Today marked the final day of the Katy Trail and beyond journey for Tobey and Phil. The MCT Confluence Trail went right by where we were camped last night so it was an easy start for the guys this morning. They passed the bridge over the Mississippi that Marcia and I would drive over again today.
They continued south on the Illinois side of the river and went by the re-created Camp River Dubois where Lewis & Clark and the Corp of Discovery stayed from December 1803 to May 1804 while they prepared for their westward journey.
And, back on the road again!
As they approached downtown St. Louis, they could see the Arch in the background behind the bridges and power lines!
Their journey took them over the McKinley Bridge which was built in 1910. Luckily, it did have a pedestrian/bike lane!
Once again on the Missouri side of the Mississippi, they connected to the Riverfront Trail which led them to the Arch.
Ten days and 375 miles later, Tobey and Phil arrived at the Arch! (Today’s ride was 26.5 miles.)
Marcia and I managed to drive to the Arch only to find a terrible parking situation – all of the level, concrete-paved lots were closed! We followed the narrow riverfront street to the end where barricades were up and met a dead-end! We turned the RVs around and waited for Tobey and Phil to arrived. After lunch we drove back and parked on the cobbled parking at such a slope we had to turn off the refrigerator in the RV because it affects the coolant and it won’t cool! It doesn’t look that sloped in the picture, but it certainly was!
Barges were going up and down the river.
Phil, Marcia, and I toured the museum at the Arch which was redone and completed in 2018. It was much larger than the old museum and we didn’t spend too much time, but it was interesting to see.
Looking to the west from the Arch, you can see the old Capitol building.
After the museum, we made our way back to the RVs and said our goodbyes to Phil and Marcia. They will be heading back to Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan to finish out their trip.
Tobey and I were off to Webster Groves, MO to see his sister, Patty. Penny was so excited to see her that she kept jumping all over her! Patty and I took Penny for a nice walk and Tobey got his bike off and rode about 10 miles around Webster looking at where his grandparents and friends lived when he was growing up.
We got fried catfish takeout from King Edwards Chicken and Fish and brought it back for dinner. It was delicious and we were stuffed! We are spending the night here and shortly after settling in the RV for the night, the rain started. We were so lucky with the weather for the ride, we won’t mind listening to it fall on the roof tonight! Tomorrow, we will head south toward Elephant Rock State Park and Johnson Shut-ins tomorrow.
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