Checking out and going North

I'm checking out for the week. While I wish I was just going on a sweet bike trip and riding my bike in a beautiful and far away land, I sadly am not. Nope, this week is a busy week at my place of employment. We are essentially putting on a tradeshow and each year brings exciting challenges and new opportunities. This year is no exception. While it is technically work, some of it really is fun. In fact, most of it is fun other than the fact that the days are really long and I don't get to spend that much time with my awesome family. I'm really looking forward to seeing so many friends and colleagues from around the USA. There will also be an international contingent to the show.

In fact, I am headed north on Thursday with a few of my friends from Japan. Since we have essentially no snow here in MPLS, I'm taking them north to fatbike and give them a little MN North Shore experience. This trip will also serve as a scouting trip for another northern adventure I've got planned for early March.

Anyway, with that, I am headed out. I took this last picture because I've been getting comments that folks are tired of seeing my bike alone, leaning or lying down on it's side. This picture is proof that I do infact ride my bike and get out and about. It may not be happening often enough, but it is happening. I just often ride alone at the hours I most enjoy riding.   

So....Enjoy your week. I'll be back next Monday. I'll likely be posting some candid random photography stuff this week on my tumblr site as well so make sure you check that out by clicking the image on the right sidebar.