Break time

Break time on the St. Louis river

Wow! What a week it's been. I expected to be back today with a bunch of words, deep thoughts and some great images. Instead, you get a short post with a single image. I am absolutely exhausted and the same time energized. This past week has been filled with great people and opportunity. I saw many old friends and made some new ones. All great folks with a shared passion for bikes.

Truthfully, I am in recovery mode. Much like after some kind of big ride, event or race when a body needs to recove, my mind needs to process all the conversations, events and details. While this past week hasn't been taxing on my body, it has been mentally very challenging. I came home last night after our big show and settled in with my family, a movie, some left over Thai food and Bell's Hopslam. It was all I had in me and it gave me great comfort and peace.

So, that's all I've got today. I'm headed to work. I hope to process some images today from my recent Mukluk ride up north. I think I got a couple of keepers. Until then, take a look here at my friend Hansi's blog. He got some great stuff.

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.