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
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Earth Day – 4/27/2019
Danelle was scheduled to work a booth at St. Louis Earth Day in Forest Park. I decided to go with her to hang out and help out. I wasn’t much of a help, but it was fun to be with her. One of the random bugs in the tray to show people. Crayfish. That is… Continue reading Earth Day – 4/27/2019
125th Sunset Race
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
July Sunset Race (116th) – 7/12/2018
The 116th Sunset Race was set to go downriver to the Meramec Marina. The race would be 12 days before the MR340, so I hoped to see several paddlers out for a fun training run before the race. Several of my favorite people where here to paddle! I brought two boats tonight. The kayak is… Continue reading July Sunset Race (116th) – 7/12/2018
Bad Paddle Day – 7/4/2018
Its been said many times that “A bad on the water is better than a good day at work.”. Little did I know that today was going to push that theory to the limit… It started off as any national holiday should, with excitement having the day off work and thinking about the day’s events… Continue reading Bad Paddle Day – 7/4/2018
113th Sunset Race – 4/12/2018
April can bring any type of weather and today was actually fantastic. Some of us are barefoot in shorts and t-shirt! Hogan Haake
Paddle Mo 2017
Usually Hogan is the one who takes epic voyages on the Missouri River. This time, on September 23-27, 2017, I got to take our Kruger Cruiser on Paddle Mo – a 5 day, 100 mile journey from Hermann, Missouri, to the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. I am on the board of the… Continue reading Paddle Mo 2017
Paddle With Bernie – 5/7/2017
I asked Bernie in passing if I could borrow his 4 person aluminum boat for the South Dakota Kayak Challenge. He surprised me by saying yes. So I was going to pick up the boat from him with a test float. He agreed to go out with myself and my kids for the test paddle.… Continue reading Paddle With Bernie – 5/7/2017