Mission Statement

Minnesota or Bust catalogs our journey as we uproot from the familiar and comfortable surroundings we’ve known most of our lives and head west in search of opportunity. Like the Ingalls family from the Little House books, we’re entering relatively unknown territory.



This move may not seem like much to those of you worldly folks who’ve rolled like tumbleweeds your whole lives, but consider: I have lived a majority of my life in close proximity to where I was born and raised, within a 20 mile radius, where family was always close.

My wife carries a more colorful passport, with stamps of not only Ohio, but also CA, TX, IN, IL and (surprise!) MN. To be fair, she’s lived in Northwest Ohio for a majority of her life, having moved to the region (from the Twin Cities) close to twenty years ago. Together we have over 50 years of Ohio residency.

With no direct relatives, friends or contacts in the Minneapolis/St. Paul phone book, we have no immediate support system but each other. In essence, we’re starting from scratch - the proverbial blank slate.

Understandably, this is a BIG move for both of us. This has also prompted a lot of questions from our immediate family and friends, who were somewhat startled with the alacrity in which we made the transition.

We’ll get into the Why Minnesota? question another day.



Right now I just want to point out the identity crisis at hand. Our URL is not, in fact, the same name as the blog title, but rather denotes a reference to our location (Minnesota, Vikings) and our passion (cycling). In a year’s time, this blog will evolve, from its current “Welcome to Minnesota” theme. It will still chronicle our adventures in Minneapolis, but will drop the “or Bust” as we’ve finally established ourselves.