Winter Boondocking Day / Fat Bike

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 Good winter day to dink around the swamp. Saw a prehistoric tree that has seen more water then a whale. The fat bike decided to hop up and throw out a couple poses, dang poser... Haha! 

The past summer this was all under water with the flood waters engulfing the river bottoms. This tree has all it's bark scoured off. Natures art forms are created over years of just hanging around. Could be 2 years, could be 100 years. Been wandering the Minnesota River bottoms for 47 years, give or take. Amazing that I can be within 20-40 miles from a huge metropolitan city and be standing by a tree listening to nature, oh and maybe a train or a few planes overhead. Bottom line is that ya make an adventure outta what ya got in front of ya.  

 The River Royalty keepin' an eye on me as I ride past on the swamp ice. They be thinking that if I slip and fall, lay there. Then they've got a fresh carcass... well I disappointed them because I'm running a good set of studded tires.  

 Ducking down into a creek bed, catching the sundown.

Ride on!

Minnesota River / Winter Fat Bike Riding

Minnesota River Trail Winter Fat Tire Biking / Fresh Snow Morning

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 Wake up at 4:30am, arrive at trailhead and gear up with lights on bike. On bike before 6am. Fresh snow overnight is the reason for a early start.

With a powerful light beam from my NightRider Pro 1200 light it is a very cool start to the ride. This is a massive cottonwood tree on the bank of the Minnesota River.  

 The beauty of the fresh snow and early start is the animal sign in the snow. This is the fresh tracks and belly slide of an Otter. Cool because I crossed his tracks, I saw where the Otter left the river and bounded through the woods to access this creek. 

 As I rode along the river I came to this huge tree with a hollow trunk.

 Heading back to my truck at the trailhead it was a view of the river that I had to stop and soak it all in. It is very cool to enter the woods in the dark and feel the temps drop as the sun rises. I was on my bike at 6:00am and arrived back at the truck at 10:30am. This ride included several stops to observe, listen to the river bottoms wake up. 

Ride on!

Outta Bed by 4;30am to get the Fresh Snow / Minnesota River Trail

Down by da River

Four Wheel Campers

 Hawk model, full size pickup. 6.5 foot box.

Fleet model, mid-size pickups.

Winter Fat Tire Mountain Bike Adventure / Da Fire Starter

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 When ya gotta get a fire started in less then 4 minutes... make yourself a proper fire starting kit.
Adventure riding on my LAMERE Cycles fat mountain bike. 5" studded fat tires are perfect for the Minnesota winter.

Ride on!!

Moto Riding in the Northland

 When I arrive back at the cabin after sunset, you know it was a good ride.

Ride on!