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Month: May 2017

Powder Valley Conservation Area – After the Rains!

Powder Valley Conservation Area – After the Rains!

The Missouri Department of Conservation has some great areas in the St Louis Region, here is a short write-up of Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center.  Enjoy!   Recently the Midwest had several days of rainy downpours.  On the unfortunate side, the aftermath was sever flooding in the area.  Locations that had just recovered from a January 1st, 2015 “500 year” flood were suddenly sandbagging again to protect their homes and businesses.  We were safe from any flooding but most of…

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Adventures in Slacklining – Part 1

Adventures in Slacklining – Part 1

Learning to Slackline My awesome wife recently got me a Slackline kit for Christmas, so this year’s new skill…Slacklining!  I’ll be posting my training and progress through the blog here and hopefully it can help others that may be interested.  A slackline is basically a two inch wide length of webbing stretched between static points that you walk along.  It’s similar to walking a tightrope, but the webbing is dynamic so there is a bit of a stretch so it…

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