June 2, 2019 There is no question when you enter the state of New Mexico on I-40. The sign spans over the whole highway letting you know exactly where you are. For people like us trying to document our journey, a large in-your-face sign like this is easy to spot and document! We were interested … Continue reading “State 3 – New Mexico”
I’ve been out to Don Robinson State park a few times now, but just had the urge to hike it again. I got the whole family packed up and in the car to go out and hike. It can often be hard to get a family together when they have convenient entertainment like NetFlix and … Continue reading “Family Day – 4/21/2019”
June 1, 2019 Our second state, Texas came very quickly behind the first. In fact, it was later the same day. Texas is the largest state we plan to visit on this trip. Our plan was to ride at the bottom of Palo Duro Canyon. This is the second largest canyon system in the United … Continue reading “State 2- Texas”
June 1, 2019 I mentioned in a previous post, Corvin and I are attempting to unicycle all lower 48 states for at least 1 hour before he graduates high school. We live in St. Louis, but Oklahoma is our first state. You might be asking? We kicked off a 2 week family vacation to ride … Continue reading “State 1 – Oklahoma”
Home repairs are a never ending chore. Sometimes you can wait a bit longer, but eventually maintenance is just required. We’ve been in our house for 13 years now and got it new. I noticed that a few of the vents on the outside were falling apart. The best thing to do was to replace … Continue reading “Home Repairs – 6/29/2019”
Corvin wanted to take his girlfriend on a date. He chose bowling. Since he’s not 16, he needed a ride. The whole family plus his date went. They got a separate lane and did their own thing while Danelle, Sonora, and I bowled on our lane. Danelle getting ready to roll a strike! Sonora sneaking … Continue reading “A Date For Bowling – 4/17/2019”
I purchased tickets from CineConcerts to see the St. Louis Symphony play “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”. The jest of this is that the movie is played on a large screen while the orchestra plays the musical score of the movie live in front of us. We also took Danelle’s parents with … Continue reading “Harry Potter at the Symphony – 4/14/2019”
Our normal monthly paddle on the Meramec river. Some photos of our fun. Andy playing Humpty Dumpty. This time he didn’t fall or break, but he also didn’t have time to paddle. Still awesome that he came out to see us! Bernie Arnold brought me a boat to borrow. We paddled for a bit, but … Continue reading “125th Sunset Race”
We’re training for the South Dakota Kayak Challenge and taking Megan Pagliaro who we talked into the race. Megan is new to paddling and racing, but we knew that she was going to be good company. To the mission today was to get her out on the water and get her more comfortable with the … Continue reading “Creve Coeur Paddle – 4/7/2019”
Its been cold outside and we just wanted to get out of the house for a bit. Danelle, Sonora, and I went down to the Meramec river in valley park to hike on the path along the river. Sonora was in a silly mood and didn’t want to walk directly with us. We ended up … Continue reading “Hike With Sonora – 3/31/2019”