2011 was a great year. Adventure Monkey continued to grow and so did I. It seems like 2011 went so fast, in fact it was the fastest year of my life. The older I get the faster it seems to go. Now that I am working on the new site (soon to be http://www.adventuremonkey.com I am very excited about what 2012 will bring. I will soon have the web presence I’ve wanted to have for Adventure Monkey and I will be able to manage this wonderful brand better. It’s going to take a lot of work, but the site should be up soon. When it’s ready this url will take you there and the original Adventure Monkey site will be history.
Choosing the “best of” images is always difficult. I based it on comments I’ve gotten and a few that I just really liked. Here is the first half of 2011 in pictures.
New Year’s Day ride 2011
Snow!
Lelan and I take Adventure Monkey to St. Louis, Missouri
The Fargo
Aaron from Big Poppi’s bike shop in Manhattan, Kansas
Lots of training miles for the 2011 DK200
Spring!
Sweet rollers on one of my dirty century rides
The gravel grinder is ready to tackle the DK200
Sunrise from the cold Spring edition of the Photocycling tour
Tornado hits Reading Kansas
A storm that developed while I was on my last big ride before the DK200. It was HUGE and was headed my way until it stopped and headed towards Joplin and devastated that city.
The love of my life
Dirty Kanza 200!
The storm that ended my run for a finish at the DK200, 2011
Another storm – lots of storms in 2011
I was comissioned to do a print of downtown Emporia, Kansas for a gift for Kristi Mohn.
My new friend that bought a print and rode with me through the Flint Hills. He lived, but barely.
I will have the second half of last year next.
I have so much work to do in the upcoming weeks to get AM where I want it. The posts may get a little farther apart than usual. I also need to look at last year’s goals, see how I did and make some new ones for 2012. Time is ticking, let’s not waste it!
Feed Your Monkey!
Eric
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