Hiking in Sauget is....definitely a decision... :D

St. Louis has a lot of green space and art. That’s impressive! Happy hiking.

Enjoyed your trip through St. Louis. Can't believe the Sauget and East St. Louis area you walked through on your way to the Eads Bridge! Glad you completed that portion safely.

Old cemeteries are fascinating and allow one to reflect on how fleeting life is for all of us.

5:29 “Man, I ain’t found sh*t” 😂😂😂 Taters definitely needs to catch up on the ‘classic’ 80’s movies!!!

Snarf's...very good choice for food. Looks like you found The Arch, St. Louis University, WashU, Forest Park and a bunch of other hidden gems on your stroll through the city. Welcome. I've been following you for quite a while on YT and it's been fun. Till the next video in MO!

Awesome video Matt and Jen! Thank you for the tour through St. Louis. You guys are so much fun to watch! Thank you for all you do. Take care and stay safe! 😊 God bless

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

25 күн бұрын

Thanks :)

You should have rented a canoe to carry through the city.

@MGMissy

25 күн бұрын

😂

Ah, Snarf's! You have chosen wisely. Although you guys walked right by City Museum ☹️

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

25 күн бұрын

We only saw the comments about that later. Which was a shame because it does look really cool. Oh well, we’ll have to hit it when we’re back by this way.

Y'all were having way too much fun in St. Louis.

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

25 күн бұрын

Life is just too short not to have fun

@TheWinkingPigBarBQ

25 күн бұрын

@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes A fact!

Nice video. Keep her laughing. Happy Trails. Good Luck, Rick

😂😂You two are historical to watch. Enjoying your travels everyday. Taters you are the BOMB!🥾👍

Dangerous trek to get to and cross Eads Bridge. Good stuff, but as traveler you have experience the Arch.

The trip through St Louis looked way nicer than I thought it would.

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

25 күн бұрын

As I’ve said befor it feels like everywhere I go I have a conversation with some local who says their area is portrayed badly in the media and it really isn’t that bad. Except then they proceeded to tell me that they have seen things about California in the media and that is actually that bad.

@nicotti

25 күн бұрын

East St louis and the north side are the 'bad' sides these days. I was worried about them walking thru the east side of the river, glad they had no issues. Ladue, at the end of the vid, is the most wealthy suburb, with all the mansions.

Thanks for showing us the tour thru St Louis. The walk thru the garden areas when the sun came out looked nice. Also, not sure St Louis style bbq ribs is your thing but they are supposed to be real good. Plus you wouldn’t want to express your inner carnivore in front of Jen.

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

25 күн бұрын

I’m sure this puts my born in Texas member card in danger but while I enjoy barbecue well enough it’s never been something that I crave enough to seek out. And yeah, the disapproval plus additional lone star ticks let loose on me while I sleep make it a little less appealing while Jen is here…

You walked through an absolutely atrocious and dangerous part of St Louis.

That brimming frosty coffee w/whipped cream looked ever delightful! Jen would've liked going to my last job which was working in a mortuary. I saw loads of interesting things. Supposedly Jewish graves "usually"face east towards Jerusalem . Ok fun video walk through my home town! Oh & that post office does take forever!!!!

Good old Sauget, IL spent many a night in that area in my younger days.

If you two ever do this trip on the Missouri River.. head to the confluence area above the Mississippi.. I live there.. have you over bbq.. beers .. and a stay over..head waters are closer to Yellowstone

Forest Park looked amazing.

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

25 күн бұрын

It really impressed us. Particularly since near Jen school there was an attempt to make the “Great Park”. This attempt seemingly involved sending a local politicians friends on all expense paid trips to world destination parks and then just slowly allowing more and more houses to be built. But hey, you can ride a big balloon about 100 feet in the air.

@nicotti

25 күн бұрын

@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes If you weren't aware, the art museum and the Grand Basin below it were originally built for the 1904 World's Fair and one of a handful of structures that weren't torn down after. Also, there at several weird bunny sculptures around town, I think all from the same sculptor, not sure why it's a thing. Maybe they're local?

Worth the wait until the end. The fact that I got the reference might be incriminating.

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

25 күн бұрын

Taters was very disapproving that I put that on KZread…

Thanks, that was fun. ✌🏻👊🏼

Not sure which way you all are going for sure but I’d happily lend you my yard for an evening to camp in. I’m in Southwest St. Louis area. We have a very nice shaded backyard. Not sure if you’re all out of this area already or not since it looks like this was the end of June. Always enjoy seeing your videos. EDIT: yeah I just saw your route that you had planned so you’re obviously going a little bit north of where I am. Anyway, hope you enjoy yourselves.

For an urban area that's often portrayed as unsafe, yinz seemed to have a pretty good time crossing through.

