I wanted to paddle somewhere different. Sonora and Danelle were up for the challenge. I don’t remember who’s idea it was, but it doesn’t matter. We decided to paddle on the Mississippi river. Starting in a pool just off the river near the damn and working our way upriver just a bit. We didn’t want … Continue reading “Mississippi Paddle – 9/7/2020”
There was an upcoming kayak race, The Gritty on the Kansas River. Its a late season race and I was excited to see how I did in my new Epic V7. I called my dad to see if he could facilitate driving me out to the start and leaving a car for the finish since … Continue reading “Kansas City Weekend – 9/5/2020”
2020 hasn’t been a completely horrible year. Yeah, its not the same as other years, but we’re making due! Sonora is holding her two favorite cats, Brawndo and Coatrack. Jo Jo was able to come over and see Brawndo. Danelle managed both of them on her lap. I got more unicycle and paddling time during … Continue reading “August – 2020”
People have said many bad things about the year 2020. I could complain, but it would do no good. While out and about around my house this year, I noticed that some nails had come out of the siding on my house. I went to put them back in and realized that there was no … Continue reading “Garage Repair – 2020”
I decided that I wanted to do a Stream Team cleanup. I contacted Bernie to see if there was anything going on that we could participate in. Bernie does cleanups almost every weekend and he didn’t disappoint. He had a trip planned on the Lower Meramec River. Since the whole family was available, we brought … Continue reading “Lower Meramec Cleanup – 8/23/2020”
I was thinking about doing a 20 plus mile paddle tonight. The biggest issue is that I didn’t want to leave Sonora alone at the boat ramp while Corvin and I shuttled cars. I had Corvin check to see if he could get one of his friends to join us to keep her company (safe) … Continue reading “Simpson Paddle – 8/20/2020”
Corvin and I decided to get out for some father/son outdoor time. We went out to Creve Coeur lake for a weekly 5K paddle race. But before we could paddle around the lake, we decided to unicycle it first. After our unicycle ride, we both realized that we forgot our water shoes. So we loaded … Continue reading “Creve Couer Lake 5K – 8/11/2020”
Its the Internet, so of course we have more cat photos. Brawndo continues to be adorable and fun! Also of interest, was Danelle’s birthday. She and I went out shopping while the kids made the cake. I don’t remember exactly how it transpired, but the kids were making the cake together. I believe that Sonora … Continue reading “July 2020”
Sometimes you just have to get away! Everybody in the family has been getting out during quarantine for safe socially distanced activities except for Sonora. I decided to change that and take her out for some fun! We started by heading out to the confluence area. There is a large sunflower patch there and I … Continue reading “Out with Sonora – 7/22/2020”
This is our first team training run for the 2020 MR340. We had previously been in a different boat/team, but plans change. Cyndie, Jo Jo, Danelle, and Hogan testing out seating and speed on Creve Coeur Lake.We wouldn’t get in too many team paddles before the race, but it didn’t seem to hurt our performance … Continue reading “First MR340 Training – 7/7/2020”