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In Mt Vernon, MO this morning. Got here pretty early last night after an 8 hour driving day where I could have easily kept going into Oklahoma City. Regardless, I’m at a little over 1,500 miles now which for all intents and purposes is halfway there. Today will be spent going through Oklahoma and maybe staying in Amarillo, TX depending on the time of day…I may keep going into New Mexico. I plan on doing a good chunk of today on Rt 66 which I’m traveling alongside on Interstate 44 right now.

Yesterday was pretty eventful. Went to the Indianapolis Speedway Museum, got a brief tour of the inside of the track (the track itself was closed for a “private party”, which was kind of cool as there was one car going around the track, the sound and speed of that car was pretty intense and I can see why people like that racing so much). I took a bunch of pictures there.
















I decided to attempt to see this rock bridge outside of St Louis that is a famous Rt 66 stop, used the directions I had and got off the exit and realized I was in East St Louis which is basically one of the worst places in the country. Like Gary, Indiana, Compton, etc. There was trash everywhere, creepy looking extremely skinny people with no shoes walking around, run down houses, etc. I immediately got back on the highway and decided to go to the St Louis arch instead. I stood under it and took some pictures. What an amazing structure. Symbolically it serves as “the Gateway to the West” which was nice as I was quickly growing tired of the cornfields of Indiana and Illinois. Also, was proudly rocking the Red Sox hat wondering if I'd run into any Cardinals fans....did see a guy with Rams flags all over his truck and face painted blue and gold.





In Springfield, MO last night looking for a room to stay and I got a really weird vibe from the people and buildings there, kind of like the East St Louis thing but nicer looking. I drove another hour or so to where I am now and go into the truck stop and of course every person I walk by says hello and/or starts talking to you which is a welcome relief from what happens in the Northeast.

I didn't have internet access last night, thiswas from this morning, or wait last night. I don't know really.

A couple more pictures from the museum underneath the arch, and the Casino Queen on the Mississippi River.