aka The St. Louis Arch.  Why the National Park Service didn't just call it "The Arch" remains a mystery to me but either way - it's pretty, it's an experience and it's something I have no intention of ever doing...

We dropped by Hapgood Campground on our way west out of New England. We needed a cheap or free place to sop for one night while it rained and stormed over us. Hapgood fit just what we were looking for....

When I was young (naive/immature/hadn't traveled), I assumed homeschooled kids were weirdos.  I'd only known 2 and they were being raised in the Jehovah's Witness religion.  They had a unique way about them.   I extrapolated that to all homeschoolers. To myself,...