There aren’t many things more fun than spending a day on the water – except maybe a day IN the water. On this lovely Saturday, I convinced Hogan to come with me to a mussel monitoring event in Illinois. I warned Hogan that we would get wet and dirty, but he was still unprepared for … Continue reading “Mussel Monitoring in the Sangamon River – 8/29/2020”
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 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”
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”
Always cat photos. Since we’re spending more time at home with COVID-19 around, we spend more time messing with the cats! Brawndo is getting bigger. Brawndo looks tiny, but don’t let that fool you, he is growing fast! Sushi is our most normal cat, but we still give her attention as well! Coatrack is … Continue reading “June 2020”
We met Melissa at Mini Ha Ha for a morning paddle. Danelle and I were ready, but she was running a bit late. I managed go get her entrance. She was only 10 minutes late and early morning paddles can be hard to get to.It wasn’t long and Danelle and Melissa were off in the … Continue reading “Morning Paddle – 6/27/2020”
After a fabulous hike, Hannah decided to make my birthday extra special and make home made pasta! We had a pasta machine, but had never used it before. Today was the day to try it out. Hannah started with a lemon pasta mix. From there, Hannah, Sonora, and Danelle took turns running the dough through … Continue reading “Home Made Pasta – 6/10/2020”
I think we need to have Hannah in town more often. I’m paddling more than ever. Better than that, I’m bring lots of people with me. Today, Hannah and I paddled the turd while Danelle and Melissa paddled our small aluminum boat up the Meramec river. we didn’t go too far,but had lots of fun! … Continue reading “Paddling On The Meramec – 6/8/2020”
We decided to paddle a second day in a row. With 3 boats loaded on the trailer and a 10×10 pop up, we were ready to weather the sun and hang out for the morning. Corvin and I hung out in the shade while Danelle and Maggie paddled in the canoe. Sonora followed next in … Continue reading “Paddling at Creve Coeur Lake – 6/6/2020”
I’ve written lots of times about the Sunset Race. As much as the river surprises me every time, the people that come out and paddle truly make it what it is. As always, spend time with Danelle is first. And being on the river is even better. Jon Marble is up ahead. Back on shore … Continue reading “Sunset Race – 5/14/2020”