COME RIDE THE HEYWOOD

Seriously, come ride with me at The Heywood. I know it’s likely a little late for this post as the ride is this coming Saturday, but I am taking one last shot at encouraging others to come out. Why should you come? Read on….

IS THIS WINTER?

Long bike rides in MN in February. You betcha! Also tried out a new to me, used camera set up and a $59 fixed lens that I am completely smitten with. Check it out here!

A Warm December Day

I am going to interrupt my 2023 recap posts. Why? Well….It was 60 degrees in December in MN. What does that mean? Riding. That’s what that means.

Another Year and a Day of Aimlessness

Another year around the sun. Another year of living and learning.

Iceland – First 10 Images

I have spent the last several hours processing images from my recent winter wonderland, Ring Road tour of Iceland I’ll be honest, I did not think I was going to get good images considering that on day two, my main camera decided to stop working (later resolved and story to come). But I got some […]

Seeing through the layers

So I snuck out on the Fathers’s Day for a sunrise ride. I wanted time in the country. I wanted to see the sunrise. I wanted to not share the road with cars. I wanted peace. I wanted silence. Thankfully, I got all those things. As I rode one of my favorite routes, my mind […]

Gravel by Sunrise

While I am sitting here drinking coffee and processing images, a large number of my friends are riding Dirty Kanza. There was a brief moment where I was planning to go down there to do photography, be in the community and support my friends. In the end, I decided to stay on the path I […]

An It’s Not Winter Yet Gravel Ride

Can’t believe I am writing this, but I got out on a gravel ride today. Usually at this time of year I am fat bike river rambling on snow and ice in the Minnesota River Valley. Not today. I woke up, saw the fog, had coffee and breakfast and hit the road with my Salsa […]

Fargo Reunion Ride Portraits and Pics

I had the best of days yesterday. It was my birthday and I had the privilege of spending the day with my three favorite things; my family, my friends and my bicycle. Honestly, it may have been my best birthday ever. So….Let me first share with you a few pics I am excited about. If […]

Morning miles and found treasures

Friday morning miles were back in the cards for this week. While I wanted to ride dirt, the monsoon like weather here in the midwest has kept me off the trails quite a bit and with several inches of rain throughout the metro area the previous two days, all of our local trails were off […]

A morning out in the country

I finally got out for a morning bike ride on Friday AM. It’s been too long. I wanted to get out to catch the sunrise. It did not disappoint. I have been so busy that I have not had time to spend any time behind my home computer so all of these images are […]

Roads like These

It’s been a tough several weeks for me. Thankfully I got out for some good quality me time. Just like old times, I left in the dark seeking some real peace and alone time. Time for the “I”in my Meyer-Briggs. Alone time to process some serious thoughts and to find that energy I needed for […]

Pictures. Words. Now Routes & GPS Files?!

This past week a new mapping technology came to the market. And while this new website is far more than just a mapping site, this electronic dolt, has been living in the dark ages for some time and ignored everything electronic for my bicycle and avoided anything with GPS, GPX, Garmin, Strava, etc. You see, […]

A Day In the Country

I have hit 4 straight weeks of riding early Friday AM. Honestly, since I changed jobs 3 years ago, that is a record. Sad but true. On this day it was glorious. Perfect. Beyond my expectation. Just me, my bike, my friend and the country. We also did the Rawland route in Goodhue County. It […]

I Need More Mornings Like This

Sometimes things work out the way they were supposed to work out. I had a dirt to work plus coffee ride planned for this AM but due to rain and muddy conditions, I cancelled. Bummer. I later texted my friend Ben and asked him if he had any ideas for a shorter gravel ride as […]