St. Louis

Saturday morning, October 23, 2010

Before Jared & Danielle's wedding, some of the family decided to head to downtown St. Louis and see the famous arch.
Back: my cousin, Jen Glesne, me, and Jason
Front: my brother Kevin, my cousin / Godson John, my mother Diane, my Aunt Carolyn, and my Uncle Don

The fall leaves were just gorgeous!

Side view

The arch at an angle

John "holding up" the arch

Kevin and John "holding up the arch"

A friend of the Glesne's, Keith, also joined us!
The "younger" generation: Keith, Kevin, John, Karin, Jason, and Jen

The Dahl family present:
Kevin, Karin, Jason, and Mom

This is a replica of the capsule that would take us to the top of the arch.
Yes, five grown adults were expected to fit in here!

In our "capsule" ride to the top...

Looking out from 630 feet up...

Mom and Me

Looking out at St. Louis

Looking out with John

It was close quarters and pretty cramped at the top:
Jason, Kevin, and Karin

Keith, Don, Carolyn, unknown man, John, and Jen

Kevin had the hardest time in the little capsule since he's 6' 5"
but he handled it with good humor and grace.

Checking out that steel.

By the way - if you ever do go to the top of the St. Louis arch - SEE THE MOVIE FIRST!  Seriously, it is absolutely AMAZING!  And it makes you appreciate the structure and what you are doing that much more!

John and Kevin

I would have liked to get a picture about a half mile away with the whole arch in the background, but I'll take what I can get.  :)

Fall in St. Louis

Seriously - I think it was 2001 the last time I've been able to see trees whose leaves are changing color!

What a fun morning!