I signed up for another crazy race. This time, it is the 24 Hour Home From Home Challenge. What is this race, I’m glad you asked. Its a 24 hour race that is for walking/running only. The goal is to start and finish in a 3.5 day window from wherever you live and get as … Continue reading “24 Hour Home From Home Challenge – 10/22/2021”
I was looking through some of the details for the unicycle trip and found some interesting numbers. Date of first state: 6/1/2019 Date of last state: 8/29/2021 Gallons of Gas: 731.33 Average MPG: 25.65 (Used a few different vehicles) Driving Distance: 9,781 miles Money Spent: $9,780.61 Money By Category
Both the kids were going to the Friendship Dance this year. Neither had dates and were just going with their friends to hang out. Here is a quick glimpse into their night. First Corvin spent some time getting ready and didn’t want to get his fancy clothes dirty while he was preparing. Sonora and her … Continue reading “Friendship Dance – 10/8/2021”
Porchfest is an annual event that brings neighborhoods and musicians together. About 2 months ago, Dave knocked on my door. I was skeptical at first, but he was kind and had an easy message. Let us use your porch to host 2 bands on a single day for the enjoyment of the whole neighborhood. Its … Continue reading “Porchfest – 10/3/2021”
Race To The Dome is an annual race on the Missouri river that benefits Missouri River Relief. The race has 2 start points depending on how long of a race you’re interested in. This year, Danelle and Sonora signed up for the 27 mile route. We started off the day in St. Louis leaving our … Continue reading “Race To The Dome – 10/2/2021”
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
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”
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”
I purchased a Garmin Zumo 396 for my 2017 V-Strom 650 motorcycle. This motorcycle specific GPS will help me navigate and get to more interesting places. I’ll need to spend more time to better use it. But first I need to get it installed. I decided to put it on my navigation bar that is … Continue reading “Garmin Zumo 396 Install – 9/4/2021”
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!