The Reason for STL

The reason for our visit to St. Louis was the geocaching events held on the weekend. Friday night was an opportunity to get our registration packet and info. Sometimes, it is an opportunity to meet fellow geocachers and get the 'lay of the land.'

the Friday evening event in the heart of St. Louis, along the river

the official banner for the GeoCoinFest 2016

makes an appearance at many geo events

our caching friend, Janice, from Texas

the event T-shirt

explanation later in the post

we asked some of the committee members for a

recommendation of a good eating place

Tucker's Place was FABULOUS

the BEST mignon steaks we have EVER eaten

Saturday morning it was back across the Mississippi River

City Museum (top of the building)

location of the actual event

old airplane on display

colorful tree in a nearby park

colorful dots

also in the park

the Arch

outside Bush stadium

the Vault inside the City Museum

which had significance for the event and the coin minted for it

kids of all ages enjoying the outside features

one of several art works in the museum

prism art work

a sausage statue

thousands of plastic people (like green arm men)

holding a plexiglass "floor"

she was brave enough to walk and stand on it

so I did also

didn't feel any different than the regular floor

the grasshopper on top of the museum is the creature

in the center of the 2016 event T-shirt and on the banner

a working ferris wheel on the roof top

water tank and a school bus hanging on the edge building

We did not hang around long at either event. We visited with the people we wanted to see. We had geocached all day, so did not want to geocache in the city Friday night. On Saturday, we got to the event early for parking purposes because the museum was open to the public for the day; only an area on one floor was closed and only available for geocachers. We walked about a mile to get some of the event geocaches, spent some time at the museum and were ready to call it a day by noon. Climbing and crawling did not interest us, nor did the attractions on the roof top. The museum was full and noisy by when we left. The actual event is rather anti-climatic. We have decided not to attend another one. We enjoy the AZ events so much more, mostly because we know more people and because it is not a big, unfamiliar city to try to drive. We have three more days in IL/MO...I am certain we will find something to do.