Gateway Arch

We left Horseshoe Lake Campground (just east of St. Louis) this morning with high hopes. First we'd visit the Gateway Arch and the Westward Expansion Museum. Then we'd move on towards Branson. We researched on the web where the RV parking was for the Arch and laid out a route over the Martin Luther King Bridge. Our first problem was a low clearance. We tried some alternate routes, and actually found a sign for RV parking, but the gate to the lot was closed. Finally we talked with some officials who told us that all the RV parking was underwater from the rain the previous day--spinoff from Hurricane Ike. We decided to try to find some remote parking area, drop the rig, and return to the Arch. After wasting a few hours, we finally gave up and decided to go on and visit the Arch another trip. We did see the Arch from several angles--just not the one we wanted!

Then we set out towards Branson, with a possible camping spot in mind near Devil's Elbow, which we had located on the web. The day ended in disaster.

We camped at Glen Oaks RV Park (Easy On, Easy Off) in Waynesville, MO. We had a place to sleep, but with the traffic on the nearby interstate, it wasn't easy.