Day 10

Wow, eastern Colorado, Kansas, and now Missouri. They're all the same only the names have changed. There's a reason they call it the flat lands. Then enter St. Louis and oh how the tables have turned. From john deere riding to urban city. We got to explore the St. Louis area for a while late yesterday. The gateway to the west is what they are known for and when you see the arch it speaks for itself. Right below the arch is a spot marked to let you know that you are standing directly below and rigth smack in the middle. Now remember USE CAUTION when looking up at the arch from that spot. As soon as you look up your balance gets knocked off and you fall straight backward; trust me on this one. Look up at your own risk.
There's an underground museum you can check out. It's super cool, cause it's a tunnel to connect the bottom of the arch way. They are pretty high tech with their security here because they make you go through security like in the airport, it was kind of wild for a museum. Now you can go up to the top in this small tiny barrel which rides like an elevator & it takes an hour to go all the way around. Again: I HATE ELEVATORS, so no thank you. Plus your packed in with 5 people with NO air conditioning for an HOUR!! But I bet it looks pretty cool once you get to the top.
After St. Louis we jetted out to Illinois. Ever been to Illinois?? Well there is only one thing in Illinois, Metropolis. Oh yeah where Superman lives!! You think I'm joking, try again. We stopped by the one place in the United States where there is a gigantic statue of Superman. Now this whole town is based around Superman. There are little shops full of Superman stuff and little statues everywhere. It is so funny. But hey there's gotta be one place in the U.S. where they can praise Superman and who would of thought that it would be in Illinois. It was awesome.
So we left Superman to go to Tennessee. We made great time. We stayed in a town called Cookeville. Pronounce at your own risk!! Before Cookeville we went and say the Grand Ole Opry. We were totally bummed because we just missed a country concert. We didn't get there until about 10:30 p.m. and the concert was over at 9 p.m. Must of been pretty lame if it was only 2 hours and there were about 7 people performing. Cookeville was pretty interesting. Actually not at all. Once you enter flat lands that is pretty much it for about 3 states.
Song of the Day: Out Tonight by Kenny Chesney
More to come...