reality I headed to the Anheuser-Busch brewery for a tour of their St. Louis headquarters. I saw the Clydesdale's and their stable, and if PETA ever says they are mistreated I will smack them silly. The stables were immaculate. They must muck out the stalls and wash the horses twice daily because it didn't even smell like a stable just cedar chips and a faint smell of horses. By the way for those of you who are interested the dalmatian was added to the hitch to guard the beer while the deliveries were being made (A good idea in my estimation). Also, I know that it is a factory that produces food so it has to be kept clean, but besides being clean it was the, for lack or need of a better word, prettiest factory I have ever seen. And then once the tour was finished they gave me beer and the day was just beginning. After leaving heaven I headed to Forest Park where I toured the Missouri History Museum as well as the St. Louis Art Museum to view some interesting and beautiful piece of art and learn about Lindbergh and the World's Fair. Now I am back at the hotel taking a rest and washing up before part two of my day. I will let you know how the rest goes....

You can find me in St. Louis.....

After waking up in Louisville, I took the car and headed to the Mammoth Caves in the middle of Kentucky. Now I realize that this blog was originally dedicated to my bike trip across the US and I will eventually get back to it, however, I have decided to make the most out of having the car to see some things that I would have otherwise missed. One theme behind this trip the entire time has been to fly by the seat of my pants and go with every whim that comes to me. So far it has been working out pretty well. Now the Mammoth Caves were very cool, however, I think some of the manmade improvements like handrails and pathways really detract from the overall natural beauty. I would have liked to do some of the more physical tours of the caves, however the all start early in the morning and I had places to be. After exiting the cave there was a strange incendescent sphere in the sky. I asked one of my fellow spelunkers what it was and the said it was "The Sun". The term seemed vaguely familiar like I had once heard about it long ago, but its memory had long been forgotten. Its warming glow brought cheer to all who encountered it. Then came the long drive to St. Louis. After nearly running out of gas and a few leg cramps I made it to St. Louis a little after 9 PM. Lucked out on a hotel 100 yds from the arch and even have a view of it from the room. Today out doing touristy things again...