Prospecting in Boise – A Visit to Tumbleweed Bicycle Company

A few pics and words from my recent visit with Tumbleweed Bicycle Company in Boise, Idaho.

The Great Catch Up Post of 2019

It’s been a LOOOOOONNNNNGGGG time coming, but I am finally taking a moment to catch up on the gnat blog and fill you all in on what has been happening. As much as things change, some things stay the same. My spring and summer has been filled with bikes, family and photography. As I look […]

A celebration, a mini family reunion and some much needed time at the lake!

The Gnat family spent the weekend up in lake country, MN. Cabin Life. Swimming. Fires. Smores. Birthday Parties. Games. Family. Old Friends. Food. Pontoon Rides. Kayaking. Fishing. Cycling. You name a MN lake activity and I think we did it. It was so refreshing and EXACTLY what I needed. Not much for words other than […]

Trying Something Different

I have been in my cave again. Mostly thinking and mostly chasing, or driving, my kids around. I am not complaining. I am blessed with an amazing family and two incredible kids. But they are 15 and active. School. Band. Soccer. Refereeing ($$)! Unfortunately, this means not enough me time, except in the car, or […]

And Just Like That….It’s Gone!

After writing “A Good Start and a Focused Month”, my creativity and vision just disappeared. Just like the bird in the opening picture, in an instant it disappeared. In all honesty, I pretty much set the camera down and tried my best to just get out side and enjoy life. I knew it would come […]

The power of the bicycle

This is a quick photo story of last week’s mini Minnesota Ramble. But the ramble is truly secondary to the deeper meaning of this post. This post is about the power of the bicycle. What you can do with it as well as the power it has bringing people and communities together. Over the course […]

I like taking pictures

I have put off posting pics for a bit. I haven’t sat at my computer. I haven’t filed them away. I haven’t tweaked them in Lightroom. I haven’t carefully processed these. Nope. I am slipping. But….I like taking pictures. Actually, I love taking pictures. I just don’t know what to do with them once I […]

Gnational Lampoon Vacation

I know I have only had one post in almost two months. Yep, I stink at this. As I always write when I have these gaps, it isn’t, or wasn’t, intentional. I either have nothing meaningful to share & no good images to go along with the words OR I have been traveling and out […]

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 […]

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, […]

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, […]

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 […]

Trans Iowa V11 Starting Line Portraits

I posted on Saturday evening a quick series of portraits. These were quick edits and I noted in the post that I may take them down after I edit the images and see them on my larger monitor. Well….I deleted that post from a few days ago and am reposting today my Starting Line Portraits. […]

Desert Ramble – The People!

After a week of exploring the desert southwest with 9 others and after 17 hours of driving, I am back in MN. I left the desert tired & inspired and returned to snow. Crazy. Yet, even with snow I can’t curb my enthusiasm for this past trip. While it didn’t go as planned, it took […]

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 […]