Race To The Dome is an annual canoe and kayak race benefiting and run by Missouri River Relief. Its a great time to see lots of local paddlers and friends on the river. In order to get to the race on time, JoJo and Andy got to my house shortly after 4am for the drive … Continue reading “Race To The Dome – 10/9/2016”
In celebration of having my first thirteen year old in the house, I baked Corvin a special cake. Unfortunately for him, I don’t have very good baking skills… But he enjoyed it anyway! With his main cake baked, it was time to have more fun. I also baked two “smash” cakes. These are the cakes … Continue reading “Corvin Turns 13 – 10/9/2016”
I decided to go out after work with Sonora and have a daddy daughter day. I thought we would go paddling and catch dinner at Meramec Marina. I knew that Sonora wouldn’t paddle hard, so it was important to start very near the marina. I understand its expensive to operate a park, but I was … Continue reading “George Winter With Sonora – 10/3/2016”
Bike With Your Boots On is a bicycle event that stops along Grant’s Trail taking water quality measurements along the way. Its a nice way to get exercise and get a better understanding of a local stream. We started out in a parking lot meeting together and splitting into groups so we could go faster. … Continue reading “Bike With Your Boots On – 10/1/2016”
It was another month of unicycles for me! Corvin was in full swing of outdoor soccer. He played a game on the main field at the soccer park off Soccer Park road in Fenton. Its a 5500 seat stadium, so it was really cool. Grandparents Henry and Carol even came out to watch. Afterwords, Corvin … Continue reading “September – 2016”
Corvin and I decided to do a longer bike/unicycle ride. Okay, I decided and he wanted to come with me. I wanted to ride the Creve Coeur connector trail. This trail connects Creve Coeur Lake trail system with the nearby Katy Trail. The path goes between the lake and the Katy Trail following highway 364/Page … Continue reading “Creve Coeur Connector – 9/25/2016”
We went shopping at the Alpine Shop today. Its a good high end sporting goods store in the St. Louis area. They are good about supporting local events and even support paddling! Somehow they ended up getting Sonora to try out a bicycle. She took it outside to try in the parking lot. When she … Continue reading “Alpine Shop – 9/18/2016”
Last year about this time, I lent my brother Herman my truck. I didn’t know how long he would have it, but I was willing to help him out of a bind. About a year later, he got his own truck and didn’t need mine anymore. I was quite excited to pick it up. Instead, … Continue reading “Dad Returns Truck – 9/17/2016”
I’ve been wanting to travel on the Mississippi Riverfront Trail for some time now. It starts in downtown St. Louis just north of the Gateway Arch on Lenore K Sullivan drive. The trail follows the Mississippi river on the west side nearly 12 miles to the Chain of Rocks bridge. The path is in red … Continue reading “Mississippi River Trail – 12/10/2016”
It was time for the kids to get their eyes checked. I’ve started taking them to America’s Best due to the price. You can get two pairs of glasses for about the same cost as one of the fancy places. While I’m not a fan of getting more stuff as its wasteful, the kids tend … Continue reading “Two Pairs – 9/7/2016”