August Sunset Race – 8.10.2017
Another fantastic turnout on a warm and pleasant evening. Its always a nice evening when you can stop and pick up a tire and get it out of the river as well! Hogan Haake
Another fantastic turnout on a warm and pleasant evening. Its always a nice evening when you can stop and pick up a tire and get it out of the river as well! Hogan Haake
On the way home from our vacation in Boundary Waters, we decided to stop for a half day at “House On The Rock“. I’ve heard about it many times and about how good it is. My feelings are different. It wans’t the worst way to waste away the day, but it is far from a … Continue reading “House On The Rock – 8/4/2017”
Our family vacation this year was a trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). I was last there in 1992 just before my sister Hannah was born and I was eager to return with my family. We started our trip with a scenic drive. I started by taking the kids on the Golden Eagle … Continue reading “Family Vacation to BWCA – 7/28/2017”
After being apart for a week, we just wanted to hang out together for the day. We started off with a family paddling trip. We enjoyed a family lunch at the half way point. Not to let the day be normal, we finished it off by going bowling! Sometimes you just have to go out … Continue reading “Family Day – 6/18/2017”
The South Dakota Kayak Challenge is a 72 mile paddling race down the Missouri river. Danelle and I had previously completed this race and though it would be fun to do it again with friends. I borrowed a 4 person aluminum boat and talked Andy and T into joining us for the trip. We only … Continue reading “South Dakota Kayak Challenge – 5/25/2017”
We’ve officially signed up for the South Dakota Kayak Challenge. The team is Andy, T, Danelle and Hogan Haake. We’re borrowing a 4 person aluminum boat from Bernie Arnold and this is our first training run. The plan is to paddle after work from Weldon Springs to Blanchette Landing in St. Charles. We’re fortunate that … Continue reading “Weldon Springs Training – 5/18/2017”
Sonora crossed over to be an official Girl Scout! Most of the girls in the troop elected to cross over, keeping the troop a good size. Danelle got recognition for being the cookie mom again! And here are all of the girls after the crossover. The party also included a pot luck dinner. It was … Continue reading “Girl Scout Crossover – 5/12/2017”
In early May, we hosted a gathering of the grad students and post docs working in the lab with Danelle. We started out on the porch, but as for all good parties, the action soon moved to the kitchen. We had a few good rounds of Jenga, taking it to the point that there were … Continue reading “SLU Grad Student Party – 8/6/2017”
This is my third trip out in the flood. 4/30 Start 5/1 Middle In this trip, I’m paddling with Danelle and JoJo about 1 foot down from the crest of the flood. The water level was approximately 42 feet at the Valley Park, MO gauge. We had a great time, but the water was coming … Continue reading “Meramec Flood – 5/3/2017”
With the massive amount of rain that came down, a mini lake formed in Barbre park. Where there is water, I’m there to paddle. So I went out and met Danelle and Corvin to paddle for a bit. Hogan Haake