St Louis Blues- silver2005's Missouri TR and Planning (and more)

[silver2005]

I actually will enjoy the drive more since my hotel in St Louis is right off I-70 so I can pretty much get there with no directions.   The drive from St Louis to KC is nearly equally as easy.  

Then there's the drive to Branson. 

Also, ironically, the only day I actually need to wake up early is on the way from Branson back to Cincy- tis a 9+ hour drive. 

[silver2005]

So I have a possible fear about SFStL.  I hope I don't wind up liking Boss too much because I finally saw a walk through of the queue on YouTube.

So.  Many.  Stairs. 

[silver2005]

The drive between Indy and St Louis is sooooo boring.

[silver2005]

So I got my work cut out for me in terms of driving around St Louis.  It's way more dense than I anticipated and I'm on the opposite side of town from SFStL.

[RollerColt]

3 hours ago, silver2005 said:

The drive between Indy and St Louis is sooooo boring.

It is indeed very, very boring. I64 to I71 is much more interesting of a drive. You get all the southern Indiana/Northern Kentucky hills. 

[silver2005]

So after reviewing weather and Arch availability, here is the itinerary for St Louis-

Friday- Botanical Gardens (rainiest day but at least no T-storms, plus Arch is sold out)

Saturday- Hoping the rain in the morning scares people away and doing SFStL

Sunday- Arch and City Museum (kind of a good thing as this is the hottest day)

Going for some BBQ tonight. 

[silver2005]

25 minutes ago, RollerColt said:

It is indeed very, very boring. I64 to I71 is much more interesting of a drive. You get all the southern Indiana/Northern Kentucky hills. 

That's the way I'll be coming back to Cincy, which, seems nice since that'll be from Branson. 

[RollerColt]

12 minutes ago, silver2005 said:

That's the way I'll be coming back to Cincy, which, seems nice since that'll be from Branson. 

It’s indeed a much better drive as far as geographic points of interest. Plus, you could make a detour to Holiday World lol…

Enjoy the KC bbq!

[silver2005]

St Louis style pizza is also on the docket.

I'm hesitant on the gooey butter cake.

[silver2005]

I should also mention while my pass did work at MIA, I still brought 2 printed receipts of my pass renewal and FL for use at SFStL and WoF just in case. 

[RollerColt]

1 minute ago, silver2005 said:

I should also mention while my pass did work at MIA, I still brought 2 printed receipts of my pass renewal and FL for use at SFStL and WoF just in case. 

That's probably a good idea. You never know!

[silver2005]

I was going to be spontaneous in KC, but I just found a jazz museum in KC, so I'll probably do that and maybe bits around Union Station. 

Also, on the way in, I'll be going out of my way voicing my displeasure in the direction of Arrowhead Stadium on behalf of Bengals' fans. 

[RollerColt]

32 minutes ago, silver2005 said:

I was going to be spontaneous in KC, but I just found a jazz museum in KC, so I'll probably do that and maybe bits around Union Station. 

Also, on the way in, I'll be going out of my way voicing my displeasure in the direction of Arrowhead Stadium on behalf of Bengals' fans. 

If you’re into history, Cahokia Mound isn’t too far away. It’s the remnants of the largest indigenous ancient city north of Mexico.

[silver2005]

I have one giant bad thing about where I'm staying in St Louis- the area is stroad hell.