On the recommendation of our Lane Springs host, we went to Maramec Spring Park near St James, MO ($3/car). The natural springs bubble up at 96,000,000 gallons per day into a trout hatchery, and the water eventually tumbles out fairly dramatically to some lower ponds and a stream where people fish and, yes, catch trout. Also on the site are ruins of a mid-1800s steel foundry that fashioned implements for the settlers. None of the park looks industrial – all quite beautiful.We left Maramec and continued on I-44 toward St Louis, often times paralleling Historic Route 66 and I-50, which goes from Sacramento to Ocean City, MD. Although I-44 is designated a scenic route by the Auto Club, most of the way was rather uninteresting – my only regret is we didn't take the time to check out a turnoff for the "Route 66 State Park".
We arrived at the St Louis RV Park about 5 PM. Not a great neighborhood but handy to things we would like to do. The park itself has full hookups (about $30/day with WiFi – no cable TV) but RVs are close together on what looks like a large worn out asphalt parking lot. An RV neighbor had two spare tickets for a ballgame and by 6:35 PM we were off to Busch Stadium to see the Cardinals lose to the Philadelphia 7 to 4 in
14 innings (we left after the 13th). Tickets were free, with dinner consisting of one shared small beer and two brats totaling $16.50.
Great job with the blog. Sounds like you're having a great time. We're enjoying reading about your exploits. Drive safe and watch out for the nettles (does Marcia's singing keep them away, too?)
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