Meramec Caves

On Saturday we headed to the Meremec Caves about an hour and a half southwest of here. The caves were part of the underground railroad, used as an artillery hideout for the Union troops during the civil war, and during the 1920's was the location of several dances. They are most notably known as the hideout of Jesse Jame's. After the train robbery, his accomplice and him hid in the caves for a few days where they divided the loot before escaping through a cave river that surfaced downstream.

They were pretty impressive caves! At one point when we were pretty far into the caves our guide told us the caves continued for another 16 MILES in one direction! I'm not the best photographer so I didn't do the caves justice at all. The caves stay at a constant 58 degrees, hence the jackets on the beautiful day.


We had gone to a Cardinals game where all fans under 14 got free admission to the caves, a free boat ride, and a scoop of icecream of every homerun hit that night. After the caves, we rode a guided boat tour down the Meremec River and ate some icecream. Good thing someone hit a homerun that night!!

The "pipe organ"- They actually played some symphony pieces while we sat there including a patriotic song where they used lights to project a flag on the formation

The "wine table"

It was a great day with a perfect ending with hotdogs roasted over a patio fire!