Danelle and I volunteered to be a safety boat for the Mississippi River Rendezvous. This is a new event put on by the Mississippi River Water Trail(MRWT). The general idea was to get a large group of paddlers of different skills out on the water together. There were a few different distances of paddling. Danelle … Continue reading “Mississippi River Rendezvous – 9/21/2024”
When you’ve been married for a long time, your partner can tell when you need something. Today, Danelle could just tell that I needed to get out. She sent me out for my normal Tuesday night 5K paddle early. Tonight I started early with a unicycle lap around the lake first. I set a personal … Continue reading “Landick and Unicycle – 9/3/2024”
Danelle went to a Mississippi River Water Trail Association meeting on the educational barge belonging to Living Lands and Waters. These two groups are true powerhouses in education and stewardship of the Mississippi River! The barge was parked just downstream of the Mel Price Lock and Dam in Alton. One highlight of the event was … Continue reading “Living Lands And Waters Barge – 8/29/2024”
We’ve started getting involved in the Mississippi River Water Trail. Today, they were hosting a sunset paddle leaving from Piasa harbor. I drove up from St. Louis with a canoe. I brought dinner as a surprise for Danelle. Unfortunately it was too much of a surprise. She was later than me and we didn’t have … Continue reading “Sunset Paddle – 8/21/2024”
My favorite boat dealer, Andrew of Some Beach Outfitters brought a NorthStar Landick 2 canoe out to the lake for me to demo. Its only the second one delivered to Missouri and I decided I wanted it before even paddling it. I brought out money to the lake. Danelle came with me as well and … Continue reading “Landick 2 – 8/20/2024”
We’ve been running the Sunset Race for many months/years. Occasionally we change up the format to keep things fresh. Last month we wanted to go downstream to Meramec Marina, but were flooded out. This month was a rematch against a now low river. We had a larger crew than normal with 8 boats. The paddle … Continue reading “August Sunset Race – 8/9/2024”
I brought Danelle out with me for the weekly Creve Coeur 5K paddle. She was meeting her co-worker, Hannah. They would paddle our C2 and I was paddling our C4. I dropped Danelle and the C2 off and went to a different part of the lake to meet/unload the larger C4. The day was windy, … Continue reading “A rough Paddle – 8/6/2024”
Danelle and I opted for a mini adventure date this evening. We packed up the canoe and headed out to Minie Ha Ha boat ramp. We took a leisurely paddle down to Meramec Marina. Its been a few years since I’ve been here. I try to take my Sunset Race group there once a year … Continue reading “Paddle Dinner Date – 6/15/2024”
Most Tuesdays in the summer, you can find me at Creve Coeur Lake paddling a 5K. We paddle everything from rental canoes (I did this once) to expensive composite race boats. Tonight, I was blessed to have Danelle and Sonora come out and paddle with me. While they were not going to race the 5K, … Continue reading “Tuesday 5K with my ladies – 6/11/2024”
Every Sunset Race is a chance to see the river differently. I have never come out and seen the same river twice. Tonight, I was walking near the shore before it started and noticed a large debris field with a dock floating in it. None of us tried to go out and retrieve it, but … Continue reading “Sunset Race – 3/14/2024”