Close Encounter

We got a lot closer to the iconic St. Louis arch today than we did yesterday, though neither one of us felt an urge to take the elevator ride up inside it.

Wikipedia:

The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot (192 m) monument in St. Louis in the U.S. state of Missouri. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of an inverted, weighted catenary arch, it is the world's tallest arch, the tallest monument in the Western Hemisphere, and Missouri's tallest accessible building. Built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States, it is the centerpiece of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and has become an internationally famous symbol of St. Louis.

For more information about our day, see Cynthia's blip.