I started my new job at NGRREC just as Covid was expanding into Missouri and Illinois. This means that all of the spring events that I would normally lead had been cancelled. In August, I finally had a chance to travel to meet some of the volunteers and partners in the northern half of Illinois … Continue reading “My First Covid Work Trip – 8/19/2020”
I’ve been participating in the Creve Coeur Lake 5K race that is every Tuesday in the summer. I’ve paddled several different boats in that event and enjoyed myself. In order to level up my experience,I’ve taken my unicycle and ridden a lap or two around the lake before then paddling around the lake. Today, I … Continue reading “CCL 5K – 8/25/2020”
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”
With the MR340 just days away, we still wanted a final training run to make sure everything was working correctly. We put the boat in at Weldon Springs headed back to Blanchette access just past the finish line. I stopped paddling for a second to shoot this as we were coming into the Page bridge. … Continue reading “8/1/2020 – Last Training Run”
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”
We had our monthly Sunset race even with COVID going on. Our concession was not to go out to the bar afterwards. Paddling the C4 Mark trying JoJo’s C1. Beer in the parking lot social distanced. We take up lots of room, but we’re safe! There is the C4 on my trailer. Hogan Haake