August 2003 - Diary of Scott Morris

Montana Verde

I admit it. I shuttled Green Mountain today.

That’s right, I climbed 1000 feet more than I descended. So it was a reverse shuttle, something rarely seen.

Odin, Hottie and I started out at the Molino Canyon Overlook heading for Molino Basin (west) trail. We starting climbing the torched trail, Hottie running faster in front …. [Continue reading]

My commuter/basket bike is still stranded at Hottie’s school (14 miles away), so I’ve been riding my chameleon to school like a schmuck. I attemped to ride the flying dutchman one day but was nearly flattened for lack of braking power.

So today I decided to justify looking like an idiot on campus by …. [Continue reading]

Welcome to Tucson

A cool morning and a simple goal: ride. Not so simple when you live in Tucson.

My malaise and general fatigue from the summer is slowly wearing off, so I went out for a suburban assault ride. 20 minutes into it my rear tire went flat.

As I changed it, I watched the ‘little …. [Continue reading]

Back

We have returned from the summer season in North Fork, working for the Salmon-Challis National Forest. As expected, the summer was incredible but short-lived.

We completed the inventory in the Bighorn Crags. We now have visited nearly all of the 70-some lakes as well as the Crag’s high point, Mt. McGuire.

Our last hitch …. [Continue reading]

Scott
Digital Nomad, nowhere, USA

Lifelong mountain biker, trail mapper and programmer. Sometimes bikepacker, sometimes runner, sometimes packrafter. I love to ride my bike, get out, and explore this beautiful planet we find ourselves on.

I live in a 20 foot GeoPro Trailer, traveling about the west. Main author of TopoFusion GPS Software, co-founder of Trackleaders.com.

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