Those of us who live in the Pacific Northwest don't have to worry much about what's called the heat index. It's a calculation that factors in humidity in how hot it feels. Since we don't have much humidity in our part of the world, it's happily not much of a factor for us. I wish that were true in the midwest.
In St. Louis today, the heat index was 105. The actual temperature was in the upper 90's. And the humidity...I think I could see actual water hanging in the air. Words can't adequately describe how hot it was. Granted, we're a couple of weather wimps, but still, did I mention the heat index was 105???
We spent most of the morning at the
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, best known as the location of the Gateway Arch. We went the
St. Louis Historical Old Courthouse, visible in the top picture in the middle of the arch. It's best known as the site of the
Dred Scott trial. We also went to the Museum of Westward Expansion, which is underground beneath the Arch. It was very interesting, though we didn't spend as much time there as we'd like as we had reservations for a riverboat cruise. The picture of the Arch was taken during that cruise.
The bottom photo was shot just after we got off the boat. It shows you a couple of things. First, there's a reason it's called the "muddy" Mississippi. And second, due to heavy rain in recent days, the river is at flood stage. Hopefully, the rains will stay away for awhile.
We ended the day with dinner at
Pappy's, a barbecue restaurant west of downtown. It's supposed to be really good, but we weren't that impressed.
Tomorrow morning, we leave for Memphis. Where it will probably be even hotter!
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