The second half of 2011 was a busy one. Here’s some of the best images to describe last year. Oh and this is the first official post on the new blog. The pictures may be a little out of order since I had to bring them over from the other server and I lost their dates. No worries. They are still fun to look at.

The Farmhouse Classic put on by Joe Fox of Cycle City proved to be a real butt kicker with a beautiful hilly course and hot, humid conditions. Luckily we had some shade.

 The Hill late in the course that had me pushing as I cramped up.

Onto the Gravel Worlds. Luckily it was a cool, cloudy day. The rollers in this course never ended. I ended up having a good day but the hike a bike muddy sections were a little much.

 A nice MMR in Nebraska

Never ending hils

Nearing the end of the Gravel Worlds course, a monster on a Surly Big Dummy passed me. Open wound, here’s some salt.

 The last section of hike-a-bike

Riding into the storms on the Flint Hills

Luckily, my road turned before I hit this storm

 

Lone Tree on Middle Creek Road

I got to shoot some pictures of the Melvern River Trail Race. That was a lot of fun and I am looking to do more of this.

The Flint Hills Cycling Tour was a big hit last fall

 

 Crushing some gravel on the Photocycling Tour. This is serious business.

 Storms after the big ride

Making the participants climb a low maintenance hill

 cleaning bike parts

 Trying to survive in the heat

 Getting off-road with the Fargo

 Shooting some pictures of Jen doing Yoga

Riding with some friends in the heat of Kansas. That was a tough one.

 Hedgeapple Solitude. This is hanging at Studio 11 if you’d like to make it yours.

 Riding the Rollers

 I got motivated to put some art together too.

Gravel Curve

In October I was lucky enough to take my first fatbike ride in Minnesota. I was hooked.

 

 

 

 

 In October my stepson, Marcus, and Ashley got married.

 The cooler brought the Fargo out for some fun

 Dirt Loving Fun

 

 

Keeping kids active with an Adventure Monkey curriculum thanks to teacher Shane Heiman!

Last Year was also the start of the Adventure Monkey aparrel line!

 

 

 Fantastic Photoshoots!

 Suddenly many hits to the site, wonder why?

 

 

Wow, what a great year! Here’s to an even better one in 2012!

Feed Your Monkey!
Eric