March 14, 2024
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Day 1 Toronto to Fort Wayne
Day 2 Fort Wayne to St. Louis
Day 3 St. Louis
Weekly Recap Casey Coffee Co.
Weather Rain - sunshine- thunder/lightning - sunshine 14C /57F 27C/81
Arrival 4:30 PM no time change
States Missouri - Oklahoma
We finally figured out to uncheck the "avoid toll roads" on the GPS. Otherwise the directions were going to take us 8 hours!
We started out in pouring rain in St. Louis.
This was a drive of multiple stops! We stopped for gas in Eureka, Redmon and Claremore. Then a stop at Cracker Barrel, town of Cuba (with a wrong turn) and then a bio break in Ozarkland.
World's largest hamster wheel.
Eureka
The Osage Legacy Monument occupies what was once the original “Trail of the Osage.” The “Trail of the Osage” once carried furs and lead ore to St. Louis and brought back food, clothing, and supplies from St. Louis to the rural areas of Southwest Missouri.The monument is a sculpture that stands 35 feet tall, 20 feet wide, and 80 feet in length. It stands proudly at the intersection of Highways 19 and Interstate I-44 in Cuba, Missouri at Exit 208. The sculpture depicts an Osage warrior in period-specific dress. Ornamentation is authentic. The brave moves westward on the trail followed by his family.
During the 1700 – 1800’s, Osage men dressed in deerskin leather, wore leggings with a breechcloth and would add a leather shirt or robe in cold weather. Osage women wore wrap-around skits with another leather cloth wrapped around the upper part of their bodies.
For food the Osage hunted buffalo, bear and deer. Osage also grew corn, beans, squash and pumpkins. The Osage spoke a language that belongs to the Dhegiha Siouan language group (the Dhegiha Siouan language group included members from the Osage, Omaha, Ponca, Kaw and Quapaw tribes).
The tribe, throughout history, were fierce defenders of their families, their land, and their freedom. Unfortunately, they paid the ultimate price; they lost everything they had dedicated in the land of their ancestors. They lost their home call Missouri.
The Artist: Glen Tutterrow is the premier artist on the Osage Legacy Project
Late breakfast.
In May 2008 we made a stop in Cuba Missouri while on vacation in Branson MO. It is called the Mural City and yet I only remembered this mural! It turns out that the majority of the murals we took photos of were in that 2008 post! To be fair, it is SIXTEEN years!
These were new.
Dressed up for St. Patrick's Day.
Redmon's for a break and bathroom stop and gas. We walked around both places to stretch our legs. Bought some chocolate - mix and match $4.99 a half pound.
Ladies bathroom.
Fish shoes?
Here's your sign!
We started getting severe storm/hail/tornado warnings as weather alerts on the radio around 2:15 for the surrounding areas so we made a quick pee break here as we crossed into Oklahoma.
We had paid a $5 toll, but then John needed a pit stop and we got gas in Claremore.
We had stopped in Claremore in 2012. That post also includes a stop in Redmon's.
We got a 50 cent refund for exiting and then it cost $1 to get back on.
Tulsa is a city on the Arkansas River, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It’s known for its art deco architecture, mostly in the central Deco District. Landmarks like the Philcade and Philtower buildings reflect a 20th-century construction boom fueled by the prosperous local oil industry. The Philbrook Museum of Art is housed in an Italianate villa that was once the home of a local oil magnate.
Check-in took forever. Most hotel guests were men working in either the oil fields or extracting quartz rocks. The three in front of us had company reservations that didn't include the $50 deposit, none of them wanted to put it on their cards. It took a while but it got worked out.
We drove to a nearby Whole Foods and picked up cheeses, crackers and wine.
What a strange room! If they had flipped it, it would have made more sense!
Every time you manage to make us travel with you. Loved the post! Have a beautiful week!
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