Color Study

Beach balls, not billiards. And since it's Thursday, why not throw in a bit of the Arch?                                  

Cut Loose

 

Letting go at Slide The City. I just like the color and motion.                                     

Summer In The City

You don't usually see people walking on Market Street dressed like this. But it's July, the town is boiling hot and any relief is welcome. My approach is usually to stay indoors in the AC, but, for the sake of photojournalism, I hit the street with a long lens. People enjoyed themselves.

The family in the third picture asked me to take their photo. I gave them my card and asked them to email me. Haven't heard so if they see this please get in touch.       

Slip Sliding Away

There seems to be a growing number of for-profit street events that travel from city to city. The latest one is Slide The City. The organizers put up a four-block long water slide down Market Street and sold tickets for a fair amount of money. A tube or inflatable slide was required. It you bought a three-slide ticket they threw one into the deal.

Downtown St. Louis doesn't have much slope so no one got up a lot of speed. Still, people seemed to be having fun. Lots more where these pictures came from.            

Temporarily Tamarindo: More Adventure!

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We took a long day trip yesterday with a guide to Rincon de la Vieja National Park on the slopes of a volcano. The name means "the old lady's corner." Never did have that explained to me.

Activities include horseback riding, walking suspension bridges in the canopy, riding a zip line, covering yourself with volcanic mud, bathing in natural hot springs, riding a huge water slide and taking photographs. The only other couple on our trip was Kelly and Ralph from Chicago. Above, Kelly hits the final chute of the slide. Below, the intrepid Mrs. C zooms through the last section of the zip line.

We are heading for the airport this morning and will be home by late tonight. Frigid temperatures and snow await us. I don't have any new St. Louis material so I may post some memories of Costa Rica for a bit.

We inspect a state of disrepair today on Downtown St. Louis 365.