Corvin and I went out for a unicycle ride on Grant’s trail. He’s gotten good enough on the unicycle that I gave him my 29″ unicycle and told him I would just ride the 36″ one now. Not only is he excited, he is FAST! Hogan Haake
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”
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”
The Meramec is flooding to record levels again. Here is the first of three outings documenting it. This one is with JoJo, Andy, and myself. Since we parked in a flooded area, we always stayed in site of the cars to make sure we could have a quick exit.
Corvin had a soccer game in Arnold in the morning and Danelle was out of town. So I decided to take the kids for a hike at nearby Strawberry Creek Nature Area before his game. The three of us set out and walked about 1/3 of the path in the park. I wanted to hike … Continue reading “Strawberry Creek Hike – 4/23/2017”
The wipers on my S-10 truck quit working. I used a multi-meter to identify that there was still power going to the unit. I purchased a replacement unit and realized I had to take the truck further apart than I initially wanted. In the process, I lost track of where the parts were when I … Continue reading “New Wiper Motor – 4/22/2017”
We were going to the Cardinals game to see Sonora sing the national anthem with the Avery Spotlight Singers. Laura is now living downtown so we invited her to join us. We started by parking in her garage and checking out her new place. Eventually, we went over to the stadium to see Sonora sing. … Continue reading “Cardinals Game with Laura – 4/18/2017”
I decided I wanted to walk around downtown Webster Groves with my bear suit on. Mike Thum had a gorilla suit handy and we decided to hang out together. Here is the trail we left 🙂 Hogan Haake
Solar power has become our thing. We have it on our house, and now we’re getting ready to add it to Waterfall. I used the expertise of my coworker, Eric Ent, who just put a similar system in at his parent’s house. We have a 400 watt Renogy system. Initially I wanted to put the … Continue reading “Solar Panel Prep – 3/19/2017”
Traci Lynn Martin is attempting a Guinness World Record for the longest solo kayak journey this year. Her plan is to paddle 8,600 miles around all the great lakes and out to the ocean. I became involved in this project with a phone call in October of 2016. Traci asked me if RaceOwl would be … Continue reading “Just Around The Pointe – 3/8/2017”