My last walk with the OMD EM1

I expected by this time this month I’d be prepping to share images taken with the new Fuji X Pro 2. But that camera delivery has been delayed so I dug into the recent archives for today’s post. Back in late December, I took one final walk (before selling it to fund X Pro 2) […]

3 Trails – 1 Day

I needed a little ride stoke today. I’ve been on a personal high the 1st two weeks and my energy level and output has taken a toll. If I can’t ride, the second best thing for me to do is to go down into my own little creative space in my basement and work on […]

First Tracks

Our winter here in MN hasn’t been great if you like snow. Thankfully we got a dusting on Christmas night. I made plans to ride in the morning, well below first light, as I knew the trees and the ground would be covered in soft snow. The beauty did not disappoint. But the real beauty […]

A Restart

This past weekend I left town with a few incredible people with the intent of riding, shooting and laughing. I needed it. What for you ask? To reset….Or to Restart. Let me explain. I have let life get the best of me this year. I lived up to my work hard play hard mantra but […]

Bunyan Velo Night of Adventure

Last evening was the Bunyan Velo Night of Adventure. It’s the second night of adventure organized on by Lucas of Bunyan Velo and hosted by Angry Catfish Bicycle and Coffee. It was an incredible evening of cured meats from Red Table, beer from Lake Monster Brewing, and music by Ben Weaver. Several speakers came into […]

THE MN STATE FAIR – THE GREAT GET TOGETHER

I fear that I might lose my Minnesota citizen’s card by what I am about to say, but I feel I must confess. I have not been to Minnesota’s State Fair in over 20 years. There, I said it! This past week though I redeemed myself. I took a day off after working 13 days […]

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?

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. […]

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 […]

A much needed day in the woods

It’s been quiet around here. I know it. I was sick last week and I had two days where I was in bed until about 3:00 in the afternoon. Ugh. Didn’t do much really. Slept. Thought about a lot of things. Slept some more. I did get a post up on my Fuji X 365 […]

2014 Minnesota State CX Pics

I only managed to get out to the senior mens/u23 race today but it was worth it. Temps were in the mid 50’s with overcast skies. The snow had mostly melted. The course was a black, muddy track. It was like a giant shadowbox everywhere! I could not have asked for better cross weather. I […]

Coffee and Breakfast Outside

I am so pleased that I’ve somehow managed to once again make Friday’s my longer ride days. I’ve been pretty consistent for the past few months on getting out on Fridays, mostly dirt to work through the Minnesota River Valley on my fatbike, but occasionally being a gravel ride in the country on my Fargo. […]

River Bottoms Domination

For the 3rd Friday in a row, I was able to pull of a Friday Dirt To Work River Ramble. It is so unbelievably great that I can ride this valley into work and even more great than I get to ride to work with many of my friends (and coworkers). It makes what I […]

Friday Morning River Ramble

I finally got out to the Minnesota River Valley. I’ve been itching for some longer time in the saddle. I knew due to the flooding over the past couple of months that the river bottoms would be muddy, sandy and filled with debris. I got exactly what I planned for and hoped for. It was […]

Storm Rolling In

Today I bring to you the first of a series of my favorite pics. I’ll be posting a few images that I love or are super popular on my Tumblr blog. I am super proud to share the first. I call this one “Storm rolling in” and I took it last weekend up in Duluth, […]