6/1/2021 After riding in Maine, it was time to start the drive towards home. We still had a few states on the way, but it felt good to be ahead of schedule and still meeting our goals. I often think how great it would be to do this trip all over again now that we … Continue reading “State 44 – New Hampshire”
5/31/2021 We got up early again. Today was going to be a ride along with a bonus of visiting some family that lives in Maine. The goal was to be done riding and get to their house around 2pm. We started off with an issue we don’t generally have, looking for parking. We were riding … Continue reading “State 43 – Maine”
If you know anybody that loves to motorcycle, you probably know somebody that also loves to upgrade. There is always just that one more thing to make your motorcycle better. In my case, I’m adding some rear racks to my motorcycle. This will make it simpler to add rear luggage when I go on long … Continue reading “Motorcycle Upgrade Time – 4/5/2021”
We wanted to do a family activity today. We packed up some supplies and headed out to Waterfall to make breakfast and hang out. The menu was French Toast made on a camp fire with the dutch oven lid. If you’re wondering what I’m sitting on, it isn’t any type of a grave. Its the … Continue reading “Waterfall for Easter – 4/4/2021”
Its been a full year of the COVID-19 pandemic for us. In March of last year was when I moved out of my work office and started working from home. Things are not too bad, but sometimes you just have to get out. Here is one such outing. And finally they “Released the Snyder Cut”. … Continue reading “March – 2021”
Danelle and I signed up for a race called the Bourbeuse Bluebell. Its a 18.2 mile race on the Bourbeuse river. We planned the trip with our friends, Melissa, Johnathan, and Bernie. The three of them had paddled this section of the river about 3 weeks earlier and Bernie flipped his boat. They wanted to … Continue reading “Bourbeuse River Training Run – 3/21/2021”
5/30/2021 We were not actually planning on riding today. In my planning for this trip, I learned of the American Heritage Museum. I’ve seen some awesome photos of the place and decided Corvin and I should go. Based on our timing Sunday was the only day we could go when they were open and stay … Continue reading “State 42 – Massachusetts”
Sonora joined the track team to throw discus and shot put. Today she tried on her new uniform and it looks good on her! We’ll monitor and see how her season goes, but she is excited! Hogan Haake
Following a recent Stream Team clean up at Cora Island, I wanted to go back and visit to hike more of it. I was lucky enough to have Danelle join me! Part of the goal was to hike past where I had not been during the cleanup. We totally achieved that. We ended up hiking … Continue reading “Cora Island Hike – 3/14/2021”
I’m a happy user of the trail system in St. Louis, primarily managed by Great Rivers Greenway (GRG). My two favorite are the Gravois Greenway (Grant’s Trail), and the River Des Peres Greenway. There is a bridge has been working on for some time going over the River Des Peres to join the two trails … Continue reading “Finally Crossing The Bridge – 3/4/2021”