For this week in doing Cee’s Which Way My Way I’m choosing a theme of Any Which Way. Basically Any Which Way you choose; be sure we can see your Which Ways Clearly. And as always, signs are welcome anytime. I’d love for y’all to join me in posting your Which Ways you have Chosen to Share. Remember to link your Which Way posts to Cee’s Which Way here or if you wish you can link to My Which Way here.
Road Trippin’ USA #5
Which Ways
St. Louis, Missouri
And Westward
In the Summer of 1985 my parents went Road Trippin’ across the United States of America. They began their Road Trip leaving from their home in San Diego, California. They always planned what or whom they wanted to visit ahead of time.
This week I’m continue with their Road Trippin’ adventures for My Which Way of Cee’s Which Way Challenge in St. Louis, Missouri.
Last week we saw my parents driving southbound from Indianapolis, Indiana after they completed their tour of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Today, we are taking a look first around St. Louis, Missouri and then we’ll continue on their westward journey.
St. Louis, Missouri:
The first stop they made was in St. Louis was at the Gateway Arch National Park. At the Gateway Arch they were able to take a tram ride to the top. The tram lifts you up 630 feet up to the top of the tallest monument in the United States.
While there they also visited the Gateway Arch Museum and later took a Riverboat Dinner Cruise on a 19-century paddle-wheel riverboat. They rode on the Tom Sawyer Riverboat along the Mississippi River seeing stunning views of the skyline. It was a unique and relaxing way for them to experience seeing the Gateway Arch and downtown St. Louis.
Next up on their Road Trippin’ USA Adventure was to drive westward to the U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY has many sites and facilities available for visitors to see on a self-guided tour. Their visit stop at the Academy was the Barry Goldwater Visitor Center, here they explored the resources available to help them with their tour.
Among the many various facilities they were able to visit were the Planetarium, the Cadet Chapel, Honor Court, Polaris Hall, Arnold Hall, Dolittle Hall, Falcon Stadium, and Thunderbird Overlook. The Cadet Chapel is located at the base of the Chapel Trail. From the Chapel Trail, they were able to view the historical statues and sculptures on displayed at the Honor Court. The U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY’s Gift Shop is located on the second floor of Doolittle Hall, which I’m sure they bought souvenirs to bring home.
Next week I’ll continue with their Road Trippin’ adventures for My Which Way of Cee’s Which Way Challenge. We’ll begin in New Mexico and venture onto visiting the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.
Photo Credit: ©️1985 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Minolta XG-7 35mm
Location: St. Louis, Missouri; Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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