What the heck?

Looks like in a two month span, I will go from my peak traffic ever with my Trans Iowa V11 coverage to my slowest month in years. Heck, I have only 1 post this month. Yikes. What the heck have I been up too? Well…..Living life, that is for sure. I’ve been mostly hanging out […]

Dirt + Burgers

It’s a boy weekend here at the Gnat household and we took advantage of it. Early coffee, Xbox, riding mountain bikes followed by burgers. Topping off the evening with pizza, popcorn and a movie. It doesn’t get any better than that. Hope you all are having a great weekend too. What will our tomorrow bring?

Life is Now

I wrote a couple of days ago that I took a vacation with my family and have been out of town. We took spring break near Tulum, Mexico. This post is really directed towards friends and family as it is mostly family pics, but I wanted to take a moment to talk about the title […]

Not dead yet

I meant to have a post with lots of pictures today but our internet is down and it’s just not going to happen. Bummer because I have some great pics to share. But as the title says I am not dead yet! Just been busy and traveling. Spent the week in Mexico with my family. […]

Minnesota’s North Shore

It’s Friday and I am stoked it is here. It’s hard to believe how fast these past two weeks have been. Two weeks ago I headed up to MN’s North Shore for a family get away before my work binge called Frostbike. It was a great time in possibly my favorite part of the country. […]

Recovery And a Dog

A week has gone by here with no blog posts. Lots going on. I am mostly catching up at work and at home after being gone too long. I have honestly also been a little bit un inspired as I came home from an incredible trip to winter and I have been secretly protesting by […]

Blessed NOT Busy

Every once in a while I read something, hear something or see something that really hits home. Sometimes it seems like the preacher, the writer or the speaker are speaking directly to me. This happened recently at church. I was sitting in a large congregation listening to our pastor and it felt like I had […]

Out riding

Just realized that it’s been over a week since my last post. Geepers time flies. Not intentional. Just out in the world riding, thinking and exploring. My mind had been turning quite a bit on some thoughts. Almost ready to come out. Soon. Until then here are a few pics. I could post hundreds more. […]

Birthday ride

As I posted yesterday, it was our twins’ birthday. This whole weekend really ended up being their birthday. On the rare Saturday where my boy doesn’t have some activity, we found ourselves out riding. Who am I to deny when my boy asks “Can we go mountain biking?” Yes we can. Yes we can. Our […]

My Twins’ 12th Birthday

This weekend we celebrated our twins’ 12th birthday. It’s actually tomorrow on the 6th, but we celebrated this weekend. Our weekend was filled with rain, wind, cold, cake decorating & eating, presents, food, fun, soccer, and bike riding. Phew! I am not going to write a lot but I am very proud of our two […]

Touring the Root River trail with Kids

Last weekend our family enjoyed a bike tour in one of Minnesota’s most popular biking destinations, the Root River Trail. I’ve known of this area for many years. I’ve heard about it being the Bed & Breakfast capital of Minnesota. I’ve seen presentations of the economic impact of cycling. I’ve heard from droves of people […]

The last days of summer

It’s hard to believe summer is over. It’s even harder to believe that my twins are off to middle school tomorrow! Holy cow, where did the time go? This last week we crammed everything we could into summer. Friends. Bike riding. Family time. Swimming. More friends. It was glorious. I’ll be back talking about our […]

Riding with my daughter

This past few weeks have been amazing for me and for my family. Our schedule has been just slightly less than full tilt. I’ve been riding and preparing my gear for my fall fatbike tour. I’ve also been riding with my kids. This past week was also mountain bike camp/school for my kids. They spent […]

Ride more….Shoot less!

This past week has been a revelation for me. Despite being a solo dad for almost a week while my wife was in London, I somehow had one of the best weeks of riding that I can remember. Even though schedules were a bit crazy, I found time to do what I love. Dang it […]

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 […]