8/5/2019 Our last state of this trip is Iowa. We rode earlier in the day and we got to Iowa quickly. It took a bit of searching to find parking. We were riding on trails on the University of Iowa campus. If you’ve ever been to a college campus, every parking spot is paid with … Continue reading “State 22 – Iowa”
84/2019 We got over the Minnesota border and the state sign was at a rest area. We used the facilities and enjoyed a roadside sunset! And the sunset. We got up from our motel early in the morning and struck out for the Morning Star trail. At this point in our trip, we just wanted … Continue reading “State 21 – Minnesota”
8/4/2019 We started started the day in a motel in North Dakota in a bit of a rain storm. When we got to the South Dakota border, it was raining and we tried to stay dry, but needed our state sign photo! We hopped back in the rental and took off. First order of business … Continue reading “State 20 – South Dakota”
My brother Herman is getting married! He lives in Warsaw, Mo, but is getting married in Sedalia. Family of course came in town to see the big day. In traditional Haake fashion, we did it our way. I started off the party of weirdness when the lady at the hotel desk asked for a description … Continue reading “Herman’s Wedding – 8/31/2019”
We had extremely heavy rainfall near the house. Warnings were going off around the area. Danelle and I decided to dress up and go out for a walk. During the walk, we stopped and helped redirect traffic on South Brentwood blvd to allow a bus to back up and turn around safely. The driver was … Continue reading “Webster Groves Flooding – 8/30/2019”
I got a top box installed on my 2017 V-Strom 650 at Flying Tiger Motorcycles. I wasn’t sure how it was going to look as it seemed quite large when it was sitting on the ground next to the bike. Much to my delight, the top box appears to be a great size. To celebrate, … Continue reading “Riding with Sonora – 8/17/2019”
Sonora has been having bad luck with cell phones recently. The newest one she has was dropped and the screen cracked quite badly. Her phone was a low end phone and paying a company to replace the screen was almost the cost of purchasing a new phone. Lucky for us, we heard about one of … Continue reading “Cell Phone Repair – 8/13/2019”
August celebrated our 129th Sunset Race on the second Thursday of the month. This month, we were going downstream from Greentree ramp in Kirkwood to the Meramec Marina. There, we’ll tie up the boats and get some pizza and beer before heading back upstream. Eight paddlers made the trip. its always interesting taking over the … Continue reading “August Sunset Race – 8/8/2019”
Josh was planning a surprise birthday party for his wife Jen. This is a milestone birthday party. There are rumors that she might have just turned 40 but I will not confirm or deny. Mom and I were there to celebrate with them. Corvin and dad were off on a uni-cycling adventure and missed the … Continue reading “Jen’s Birthday – 8/4/19”
Another crazy month of random activities has come and gone. We used to dye our hair as a family, but I’m getting old and less fun. However, Sonora dyed her hair what is supposed to be red and blue but looks more purple and pink. Corvin and Sonora both got some quality time with both … Continue reading “July – 2019”