wildlife wildflowers and waterfalls

For those familiar with St Louis this is at the corner of 23rd and Martin Luther King Drive which is where the St Louis RV Park is located. When we checked in, we were told twenty years ago we would not have wanted to be at this location. St Louis has worked hard on urban renewal. If you look near the light pole behind Dan you will see the Arch. Perhaps that will give those familiar with the city an idea of where we are located.

We decided to stay another night here. I had hoped to take the Metro from the convention center to several locations nearby. The weather was discouraging. It has been windy, rainy and downright cold here. The nightly fee for the RV Park is $25 which might seem a bit high, but it includes electricity and free WiFi. For where it is located, we felt it was a good deal. Especially since we walked out to the street and paid a mere $3.50 for short ride on the bus to the convention site. We probably saved the price of our RV lot rental on the parking fees as we heard $20 just to park near the convention hall.

Actually, I found the NRA convention interesting. It was a wonderful place to people watch. I am not a hunter, but I do find guns to be quite beautiful. Many are almost pieces of art. It is obvious people have taken a lot of pride in their firearms down through the ages.

Sunday, April 15, 2007

We went to the Botanical Garden today instead of the zoo. It was beautiful despite some frost damage. I would like to see it again in two to three weeks.

To our the garden had numerous statuary covered with burlap. All of them sat on top of tree stumps. At first we thought they had cut down all the trees, then noticed some of the stumps were upside down. We were told there will be an unvailing the last weekend of April. We were mighty curious. I am sure they are well done.

The Garden is a "must see" in St. Louis. We both agreed we will return.

True to form, on the way home we stopped by Sugar Creek winery. We had to "eat and run" but could have stayed longer. There was live music and good wine.

Our goal was to get home by 7:00 pm. We made it, barely.


Pictures taken last weekend in St. Louis. Click on the picture and then "slideshow" if you wish to view them.

St. Louis slide show

posted by Linda  # 11:53 AM