We had a new participant for the Sunset Race this month, Kelly Kasten. She is a local SUP paddler, but we were happy to have her join us! Also along was Joe Sartori and JoJo. This month was more of a casual paddle than a race, and a good time! Hogan Haake
We went over to JoJo’s to swim in the pool. The weather didn’t look promising, but we went anyway. A small amount of swimming was completed before the lightning got everybody out of the pool. One of her friends with her two kids came over and the kids had somebody to play with. We were … Continue reading “JoJo’s Pool – 6/25/2015”
The Meramec river was up a bunch. In fact, it was flooding and still rising. Danelle, JoJo and I decided to meet at the river for dinner and a paddle. We brought the pizza and she the beer. After a quick meal and conversation with a fellow paddler, we were ready to paddle. I placed … Continue reading “Paddle with Jo – 8/18/2015”
Jon and JoJo came out for this Sunset Race. Jon and I have been talking for a while and he wanted to try out my 20″ unicycle. So I brought it out and watched him perform. He still has it. Luckily, nobody got hurt and we still had a fantastic paddle! Hogan Haake
Jo wanted to paddle here newly painted boat. I wanted to paddle mine too, but I promised Danelle she would be the first one to paddle the boat with me. So I met Jo at Simpson with our Kayak. We normally go to the Meramec, but the river was high and she wanted a safe … Continue reading “Simpson Lake with Jo – 4/8/2015”
Jo has been telling me about the whitewater championships for a few years now. She said that I would get a kick out of seeing the boats run down the St. Francis river. Its held there every year in the early spring. This year, I decided that nothing would cause me to miss it. So … Continue reading “Missouri Whitewater Championships – 3/21/2015”
This paddle represents 6 years of us going out monthly and doing the Sunset Race. Winter paddles are cold, so we all had our foul weather gear on and were ready for anything. After a nice and cold paddle, I decided that I should test my equipment to ensure it will protect me. So I … Continue reading “72nd Sunset Race – 12/11/2014”
This Sunset Race fell on Corvin’s 11th birthday. What is a dad to do, but take his son out late on a school night to celebrate. I picked up the kids from school and loaded the boat. When Danelle got home, Corvin and I set off. Corvin was pleasantly surprised when we made a stop … Continue reading “70th Sunset Race – 10/9/2014”
I got a phone call the day before about a couple who were coming down from Canada canoeing across North America. They needed help understanding what to do with the Chain of Rocks on the Mississippi river. There is a canal to go around the chain, and they were hoping to get some information about … Continue reading “Chain of Rocks Portage – 9/23/2014”
We’re still having the Sunset race. Tonight’s role call: Joe Baisa, Joe Sartori, Jo Newbold, John Jones, and [J]Hogan. (see how the J is silent in Hogan). Come paddle with us soon! https://www.facebook.com/SunsetRaceMeramec OR www.rivermiles.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1242272075/3000#3000 Hogan Haake