Dalbow Loop Fail – 6/29/2025

Nearly three years ago, we went out and paddled the “Dalbow Loop“. This 9 mile loop around an island on the Mississippi river was a wonderful way to paddle and swim a bit near the end of the paddling season. Today felt like a great day to recreate that adventure. We brought the same C4 … Continue reading “Dalbow Loop Fail – 6/29/2025”

Date With Danelle – 5/22/2025

Later this year, Danelle and I will have been married for 25 years. Not surprising, I’m still quite fond of her. In fact, I’m still doing my best to impress her. This is difficult to do as Danelle has some sort of internal GPS cause she always seems to know where she is when I’m … Continue reading “Date With Danelle – 5/22/2025”

Spring Break – 3/17/2025

Its spring break and both of the kids are scheduled to be home. Even better, Corvin is bringing Madison with him for the week. Corvin has bee teasing Sonora that he’s going to break up with Madison before spring break so she won’t get to meet Madison. Of course this didn’t happen. So we opened … Continue reading “Spring Break – 3/17/2025”

Canoecopia and a Conference – 3/8/3038

Canoecopia is an annual event put on in Madison Wisconsin. Its represents the opening of paddling season with a collection of vendors filling a conference center. We’ve been once before in 2016, but it seemed like a good time to go back. I remember from last time that we were able to walk the convention … Continue reading “Canoecopia and a Conference – 3/8/3038”

Visiting Corvin – 11/9/2024

Danelle and I finally had the chance to get up and visit Corvin together. We’ve been empty nesters since we took Sonora to school back in August, but that doesn’t mean that we have nothing to do. Between our full schedule and Corvin’s its nearly two months since we were able to visit him together. … Continue reading “Visiting Corvin – 11/9/2024”