Rainy, but a Goody

One of the stops in Missouri I had been anticipating for a while was the home of the Clydesdales. To my dismay they sold out of tours online and when we called they said don't bother showing up because you can't get through the gates without a reservation. I however remained determined that we could at least see it from the field and maybe catch a glimpse of the beauties, so we got up early and made our way. I decided to pull into the driveway and just see, maybe there would be a way to get in and sure enough a friendly worked invited us to join the tour! Wooohoooo! I was super excited and probably more so since I didn't think we could actually make it.

What a treat! I may support Budweiser after our encounter with the gorgeous mares, stunning stallions and their fuzzy foals at Warm Springs Ranch the breeding facility of Anheuser- Busch.

This sight alone was worth it, just precious.

The foals are born at 150 pounds after 11 months! They will be weaned at 6 months and then either be chosen for the hitch to tour the US, commercials or to be a breeding mare.

Here is the famous horse, Andrew, from the puppy love super owl commercial. Just enormous!

Duke is in the spa, they spend 5 hours prepping the hitch horses before a parade.

There is even a maximum 500 mile per day driving time these fellas can be on the road. Living the life!

We even learned that the Clydesdales were first used after prohibition was repealed to deliver the beers, including to President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House!

Visited Schlafly's brewery for an all-time fall-time pumpkin brew!

And then to the Arch, a commemoration of St. Louis being the gateway to the west. Now, I had no idea you could go inside this thing! Actually I didn't know it was made from steel either, it always looked like stone to me.

It was pretty exciting to find out how a "tram" was going to take you to the top.

So here is what we saw while anticipating our ride. Kinda looks like a Disney ride.

Then the doors opened...

What is it a space pod??? 

And up 630 feet we rose for a very strange feeling and tiny view.

It was quite thrilling! Could have been the not knowing, sorry if I spoiled it for anyone!

From the view you can see Busch Stadium and that's exactly where we headed next!

As you can see there was much rain, but luckily only an hour delay!

In summary, we like Missouri, we really do.