Cliff Jumping

One more before hitting the wet pavement. Kids cliff jumping near Wagima, Japan. Crazy!

Heading into the country

Heading into the hills. Day 1 of our Japan Noto peninsula tour. So, so sweet!

Noto Peninsula self portrait – Japan

Rode kilometer after kilometer of beautiful mountain roads in the Noto area. Incredible journey so far. Really loving my bike (Salsa Fargo) and gear set up. Just right for long and light days in the saddle.

A perfect weekend

Even though it was a rainy weekend here, it was an incredible weekend. It started Friday with a work outing up at Cuyuna. If any of you are reading this from in an around Minneapolis or in the great state of MN and you have not ridden there yet, you really need to go. It […]

Going to the Well

Today I’m going to the well. I am going to go ride my bike. For me, the time riding bikes is a well. It is often the source of inspiration. It is a time of meditation and prayer. It is a time of peace. It is a time of joy. It is the well that […]

Lego’s and Star Wars

I thought I had something for you today but when I processed the images last night, they were crap. I was testing an 20 year old lens on my NEX. On the little screen on the camera, they looked beautiful, but when I put them on my big screen, they looked terrible. So terrible, I […]

Long week

It’s Friday. It’s been a long but good week. Lots going on and things are happening. Big things are falling into place. The puzzle is coming together. But…I haven’t really followed through with taking care of myself. Yes, I’ve gotten out for a few long rides, but I have lacked the consistency I need and […]

Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone. Easter is about life. Spring. New life. If you are a believer, it’s about eternal life. Hope you are having a great day. It’s beautiful here in MN. We’ve got friends and family coming over for afternoon brunch so this is short. Have a great day.

Spring Break 2012 – San Diego, CA

So last week we woke the kids up earlier than normal and surprised them with a Spring Break trip to sunny San Diego. (Thank you frequent flyer miles!) It was a much needed family trip and we had an absolute blast. We were total tourists and loved every minute of it. When you are into […]

Break Time

I took this shot last Friday on my way home from work. It had been a glorious but hard day. It started with an awesome ride, bison & pulled pork biscuit and gravy, a ride to work, a hard day at work and and then a glorious but windy ride home. I stopped here just […]

Blog Holiday

I am out this week. Taking a little R & R and at the same time hopefully finding some photo inspiration. The shack I’m hiding out in doesn’t have internet or cell service and that is a good thing. I’ll be back Thursday or Friday.

Enjoy the Leap

Hope you take the extra day this year to do something you’ve always wanted to do or put off because you don’t have enough time.

2009 – The Recap

Originally posted December 31st, 2009 Wow…It’s almost over. 2009 will shortly be behind us. What a year it has been! Today I bring you by Best and Worst of 2009 in words and in photos. This post is pretty long so sit back and I hope you enjoy. If you are on dial up, […]

Welcome to ImagineGnat

Greetings folks. After several years in a shack down by the river at gnatlikes.com, I decided to move to a new site powered by WordPress. Why am I moving? Well, my hope is that I can bring you a more focused site dedicated to bicycles, photography, people and exploration. The old site was cluttered with […]