Day 3 of Cross Country Trip

So Day 3:

began with a late start since I blogged and uploaded photos last night. Left St Louis at 835ish.

before I tell you about my journey, let me tell you the Omni hotel in St Louis is great. I really enjoyed the view from the Arch and all the history at Western Expansion Museum. Clearly, being a lover of history made that museum more enjoyable than I expected. I also bought an annual pass to the national parks- figure I will be stopping at maybe 2 more on my trip and there are several in cali to explore. The jefferson expansion park is right next to the river. Just west of it is I-70/64 in a ditch and memorial driver.

Missouri has lots hills, mountains and greenery outside of St Louis. It made for a nice drive. Lots of billboards for fireworks, adults stores, and Branson. In terms of the fireworks: there is this palce called mothers-its huge. Easily the size of a supermarket and then still has an outdoor tent.

The mountains in south Missouri are called the Ozarks. I stopped in Joplin for lunch. On I-44 in the area, I saw lots of downed trees and broken billboards from the tornadoes. Shortly after that I passed into Oklahoma. Most of the interstates in OK are tolls- but the clerks are so nice, helpfully and have a sunny disposition. In terms of the countryside: OK aparently has 11 ecosystems. In the northeast, it is very green though less green than Missouri- its mixed with the color earth/dirt (aka brown). Saw some cows in a waterhole- smart. After all it was 100 F and felt like 105.

Got to Tulsa around 5p. They have to really two really good museums, but they close at 5. So I ate some food, and chilled inside since its really really warm. Tomorrow onto Amirallo Texas- maybe some good steak!