Race To The Dome is an annual canoe and kayak race benefiting and run by Missouri River Relief. Its a great time to see lots of local paddlers and friends on the river. In order to get to the race on time, JoJo and Andy got to my house shortly after 4am for the drive … Continue reading “Race To The Dome – 10/9/2016”
I decided to go out after work with Sonora and have a daddy daughter day. I thought we would go paddling and catch dinner at Meramec Marina. I knew that Sonora wouldn’t paddle hard, so it was important to start very near the marina. I understand its expensive to operate a park, but I was … Continue reading “George Winter With Sonora – 10/3/2016”
It was another month of unicycles for me! Corvin was in full swing of outdoor soccer. He played a game on the main field at the soccer park off Soccer Park road in Fenton. Its a 5500 seat stadium, so it was really cool. Grandparents Henry and Carol even came out to watch. Afterwords, Corvin … Continue reading “September – 2016”
Corvin and I decided to do a longer bike/unicycle ride. Okay, I decided and he wanted to come with me. I wanted to ride the Creve Coeur connector trail. This trail connects Creve Coeur Lake trail system with the nearby Katy Trail. The path goes between the lake and the Katy Trail following highway 364/Page … Continue reading “Creve Coeur Connector – 9/25/2016”
We went shopping at the Alpine Shop today. Its a good high end sporting goods store in the St. Louis area. They are good about supporting local events and even support paddling! Somehow they ended up getting Sonora to try out a bicycle. She took it outside to try in the parking lot. When she … Continue reading “Alpine Shop – 9/18/2016”
Last year about this time, I lent my brother Herman my truck. I didn’t know how long he would have it, but I was willing to help him out of a bind. About a year later, he got his own truck and didn’t need mine anymore. I was quite excited to pick it up. Instead, … Continue reading “Dad Returns Truck – 9/17/2016”
The kids and I went to the City Museum. Sonora and I had never been on the roof before, so we went straight up to check it out. Lots of climbing and the Ferris wheel were in store for us! Hogan Haake
We’ve decided to put up a picnic type shelter at Waterfall. We figure we’re more likely to go out and visit if we have a home base out there that is ready and waiting for us to use. The first step of this process is to go out and lay the foundation. The plan is … Continue reading “Piers at Waterfall – 9/3/2016”
a Lots of unicycle riding this month. Hogan Haake
We went to Eckert’s Family Farms to pick peaches. They were nearing the end of the season and it sounded like a nice family activity. If nothing else, the kids enjoy the tractor ride out to the picking area. When they dropped us off, we started looking around and found the trees empty of fruit. … Continue reading “Picking Peaches – 8/21/2016”