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Tokyo – Final Hours

My friend and coworker Kelly Mac sent this image to me this week. It made me smile. It was taken in the final hours of the Salsa Japan Tour 2012 while out walking in Tokyo. That’s a chocolate covered banana on a stick! Oh….and a cold Asahi. I loved every minute in Japan. Enjoy your […]

End of Season

Last evening was the last game of the spring season. Both my kids were in soccer. I am so proud of both of them. It was so fun seeing them, and their teams, progress this year. It is amazing how much faster each year gets. I did not have time to go through all the […]

Morning @ Murphy

Yesterday, I got some saddle time at Murphy with Benton. We met early (6:00AM) not expecting to see anyone. I figured we’d be doing the cobweb sweep. Thankfully someone else was crazy enough to be hitting dirt at 6:00AM and he rolled out a few minutes ahead of us clearing the trail. It was a […]

Floats like a butterfly….

…..Stings like a bee. Fat XC.

Daily Inspiration #360 @ SteveHuffPhoto.com

Kind of a crazy afternoon yesterday. I submitted 3 photos to http://www.stevehuffphoto.com as part of his daily inspiration series. Since I have never really shared my photos other than here, I was a bit nervous. Within minutes of submitting, I got this note back from Steve Huff himself. These are great! I will post them […]

A Redwood Tree in an Apple Orchard

Somewhere along the way, I have lost my path. While I still feel I’m moving forward, I somehow feel it’s not the intended direction. I sort of feel like I’m going down a gravel road on my bicycle with a very, very strong side wind and rather than fight against it, I’ve let it push […]

The Coffee Ride(s)

Well….I think I started something new today. I’m calling them the coffee rides. Ben Witt and I have talked about it before and today we made our inaugural attempt. What is the coffee ride? It’s a casual early morning no drop group ride that starts and ends at a coffee shop and could involve making […]

50th

I posted earlier in the week that the Gnat family was in North Dakota. We were back for a special reason, that being celebrating my wife’s parents 50th wedding anniversary. It was a special surprise mini family reunion. Celebrating a 50th wedding anniversary is special and every member of the immediate family made it home. […]

Big Big Country – Riding in North Dakota

Some of you know that from time to time my wife, kids and I get back to North Dakota to visit with family. This was a special trip, one I’ll share a bit more about later this week. Every time we go back, I try to bring a bike and I try to get out […]

Left out

I got in late last night from North Dakota. Our family gathering was great as was my big ride in the big country. I thought we’d get in earlier yesterday and that I’d have time to process a bunch of images. But…That did not happen. I am cooked and my mind and body feel like […]

Happy Father’s Day

Happy Father’s Day fathers! Have some fun with your kids today!

Big Country Sneak Peek

Just back from a big ride in the big country. Beautiful day on the bike. Crushing wind. Stunning countryside. I can’t wait to process all the pics. More next week. Time for dinner!

Random Thoughts and Images

I’ve written before about how busy life is right now. It’s still going strong, but I’m starting to feel a change on the horizon. It’s a long ways away, but it’s at least visible. Not much time to write, but I have been taking pictures. Here’s a brief snapshot of what I’ve been up too. […]

Fat XC – Oh Yeah!

I’m several days into my fat XC project and I gotta say I am pretty darn pleased. I rode both Saturday and Sunday at Lebanon Hills and tonight I showed up at Murphy for a largish group ride put on by Ben Witt of Milltown Cycles. I had planned to go slow to have fun […]