Seeing through the layers

So I snuck out on the Fathers’s Day for a sunrise ride. I wanted time in the country. I wanted to see the sunrise. I wanted to not share the road with cars. I wanted peace. I wanted silence. Thankfully, I got all those things. As I rode one of my favorite routes, my mind […]

Gravel by Sunrise

While I am sitting here drinking coffee and processing images, a large number of my friends are riding Dirty Kanza. There was a brief moment where I was planning to go down there to do photography, be in the community and support my friends. In the end, I decided to stay on the path I […]

Some time away with friends – Spring Break 2017

I know, it’s been silent here. Like most posts I have written in the past year, I start with I have been busy. This past month has been no different. We did, however, take a much needed break to Mexico for Spring Break. We went back to the same area we went two years ago […]

A morning out in the country

I finally got out for a morning bike ride on Friday AM. It’s been too long. I wanted to get out to catch the sunrise. It did not disappoint. I have been so busy that I have not had time to spend any time behind my home computer so all of these images are […]

Roads like These

It’s been a tough several weeks for me. Thankfully I got out for some good quality me time. Just like old times, I left in the dark seeking some real peace and alone time. Time for the “I”in my Meyer-Briggs. Alone time to process some serious thoughts and to find that energy I needed for […]

I Need More Mornings Like This

Sometimes things work out the way they were supposed to work out. I had a dirt to work plus coffee ride planned for this AM but due to rain and muddy conditions, I cancelled. Bummer. I later texted my friend Ben and asked him if he had any ideas for a shorter gravel ride as […]

From Sun Down to Sun Up in Duluth, MN

I spent the weekend in Duluth, MN. We were up there for State Honor Band. My son auditioned and made the grade 6-8 state honor band. Super stoked for him. I was excited too as I love Duluth. It is a photographers paradise as well as the gateway to the north. Some may know it […]

My new All-City – First Ride

The planets finally aligned and the weather cooperated, giving me the opportunity to do the Friday AM ride before work. Aside from the greatness that is being able to ride my bike with a friend, drink some coffee and see the sunrise, it was the maiden voyage for my new All-City Cycles Macho King, Team […]

Ice Cream, Coffee and a surprise visitor

What a morning. Brought an Ice Cream Truck home from work. Had to get out to ride it and have some coffee outside before leaving for Chicago. What a perfect and blessed morning. As if it were not perfect enough already, while sitting motionless on a rock taking it all in, this guy decided to […]

The SDFC

Sunrise. Dirt. Friends. Coffee. Check, check, check and check! A combination that can’t be beat. I will leave it at that. Hope you all are having a great weekend. I sure am……

Why I Do It

I had planned on a second installment of Random Thoughts on Gear today, but yesterdays ride was too good not to share. The images below are all from yesterday. It was one of those perfect fall days that started out well before sunrise. In prepping for an upcoming trip, I also decided to carry some […]

Friday Ride Stoke

Today’s ride stoke comes from a not so little, fall gravel ride my friend Ben Witt and I had a few weeks back. It was a glorious fall day and we headed out in the early morning with a plan to return home sometime later that afternoon. On the roll out we caught some incredible […]

Friday Ride Stoke

It simply does not get better than this. Friends. Bikes. Hero gravel. Sunrise. Have a great day folks.

Friday Ride Stoke

That is all. Have a great weekend!

Making do with what you’ve got

Earlier in the week I had the rare opportunity to ride with my both of my friends Ben Witt and Guitar Ted at the same time. Being I was out of town on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday, I was really pleased to be out and about with my friends, but I had a certain […]