BIKING 08589 "Sweet Backcountry Ride" Grand Portage, MN

BIKING 6816 "Aurora Borealis Bike Ride" What a feeling to be riding a fat bike on a snowy road illuminated by nothing but moonlight and the glow from the aurora borealis dancing overhead! This photo was taken at about 1:30 A.M. on February 17, 2016 in the Superior National Forest north of Grand Marais, MN. What a beautiful night! I went out in search of the aurora to take pictures of, but I also brought along my bike for a short ride and possible photo op. I'm glad I brought it because I really like this photo! I had been riding along one of the gravel forest roads and came upon this clearing with a great view of the sky, so I had to stop for a minute and enjoy the view of the lights.

BIKING 08495 "Late afternoon winter shadows on the trail... mine and the Ice Cream Truck's" February 13, 2016 - You may have noticed that I have not been posting very many sunrise or sunset landscape photos this winter. The reason for this is that I have had "fat bike fever" for a good chunk of the winter, in addition to the normal "ski fever". I've been wanting a fat bike for several years and this year I finally bit the bullet and got one. During my free time if I haven't been skiing, I've been out riding my bike, which is loads of fun! I've been taking a lot of pictures this winter, they've just mostly been trail pictures while out skiing or biking. Here is one such photo taken a couple of days ago. I was making my way home as the sun was setting and on this particular section of trail the long shadows combined with the receding trail meant that I just had to stop and make a photo. FYI - In case you're wondering about the title of this image, my bike is called the Ice Cream Truck, it's one of the models made by Surly Bikes.