THE ARCH!! - 192 Meters tall (630 feet if you don't get metric)
They were trying to get the picture to look like Joseph was holding up the Arch. Grandpa didn't do a very good job, cuz Joseph was really working for it!
Joseph running down to the water. Front Street under the railroad bridge. To the right is a TV crew.
The Mississippi is flooding, but not as much as in 1993 - more than deep enough for me!
This side-wheel paddle boat (really a floating casino) can't get under the bridge ahead nor the bridge behind due to flooding. It is stranded and cannot go anywhere.
Looking down toward the I-70 freeway Joseph and Jack took from the west.
Looking straight down toward the Mississippi... those ant-like specks are people!
Notice the flooding as well???
Notice the flooding as well???
The Court House Building from the top of the Gateway Arch.
Inside the Arch... kinda cramped and more crowded than this picture shows. Joseph asked: "Grandpa, can we go up?" And you don't have to guess what Grandpa said!
Helicopter pad "you need to take a very big step to get to off".
While flooding along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers was not as bad as 15 years ago, we encountered several roads where lanes were closed because flood waters were over half or more of the roadway, and the rivers had not yet crested!
While flooding along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers was not as bad as 15 years ago, we encountered several roads where lanes were closed because flood waters were over half or more of the roadway, and the rivers had not yet crested!
