A little Warbird in the morning

It’s rare that I can get out on Sunday morning but today I did just that. Grabbed my gear and hit the country for a mostly gravel route with paved connectors. Didn’t see too many folks out and about this morning but there were plenty of farmers out harvesting crops. Really was a gift being […]

Final Stretch

We are on our final stretch of fall athletics. Last night my boy had his final cross country meet. That shot above is on the final 200 yards. He ran a good race and he was happy with his season. I sure love the determination of that kid. This week will also mark the final […]

Friday Ride Stoke

No words needed. Get out and ride folks. Have a great weekend.

Respect

I was up late last night working on stuff, in fact, I am still up as I post this just after midnight, and I kept finding myself coming back to this image. It made me giggle a little bit when I saw my friend Ben pulling his bicycle off the road and into the ditch […]

Autumn Gravel

I’ve written before how I like to try to sum up a ride, an event or a place in a single picture. Today I bring you Autumn Gravel. This is why I love to live where I live. 2 wheels. 4 seasons. That right there says it all.

South Metro Metric MTB Ride

I posted yesterday about my new fatXC bike. I’ve been riding a lot of fatbike lately. Last week I did a fairly long fatbike ride I call the South Metro Metric MTB Ride. Ride to Leb and ride a lap. Ride to Terrace Oaks and ride a lap. Ride to Murphy and ride a lap. […]

All In – My FatXC Bike

This past summer I wrote about committing to riding a fatbike as my mountain bike. Back then, I was riding a prototype Salsa Beargrease set up fully rigid. Then while in Utah in July, I rode my friend and coworkers Salsa Mukluk with a custom, modified Cannondale Lefty. I wrote about it here, it was […]

Friday Ride Stoke

Super quick one as I am still finishing up a few projects. It’s my wife’s birthday too! Going to be a great day. Today’s ride stoke comes from the inland coast of Japan on the Noto Peninsula. Here my friends Super Biker, Toshi and K-Mac cross a bridge in the rain and heavy fog while […]

That’s my boy!

I know I said I was off for the week to finish some projects. Well, it’s hard to finish projects when you are doing this. That’s my boy. Couldn’t be happier.

Smoke Break

Heavy smoke from nearby forest fires – Missoula, MT airport. I am taking the week off of blogging to finish up several projects. I’ll be back next Monday.

Friday Ride Stoke

It simply does not get better than this. Friends. Bikes. Hero gravel. Sunrise. Have a great day folks.

Yes….Maybe….NOOOO!

No bike content today. Just a proud dad, a series of images and an encouragement. Despite missing the framing in the first shot, I think this is a fun series that many folks can relate too. I love kids and their honesty of expression. Yeah, I bet all of us have had something in our […]

My Rural Urban Commute

Yesterday was a dirt to work day for me. What’s dirt to work? It’s a mostly off road ride to work through the Minnesota River Valley. I like to ride end to end, roughly 17 miles each way plus pavement to the trail and from the trail to work. Many long time blog readers have […]

Late Night Tinkering

Like many of my projects, they start with a simple plan. Then one or more parts are missing to complete my plan. Then one or two bikes get disassembled to complete my project. Then I notice the time. Dang it’s late. Then I notice my mess created by my bike swap frenzy. Then I say […]

2012 Film Project – My Photography Tool Chest

August marked a change in my film shooting. It seems that rather than forcing myself to shoot or forcing myself to finish a roll of film, I used it when appropriate. When I wanted for what I wanted. I think for me, I am starting to understand just exactly how I want to use film […]