This past Tuesday (July 10) we took Grandma Mary and Emily downtown to see the Gateway Arch. The arch is on the west side of the Mississippi River and was finished in 1965. It is 630 feet tall, has a visitor's center and museum underneath it, and a tram built inside to carry visitors up to a viewing area inside the very top. The arch was built to commemorate the Lewis & Clark expedition that left from St. Louis in 1804 to explore and map a route to the Pacific Ocean. This expedition is part of the reason why St. Louis is considered the "Gateway to the West." Here is an amazing picture of the Arch that Emily took:
Here is the group of us heading back to the car after our visit:
Our gorgeous photographer:
Owen playing hide & seek behind the trees:
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