Poor Doug, not even visible in the first picture.
Yeah, an inside photo of a large group was less than ideal, but as Kim noted upthread the originally-planned outdoor shot near the Musial Bridge (which would've let people spread out more, rather than squeeze into one corner of the restaurant) turned out not to be an option, and our large group got broken up by the later stops on the tour.
Next weekend's meets, I'll try to bring a bigger flash, but doing those group shots outdoors (conditions permitting) would be ideal.
True, but we did get back together again later only to divide in half. One group (with me) going to an Italian restaurant with a 5 cheese baked mac and cheese to die for, the others to Steak 'N Shake.
However, that said, it was a very long day, but very fun day for me. I left here at 6:30 am and did not get back until after 2 am.
We met at the hotel where many of the attendees were staying at and drove over to Pappy's in St Louis. Good BBQ, Kim - nice choice of venue.
We drove on the new I-70 bridge and had catsup.
With cookies.
We drove back and got some good views of the bridge in a not-so-good part of town. At least I didn't get "fuck yo mama" yelled at me like Clark W. Griswold.
Had to go around the breakup of the St Paddy's Parade in downtown St Louis, but got a four-plex instead.
Then we got snack and drinks, and did some cool pooing and peeing before going up to the Chain of Rocks.
From there, our group went along the Mississippi bluffs on IL-100. We did see a Piasa Bird.
Then we took rode two ferries through Illinois's Appalachia.
Then we went back to the hotel area for dinner.
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Topic: St. Louis Road Meet - March 15, 2014 at 11 AM (Read 94298 times)