Con and Michael dodge a tornado in St. Louis

On Thursday, April 21, Con and I traveled from Carbondale to the bustling metropolis just outside of Karnak Illinois. After we stayed at a nice bed and breakfast, aka. Michael's parent's, we geared up for a trip to see the Redbirds play on Friday night. On Friday, my day, brother, Con, and myself headed for St. Louis amidst endless warnings that there would not only be massive amounts of rain, but also severe storms. When we arrived in St. Louis, I was the first to see the Arch this year, the weather was perfect and our hopes were up. The game was scheduled to start at 7:30. The storm hit at 7:31 after four pitches were thrown. Two feet of rain and a dozen or so tornado's later, the game was ready to begin. Only a 2 1/2 hour rain delay. At least when the action picked up, the Cards were hitting the ball and jumped out to an early lead and ended up beating the Reds 4-2. We headed back home to Massac County, arriving sometime Saturday morning.

Miles Traveled - 416

Total Miles for Con - 12857.75

Latitude - 38 37 38 N

Longitude - 90 11 52 W