The Arch, 36 years later…

The first time Elaine and I drove cross country together was back in 1974.  We were newly married and I was going back to school at the University of Arizona after touring the world courtesy of the US Navy.  I was going back under the GI bill, Elaine would work, and I would take another crack at engineering, this time, at Engineering Physics. I had gotten out of the service in the spring of 1973, fallen in love with Elaine, married her after a very long six week courtship, packed our old ’68 Chevy Belair, and headed west for a new life.  Did I mention that our Siamese cat Poo-Poo and all of Elaine’s plants were also in the car?

Mid trip it sunk in that we were crossing the Mississippi River when the Arch at St Luis rolled into view.  Wow, gateway to the west and a new life!

All these memories came back as we saw the Arch one more time today, Tuesday.Oct 5 2010.

                                            Gateway Arch Tueday Oct 4 St Louis

                                         The Happy Couple 36 years later