St. Louis Arch ~ Beyond Colorado Borders ~ National Monuments

St. Louis Arch National Monument

One of our family goals has been to introduce our girls to some of  the sites that make the United States  famous.  One of  this years adventures included the St. Louis Arch.

Grampa  R.  got to join us this time around.  We're glad he got to come along.

The times I've been up before were never foggy.  What an interesting twist..

Stacie had a fantastic selfie idea.

Gotta feed that sibling rivalry with a stair race.

Chief Hosa Lodge and Campground

Chief Hosa Lodge and Campground

Nestled 

among the 

trees,

this difficult

to photograph

architectural

beauty sits there

waiting for you to come find it.

Aurora Public Library

Aurora Public Library

The library is one of 

my go-to favorites

when my girls start to get stir crazy and in need of a change of scenery.

Stone Aquatics

Stone Aquatics

The recent

unexpected

closure

of Stones

made me 

so sad.

I could always

count 

on seeing

some

rare beauty

whenever 

I happened

to visit.

It's gigantic

quarantine

tanks 

provided a 

stable method

for bringing in

larger 

shipments of fish

without 

excessively 

stressing 

them out.

Consequently 

increasing their chances of survival.