I grew up as a painter

These last two weeks have been pretty incredible here in MN. Sure we have had rain that has often kept me off the mountain bike trails, but it’s been stunning. Autumn is here. While I haven’t been riding, I am finding time to get out. I’ve been sneaking walks and hikes in often as they […]

Frostbike Bite

Seriously I am not dead. Just busy. Busy and good. Busy and blessed. It’s been a long two weeks with a family trip to MN’s North Shore and Frostbike (an industry event we put on each year) week. It’s still going too, but will end for me this coming Friday. Yeah! Frostbike took a bite […]

Catching Up – Where have I been?!

Well here I am back at http://www.imaginegnat.com. It’s been over a year since my last post. I’m betting some folks may have a few questions so let me get a few questions as well as a few answers out of the way. Where have you been? Oh my, that is a big question. Well….Since the […]

Campagnolo Peanut Butter Wrenches

I have been interested in Tumblr for some time. I’ve played around with it as a visual and creative diary. Much like blogs and other forms of social networking, it sort of has it’s own culture and group of folks that follow it. I find myself using Tumblr more and more to research specific tags. […]

Back in the saddle

I finally got back in the saddle after taking some time. It seems I have an internal ride barometer that keeps me centered and grounded. I needed some time away from the bike to come back to it motivated. My ride wasn’t spectacular in length or difficulty nor did it feel very good physically. In […]

Color

No words today. Just posting something a bit different. Having fun with light at the Minnesota Science Museum.

Autumn Hangs On

Fall and autumn colors are really trying to hang on. Last Friday morning I got out early with a plan to ride Lebanon Hills. As I was heading over, I got distracted by a small lake on the side of the road. I’ve not bothered on stopping because it is on a part of the […]

Why I Do It

I had planned on a second installment of Random Thoughts on Gear today, but yesterdays ride was too good not to share. The images below are all from yesterday. It was one of those perfect fall days that started out well before sunrise. In prepping for an upcoming trip, I also decided to carry some […]

A Soggy Day

Sunshine on Friday. Rain on Saturday. What will Sunday bring?

Barns for GT

Just getting back at my friend GT for all his barns for Jason posts this year. And just for good measure, here’s a windmill for my internet friend from the UK, Paul.

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.

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.

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 […]