My 2017 Photo Year in Review –

I usually take the month of December to reflect and think about the year as well as plan for the coming year. While that is historically true, I spent much of November in that head space and am hitting the ground running in December. I almost feel like it is a new year. I have […]

New York City

Jen, the kids and I spent the week in New York City. What an experience. While the kids were there with Rosemount High School Marching Band to perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Jen and I were there for moral support and to explore the city. It sure was strange being in a city […]

Summer ’17 – Photo Dump

I know it’s been a ghost town here at Imaginegnat.com. Today, someone I share a common love of photography with asked me if I was still shooting and still planning to maintain my blog as he had checked back weekly for over a month without updates. Sorry folks. I am good but I have been […]

Morning, Noon and Night

Just a quick post today of a short photo project I did this past weekend while up north. Nothing too special, but I was enamored with the view and the idea of possibility while looking at the scene below. I also loved how quickly the scene changed with the weather. This is why I carry […]

Iceland Photo Trip – My top 15 personal favorite pictures

I think it was two, or maybe three, years ago that I wrote down for my new year’s declarations that I was going to do a dedicated photography trip that did not involve cycling. This past July when I had a bike trip cancelled later in the year, a couple of my friends and I […]

Some Time Away from the Bike

I am almost afraid to write this here on the blog. I fear public ridicule. Honestly, it feels a little bit like a confessional, anxiety going into it and relief coming out of it.So here goes. I HAVE NOT RIDDEN MY BIKE IN OVER A MONTH! There I said it. But, not all is lost. […]

Imaginegnat’s Best Images of 2016

As we prepare for another new year, I took a moment to look back at my blog posts and my instagram feed to find my most popular images. This is a mix of my personal favorites as well as supporters favorites. It was quite a year. I know the year isn’t over yet, but 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 […]

Dirt in the morning. Dirt in the evening.

If I can ignore just for a moment the why behind how incredible our fall has been, I must say that our warmish and beautiful fall has been a huge boon to my riding. There is nothing I like more than cool riding with wool and knickers, especially when you couple it with autumn colors, […]

A Moment to Reflect

Not many posts this past two weeks. There has been a lot going on that has kept me from riding and shooting. It hasn’t been a bad thing though. It’s given me time to reflect. We also got back to my old home town for a funeral for a family friend and saw some of […]

Fragments of my Life – Joy and Grace

Today is Jen and my 17th wedding anniversay. These last 17 years of marriage with Jen, and the two children we have together, are the greatest joys in my life. To say I feel blessed is an understatement. I spend most of my time here and in social channels talking about my love of bicycles […]

My SaddleDrive 2016

Every year around this time, the company I work for (QBP) holds it’s annual event called SaddleDrive. It’s this event every year where many of the brands I work with, and for, launch their new products. If you landed here thinking you’d see all the latest and greatest new products I am sorry to let […]

Thankful – Bikes are truly a vehicle for exploring the world

I am sitting here drinking coffee with my family around me and awaiting the arrival of my sister and her new adopted daughter. It’s moments like this that remind me just how thankful I am for my life and the experiences I have had in this life. It’s also moments like these that I go […]

4th of July Back Yard Portraits

For the first time that I can remember, we are not running all over the place to soccer or other kid related event(s). Instead, we have been home for 3 straight days with good friends in town from Colorado. It has been joyous. Last evening we spent the evening in the back yard. Perfect temperature, […]

6 Months Into 2016 – Work Hard. Play Hard.

As the days go by, we are very close to moving into July 2016. My wife and I were discussing that we have pretty much made it through another soccer season with both our kids in a traveling, competitive club. But when I actually took time to go through our first 6 months of the […]