My first outing with a production Fuji X Pro 2

The wait is over. The Fuji X Pro 2 is here and in my hands! While I am bummed it didn’t arrive before the event, Frostbike, that I shot last week with a rented Olympus Pen F, it is here now. I am so thankful for my friends at National Camera Exchange. They had one […]

My new All-City – First Ride

The planets finally aligned and the weather cooperated, giving me the opportunity to do the Friday AM ride before work. Aside from the greatness that is being able to ride my bike with a friend, drink some coffee and see the sunrise, it was the maiden voyage for my new All-City Cycles Macho King, Team […]

MY CUP RUNNETH OVER

I have been a bit quiet lately huh? Based on my posting, some of my friends have been asking me am I dead? Nope, just focused and busy. My cup runneth over is a phrase meaning I have more than enough for my needs. So much in fact that I am almost drowning. So much […]

Nightrides and Powderkeg sighting

Last week was glorious here in MN. The weather broke again and this sudden change for the better coincided with a short break from my kids’ evening soccer regimen. This gave me the opportunity for some much needed gravel riding. With a little time and with a little encouragement I hit up a ride out […]

One Two Three

Spring broke early here in MN. Rather than writing & reading I’ve been riding and shooting. It was quite amazing to be out and about without snow in mid March. I say that knowing the flip side that our mother earth will need moisture early this year or it will be a dull and waterless […]

Babe the Blue Ox

After many, many months of riding fatbikes Babe the Blue Ox left the garage today. I intentionally quit riding skinny tire bikes sometime last fall to prepare my body for my Desert Ramble tour. When the temps hit near 50 today and the blue sky came out, I knew it was time. Oh sweet Lord […]

A much needed day in the woods

It’s been quiet around here. I know it. I was sick last week and I had two days where I was in bed until about 3:00 in the afternoon. Ugh. Didn’t do much really. Slept. Thought about a lot of things. Slept some more. I did get a post up on my Fuji X 365 […]

Weird Winter Day

I woke up this AM and walked the dog. It was wet. It was foggy. It was 50+ degrees in December. That is unheard of here in MN. I had planned a ride after church and after finishing some Christmas shopping up. I was really excited to get out today. At Church the message was […]

Cold & Lonely Miles

I’ve been trying to get some miles in before my fatbike tour that is coming up all too quickly. So when my daughter had a soccer game south of town in Northfield, I decided to ride to the game. I left early when the sun was out. I was thinking it was going to warm […]

A day on my favorite roads on my favorite bike

I took a day this week for an Interbike detox? What is an IB detox. It is a day void of smoke, fake sounds, big promises and people. The only part of my day that resembled Vegas was excess. This time though it meant excess joy, satisfaction, time, and saddle time. When I planned it […]

Friday Ride Stoke – A ride in the country

I snuck away from the dirt to work Friday with a morning in the country. I got the hankering for some gravel and the smell of the country. Turned out to be just what I needed. Today’s post is short. Just wanted to say hello and share a pic of my favorite corn crib. I […]

Souris Valley – North Dakota big country

I am a little behind in my posting but the memories of my trips and my rides are fresh and at the front of my mind. When I need to escape the hustle & bustle of the city, as well as my stress from work, I often escape to my memories of the Souris River […]

A much needed morning in the country

While I should be going through my images from June for my June Image Dump post, I am doing a quick post about my ride in the country yesterday. It was muggy. It was wet feeling. It was foggy and moody. It was just awesome. I really needed that. The recipe for life depicted in […]

Not dead yet!

Hey folks, just back from our annual family trip to North Dakota. I brought Big Blue (my trusty Fargo) too and enjoyed some quality time in the big, big country. I just got home and am offloading images, but here’s one I like. I’ve taken this image each of the last 3 trips to ND. […]

Father’s Day Fargo Ride

For the second time in a month, my son’s second day of his soccer tournament (Unfortunately, his Sunday Championship game day) got cancelled due to weather. While that is terrible news for him, it was great news for me. I made coffee and quickly headed out in the dark, cold, windy and rainy morning. As […]