Today’s last day of driving was a mad dash. We woke up before sunrise and hit the
road. We drove through more corn
as we headed toward St. Louis then started seeing the markings of a large city
– developments, strip malls then tall buildings in the distance. Since we were in such a rush, we didn’t
have time to stop in the Gateway to the West, but we did see Busch Stadium, where the
Cardinals play, and the Gateway Arch from the highway.
South of St. Louis was more of the same – corn – as we
crossed into Illinois and Kentucky.
Finally, just before noon we crossed into Tennessee and were immediately
in our new city Clarksville. And
so ends our long distance travel for now.
It is quite the rite of passage to travel across the United States, and
I actually hope to do it again.
Driving every day for a week is not too bad as long as the day’s driving
does not exceed seven or eight hours.
I don’t think I would want to do more than a week; I definitely had
reached my breaking point by the sixth night. I look forward to exploring some more of America’s smaller
tourist attractions.
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