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

25 күн бұрын

As always there seems like there are rough ish neighborhoods here and there. And a general media centric portrayal of everywhere, particularly in big cities, being unsafe.

@snowcrash512

25 күн бұрын

@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes Ah yes, we all remember how Portland and Seattle were "burned to the ground" according to certain organizations.

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

25 күн бұрын

I actually had a coworker texting me about that at the time. Because I was on the PCT and he knew I was walking towards Oregon. I promptly texted another friend of mine who actually lives in Portland, who was sitting out at a coffee shop at a rather calm looking street considering how the entire city was supposed to be, fallen into mad Max style anarchy...

@nicotti

25 күн бұрын

Well... we are the gun crime capital of the US (over Chicago) so it isn't unwarranted. But they didn't go far enough north to be in the hood. My work is on the edge of the hood and they have to lock down 3-4 times a year due to someone shooting a gun nearby. Makes me super happy I work from home. But Ladue and west county are wealthier areas. Looks like Matt & Tators are walking along Ladue Rd between 170 & 270, which is mostly mansions.

9:14 Harris Stowe is a university... non-prisony.

Comb the desert, comb it!

The Arch's elevator was a nightmare! Never again.

@traciklein4291

25 күн бұрын

Definitely activated some of my claustrophobia. Then we got to the top and my sons who were fine in the elevator didn't like the height. Hey, there was glass between me and the open air so I was fine. Sadly, they refused to stay up there very long.

May the schwartz be with you.

"Do you ever stop talking??" 🤣

If you guys had time should had checked out City Museum. Use to have a balancing school bud on the roof lol!!

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

25 күн бұрын

Sadly, we only found out about it after we were already passed the city. Next time.

@adventuresoftbonefirebug2981

25 күн бұрын

@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes you would had a blast goin down the three story indoor slide you gain so much speed coming down lol!! It’s hilarious!!

@nicotti

25 күн бұрын

Used to? I haven't been over there in a bit, is it not up there any more?

You're bold... hiking through east st louis isn't something I'd ever do.

The AI images are fun. Loved the cat hole with hooded guardians. I am a cemetery enthusiast as well, currently living near Girona, Spain. Here in Spain, jewish cemeteries are always on a hillside overlooking water. The hills are still called Jewish hihh, Montjuic in Catalan.

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

25 күн бұрын

Another version that made had Abraham Lincoln’s lurking in the woods for some reason…

You should have stayed at the Drury Inn!

😎✌

St-Louis, I was thinking middle of the country, you are halfway done! But looking at the map, you have ways to go. Do you know where the halfway point of your hike will be?

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

25 күн бұрын

Roughly somewhere in Kansas. 500 or so miles ahead

How preventing injury?

Matt/Tators how do you like the Katy Trail so far? And are you getting tired of walking on gravel?

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

25 күн бұрын

It’s been mellow other than the camping challenges. A bit same-y but about the easiest walking you could ask for

How long will it take to get to San Francisco?

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

9 күн бұрын

If I make it this year it will likely be end of November. All comes down to the situation in the Sierra. And not having some big injury come out of nowhere of course

Hey Y'all. I can't help but wonder who picked that route for a cross country hike. And Matt, I don't think you would do any better at the Woman Exchange. Just sayin'.

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

25 күн бұрын

I am kind of curious. In some cases it’s obvious they were aiming for state forest or unique landmarks or big American cities. And then you just have some oddball connector to get between points. It would be interesting to find a more narrative description of how the route came about.

Has Jen seen at least the first Star Wars (New Hope)? Should that be a pre-requisite for Spaceballs?

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

25 күн бұрын

She has seen the original ones, and the newer trilogy. I’m not sure if she has seen the prequels

@MGMissy

25 күн бұрын

@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes perfect

Aren't all schools prisony? (Except for Jen's, of course)

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

25 күн бұрын

Jen school was actually supposed to be a strip mall. So technically it is more capitalist-y

Day 86. St. Louis looks nice. Last time I was there, 1991, never felt safe. EVER. I suspect you are hiking in the nicer area(s)

Lion King RIP got Mugged Hiking through there

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

25 күн бұрын

I have only ever heard of that secondhand, but I thought it was Chicago or something

Did the trail go through that hall at Wash U??? That looked funny. I’ll say it E. St. Louis is a shit hole

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

25 күн бұрын

Official route went down a nearby street but we decided to walk the campus

dont let St louis define our great state! lol

@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes

25 күн бұрын

So the rest of the state isn’t a nice town with lots of greenery and artwork?

@jharris2k9

25 күн бұрын

@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes the rest of the state you dont have to go out of your way to plan to walk through it in the daylight

@hootmx198

24 күн бұрын

The city is fine bro stop being scared of everything ​@@jharris2k9

For the love of god, please clear your throat.