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 […]

Up North – A quick getaway to winterwonderland

Last Friday after the kids got home from school my wife, kids, dog and I headed up north for a private get away. I think it was our introverted tendencies reacting to hosting Christmas at our house. We wanted a quiet place, away from all the rig-a-ma-roll of the city. We arrived late in the […]

5 years with Fuji X Cameras

Some of you that have landed here at the Imaginegnat blog and are photographers know there has been a lot of discussion the last few years about “Switching to Mirrorless” or “Why I sold my Canikon DSLR to switch to Sony, Fuji or Olympus”. I went through that battle a few years ago and 99% […]

Share your gifts

Today I am pleased to kick off a special project for 2016. I am calling it “Share Your Gift”. The notion came from a sermon I heard sometime last year and I wrote it down in my notes. The sermon was about finding happiness and had 3 simple steps, one of those being live for […]

Goodnight 2015

As 2015 comes to an end I share one last shot from 2015. It’s fitting. It’s sunset on one of the final days. It’s everything I love about being outside; being out in the woods, friend(s), bikes and photography. Thank you all for a great 2015. Here’s to a great 2016.

Fragments of my Life – December 2015

I am making one final post and push for December 2015. December has been a high note for me both personally and photographically. I’ve also prioritized riding and I’ve been getting out more. The result? More photos and an overall positive end to the year. My web metrics don’t lie either, with my newfound vision […]

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 […]

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. We didn’t send out a holiday card this year so I guess this post will have to do. We had an incredible year here at the Gnat house. We carried out the work hard play hard motto. Mostly we followed followed these two kids around to all their activities. We […]

Waiting

After a couple years of wondering on this blog, I have finally found my way and created a new vision for where I want to go here at ImagineGnat. The background here is that I left a job a few years ago that had my personal identity wrapped up in my work and the brand […]

2015 Favorite Images

As I point to the future that I hinted at in the last post calling out focus and direction, I am sharing a few of my favorite shots of 2015 with you along with a few words about each of them. I am working to close out this season on a high note sharing my […]

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 […]

People of 2015

One of the things that I have personally been inspired by is people. Some of you that know me know that I have said out loud that I want to learn to take portraits. Some of you that know me, also know that when I say stuff out loud and set my mind to it, […]

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 […]

Cross Vegas 2015 – A few pics

Good day folks. It’s been a while. Since I last wrote I’ve traveled to Las Vegas for Interbike 2015. For those new here I HATE Las Vegas. It must be something like 15 trade shows in this dump and it represents most things I hate. Honestly, I think the industry I work in deserves better […]

Eurobike 2015 – Have bike. Will travel.

It’s been a few weeks and I am finally getting back around to going through my Eurobike images and thoughts. I am not going to write too much about bikes other than share my favorite bike of the show. It’s a looker for sure and represents a trend I suspect you will see for the […]