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 […]

Riding with my son

Last Friday I had this great plan. I was planning on working, riding my bike then going to take photos at the pro cycling race that was in town. Somewhere around 5:00 my plan was foiled when I realized I left my camera bag at work in my workspace. Dang it. Fortunately, my neighbor called […]

April 2014 Image Dump

April was a busy month for me and the Gnat family. Lot’s going on. I finally finished Big Blue (my new Fargo Ti) and did my best to get out as often as I could. April was still cold though, much colder than normal but I made it work anyhow. On the family front, we […]

Why I do it – The People

Not long ago I posted this, Why I do it. It was a post declaring why I do what I do. Why do I spend hours of time and my own money to develop, maintain and keep my blog going? Well…That little post got me going. Why I do it is going to be a […]

The Crew @ Fish Creek Canyon wash

This is probably my favorite image as well as my favorite group shot from last week. I took it toward the end of second day. We were tired and weathered already. We paid for every mile up to this point. The moment captured above we stopped to not only rest in the shade, but take […]

Fall Singletrack

I wrote yesterday how I was home with the kids. Perfect day with two bike rides. Early AM ride at Leb followed by a great ride at Murphy with my kiddos! Glad we got out because today looks gloomy. Hope your weekend is off to a great start. Time for coffee………

10 and Over

Well, on Saturday my twins turned 10! Hard to believe. They are growing up to be wonderful little people. It also marks the end of the fall sports season. We’ve got a few weeks of respite before heading back to swimming and soccer. So…In honor of this big occasion, here are just a few pics […]

Quite a weekend of activity

What a weekend we’ve had so far. We had our girl’s birthday party (she’s in blue in above picture), an out of town soccer tournament, a birthday party with aunt Jackie and another soccer game today. One final boy birthday party tonight and our weekend is complete. Hope you have all had a great one […]