Picture this. You wake up on a random Saturday morning with no plans and start looking at kayaking spots in the Texas Hill Country. Then, 30 minutes later, you decide to drive 5 hours to Austin, Texas, to kayak the Colorado River and see where the day takes you. What starts as a spontaneous decision then leads you to one of the most memorable trips you've ever had. After 2 years, I'm finally ready to tell the story of the Colorado River adventure! Slovacek's in West, Texas.

On the morning of January 4th, 2026, I chose to leave the cold air of east central Missouri and travel to Kentucky Lake near Benton, Kentucky, to celebrate 29 years on this beautiful planet. Now, this wasn't a spontaneous trip on my birthday, but rather, a return to the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, a place I had fallen in love with during the summer months of 2025. After a 4-hour drive, I arrived at beautiful Kentucky Lake, where temperatures were in the

SPC HREF valid 00z - 4 HR Tornado Prob On June 3rd, 2025, the Storm Prediction Center issued a Slight risk across southwestern Oklahoma and Northwestern Texas. Storms were expected early in the afternoon across both NW/SW OK, with activity spreading across NW TX later in the afternoon. The SPC HREF really keyed in on SW OK/NW TX being the play for the day. In addition to model data, real-time data was also supportive. The 6 AM sounding from Norman showed instability around 1,