Who doesn’t want to take a day off of work. Add to that the fact that its their birthday, and you can see why I took the day off work. I also noticed that my driver’s license expired today. With the COVID-19 pandemic going on, I waited a bit too long to get to the … Continue reading “Hughes Mountain – 6/10/2020”
I think we need to have Hannah in town more often. I’m paddling more than ever. Better than that, I’m bring lots of people with me. Today, Hannah and I paddled the turd while Danelle and Melissa paddled our small aluminum boat up the Meramec river. we didn’t go too far,but had lots of fun! … Continue reading “Paddling On The Meramec – 6/8/2020”
We decided to paddle a second day in a row. With 3 boats loaded on the trailer and a 10×10 pop up, we were ready to weather the sun and hang out for the morning. Corvin and I hung out in the shade while Danelle and Maggie paddled in the canoe. Sonora followed next in … Continue reading “Paddling at Creve Coeur Lake – 6/6/2020”
Paddling is something that I mostly do and the rest of the family puts up with. We don’t do it enough together even though we have enough boats. Since we got a trailer earlier this year, there is no excuse not to get the family out together and paddle! So here we go! You can … Continue reading “Family Paddle at Simpson Lake – 6/5/2020”
Adventure Palooza is an annual motorcycle ride put on by Adventure Riders LLC. This is their 4th year putting on the ride and it is growing in attendance each year. The format of the ride is to have 4 tracks, North, South, East, and West that start in their corresponding direction and converge on a … Continue reading “Adventure Palooza 2020”
George Floyd was killed on 5/25/2020. Since his death, there have been multiple protests about the way police have treated people. Today, there is a planned protest near my house. I was out and about earlier in the day and noticed that a few local retail establishments had their windows boarded up. Also during my … Continue reading “Protest Board Up – 6/4/2020”
We’ve finished the third full month of COVID-19 in the US. We’ve done a decent job of keeping socially distant, but sometimes Corvin and I just need to get out. So we go on unicycle rides! We went out to Jo Jo’s place near the St. Francis river to help her dismantle an old barn. … Continue reading “May 2020”
With Covid-19 in full swing, we have not seen much of our family. Mark had his birthday and the idea was to do a drive by birthday. We offered to hang out for the hour outside and help entertain Mark. To assist with this, Hogan the T-Rex came by. Its always important to get in … Continue reading “Mark’s Birthday – 5/30/2020”
Melissa has been talking about nothing but boat racing since she signed up for the MR340 this year. Danelle and I are also signed up to be in the 10 person boat with her. She wants to get all the practice paddling in that she can so she is fully prepared for the race. Today, … Continue reading “Creve Coeur Lake 5K – 6/2/2020”
3/17/2020 This is the last state in our spring break trip out to the east coast. We were tired and ready to get home, but first, one last state. We were heading to Panola Mountain to ride. While not a mountain like the rockies, it was going to provide enough elevation to require some walking … Continue reading “State 35 – Georgia”