September – 2021
Brad and I got a warm up ride in before the Adventure Palooza. We find out what Brawndo would look like with lady’s hair. Poor cat can’t get away from us! Hogan Haake
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Adventure Palooza 2021 – 9/23/2021
An annual event put on by Adventure Riders LLC, Adventure Palooza is a 500 mile off road adventure based in the state of Missouri. This is my second year participating. This year, I invited Brad Pagel to join me on this grand adventure. He accepted and I also tried to join up with my group … Continue reading “Adventure Palooza 2021 – 9/23/2021”
Danelle Visits Deanna in New York — 9/17-22/2021
I had some airfare available from a cancelled conference about a year ago. I also had a little extra vacation time coming, so over the summer, I started thinking about where I might want to go for a little solo trip. I didn’t have to think long. I’ve been missing my friends from my days … Continue reading “Danelle Visits Deanna in New York — 9/17-22/2021”
August 2021
August has come and gone. Some of our random stuff. Corvin Sonora Kids being silly! I met another unicyclist on Grant’s Trail! I walked from my house downtown to the arch. Was a 14 some mile day 🙂 We met Laura downtown for dinner. And sorry to disappoint, but no cat photos!
Disc Golf at Piasa Harbor – 8/20/2021
A couple weeks ago on a random motorcycle ride, I was riding a new area just taking in all the sites when I came across a disc golf course I didn’t realize was there. Fast forward to today and I decided it would be fun to play a round there. Danelle and her co-worker Hannah … Continue reading “Disc Golf at Piasa Harbor – 8/20/2021”
Danelle’s Graduation – 8/7/2021
COVID sure makes it hard to celebrate. Last May, Danelle earned her Ph.D in Biology, but we were in the midst of a pandemic. The kids and I sat in the arena waiting for the ceremony to begin. It was rather empty! All masked up and by ourselves. When the ceremony started, we were pleasantly … Continue reading “Danelle’s Graduation – 8/7/2021”
Waterfall – 8/5/2021
Here are photos of our property in Hillsboro, MO. We call it Waterfall after the road its on. This is the main parking area when we have guests. A small bottom gathering area. The road down to the big river. We’ve been working on clearing out the honeysuckle. Its big and open where we’ve done … Continue reading “Waterfall – 8/5/2021”
July – 2021
Sonora likes to spend time in Kansas City in the summer. Its great to catch up with family and a change of scenery. Here she is in Hannah’s apartment. Hannah not wanting to accept its a new day 🙂 I didn’t end up getting in the Webster/Kirkwood parade this year, but that didn’t stop me … Continue reading “July – 2021”
Summer Vacation – 2021
Vacation is a wonderful time to get away from your normal life. Sometimes its just not working and other times, you get the heck out of your normal surroundings and life a temporary but different life. This year, we had trouble deciding what we were going to do. Initially I wanted to do a trip … Continue reading “Summer Vacation – 2021”
Parents and Hannah come to St. Louis – 7/20/2021
My parents and Hannah came in from Kansas City to visit for the weekend. Like all visits, we spend lots of time in the house talking and catching up on each other’s lives.The came a few days before the weekend so Danelle and I still had to work. On the first evening they arrived, Mom … Continue reading “Parents and Hannah come to St. Louis – 7/20/2021”