Water skiing in the Ozarks, back to the Springs.

We had a blast at my Uncle Lyle's lake house in the Ozarks.

I learned how to water ski there as a kid, so it was really fun to see Colin skiing and Thea tubing on the same waters.

Kyle (from earlier skate fame) was with us for the three days and let us use his jet bike, thanks Kyle.


Water skiing isn't all fun and games, as I demonstrate here.


C.T. got up quick, but the knee board (as seen on video below) became his board of choice.


It was great to see Uncle Ken again, on his 70 acre horse ranch...very nice!


Megamel show Uncle Ron how to use the Meg Motivator cards in the small town of Warsaw.


Fun times...next up, my sisters wedding, Princess Maia arrives today, and I've fully cleaned and prepped up the Falcon.




Check out the first of MegaMel's youtube tip videos.

Graceland and the Asselins = Big Post!

Taking Care of Business...in a Flash!

We caught a glimpse of the famous archway to the West, but no time to stop...


Tennessee, the Asselins and a gun store were waiting for us.

What better place to start our weekend with my good buddy Marco, than a gun store. The purchase of a gun for Colin for his 10th birthday was just a bonus...
...3 2 1...Maia's calling, and she's not happy!


Then it was off to a family style dinner in Franklin, and a fun filled couple of days at the Asselins; including the legendary hospitality of Lisa with her superb breakfasts of French toast, fruit platters and veggie filled omelets.

We also met many of their friends at Olivia's birthday party.





Marco's state of the art Movie/Video game room...AWESOME!


It was super fun getting to be part of Olivia's birthday party.


Here's Josh, proud to be an American; gun and woman in hand.


While we were having fun around Franklin, Mega Mel took his dirtbike down to Lynchburg for a visit at Jack Daniels Distillery.



God has blessed Marco and his family, with a great life.

Here's Big Trevor and Little Trevor.



Then it was off to a very nice campground between Nashville and Memphis for fishing and shooting...this is life in Tennessee...



We were trusting Olivia, when she said, "This snake isn't poisonous."

Good family fun, girls working on the art, boys playing with guns.


Nothing like boat fishing.






Colin and Marco came through, late the last night, pulling in a couple of nice sized bass. You can check the video at bottom to view fish and get some knife sharpening tips.


Nothing like a Tenn swimming hole to cool off from the HEAT of the day.


Josh and I were both pretty sad, saying good-bye.


Well, with the primary destination--and our farthest point East complete, it was time for the second destination point...Graceland.

Colin quickly set the ground rule, as I broke out in Elvis songs, "Dad, don't embarrass me."

"Sorry son, not really an option on this tour...'T.C.B.', 'Suspicious minds', 'That's alright mama', etc." Pretty much poured from me the whole time but Colin was very patient with me.





Turns out, Elvis used the Mega Motivator cards...



I thought the tour was really cool. It's amazing, that the guy who had a two bathroom, three room jet, lived in a "Mansion" that is about the size of your above average home in West.

Colin was like, "Dad, what are you doing? Who are you waving at?" "My fans son, just my fans..."


Colin's favorite part of the tour...the gift shops.


Rest in Peace E, T.C.B.

Sk8 or Die in Saint Louis, MO

The great times and blessed trip continues.


My eyes lit up when I found out my second Cousin Kyle likes to skate, so it was off for the usual epic day; with fishing, biking, kayaking, promoting the Mega Mel Motivator and my favorite, skateparks! Here's a short vid...Kyle rips!


Now it's off to Nashville with the Asselin Clan...

Missouri boy homecoming....

Just an average day in MO...feeding babies and shooting guns.



Back home to the Big MO!!! I was born in Rolla, so I guess this is sort of a homecoming. We've been fishing, and swimming in the rivers and lakes, and having a great time!

Here's Colin with his first Bass, and first fish caught of the trip, we're cooking it up soon, and as you can see from second picture, they call these Large Mouth Bass.




Before we hit MO, we finished up on the ranch, that's CT on his bike down the farm road, and there's a video of him below.


Colin and Chase, with their Royal's Baseball gear, they had a great time at the game...free cowboy hat day!



Here's my dad and Colin on the Kayak, cruising one of the many lakes, Colin's cousin Chase and I went next. Colin and Chase pretty much took over for Tom and Huck; fishing, hunting frogs, swimming rivers, and chasing snakes through the backwoods.


That bass must of been the ice breaker, because we've caught about a hundred blue-gill since then; of course, after cleaning the Bass, we've decided to become catch and release fishermen unless we catch something really nice.



I'm pretty sure these signs are outlawed in California--which is why I live there--No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service...NO DICE!


On one of our rides, we saw a fly-fisherman, he was nice enough to give us some local knowledge, and teach us some fly-fishing.



Colin rippin it on the dirtbike!

Phase two....

Here is Thea in her new boots. Super Girl Thea has proven once again, why I call her Super...she's joined the RTAA with her classic CHARGE attitude, as you will see below.

Randy and I after a great Harley ride to Woodland park for breakfast with my dad. I road my dad's V-Strom on the way up, and his Wide Glid Harley on the way down, I'm now planning on owning a Harley at some point.


Thea, Colin, Ian and my Mom, dropped us at the top, and hiked down some of the trail.


Brent, my dad, and I had a blast riding down Pikes Peak. It's my kind of Mountain Biking, getting dropped off on top of a 14k peak, then blasting down for 12 miles with a coffee stop at Bar Camp on the way.


Brent, Trevor, Rocky, Warren, Randy and Pat at the OC...a mini High School Reunion.



Then it was up to my sister, Traci's for a fun Fourth of July in Fort Collins.


The Black Hills in South Dakota are amazing, rolling hills of pine snuggling up to open prairie, with a plethora of lakes and streams. Buffalo roam free with the antelope and prairie dogs are abundant. We also explored a mile of the over 100 miles of the Wind Cave.




Of course, the Black Hills are also home to Mount Rushmore and The Crazy Horse Monument. Both are brilliant examples of the ingenuity and determination of man.

A lone sculptor began work on Crazy Horse in the 1940's, and for the first few years he worked alone, Man vs Mountain. It's a great story, of his life, and of the life he was working to honor, Crazy Horse. The Native American History Museum on the site is very educational and I look forward to visiting in the many years to come. Although Crazy Horse's head is the size of Mount Rushmore, it's probably not quite half complete.




My mom with Thea and Colin cruising down the South Dakota roads.


Nothing like stopping at a 90 degree hot springs river to do some swimming. I'll be submitting this photo to the Big Foot Research Organization, I'm pretty sure that's one on the left.


A long visit at Wall Drug, brought great results, we met with the third generation owner, Fred Husted about the MegaMel products. Then Thea and Colin found some cool supplies; boots for Thea, and Six Shooter and Bull Whip for Colin (MegaMel's right ear is red from his demonstration of the Bull Whip).




Finally, our camping destination, "The Babcock Ranch".

It was only for one night, but ranch living sure was fun.





We miss you all, I miss the waves, but we're having a blast...super fun...stay tuned....here's a video of Thea riding a quad on the ranch, and she's calling on me right now, to ride it again...off to fun!