June 2004 - Diary of Scott Morris

To Abiquiu through the storms and high country

6/28

Today was a hard but very interesting day. We started early climbing the paved NM 126 out of Cuba. After a few miles of rolling things turned steeper. But we were in the very nice tree filled canyon that was straight out of the Wasatch Mountains. I could tell we were further north–fewer ponderosa …. [Continue reading]

Grants to Cuba

6/26

We were fairly to mostly hammered in Grants, so we got off to a late start. By the time we ate at the Route 66 “Grant’s” Cafe, where we were clearly out of place, and got rolling it was almost 11 am. But thankfully it was not yet hot.

With our written permission in …. [Continue reading]

Divide Update 1 – Antelope Wells to Grants

6/19/04

The trip began with a short drive to the Chiricahua Mountiains in eastern Arizona. Doug Kelly was gracious enough to give us a ride. In the end he really went out of his way to help us start out this adventure.

We drove a short was up Cave Creek canyon and found a nice …. [Continue reading]

GDMBR

We are off for our trip down the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. The adventure begins.

I will be updating with journal entries whenever we can get to a computer, but it may be somewhat sparse for a while.

First we’ll spend a night in the Chiricahuas, then, June 21st, we’ll hit it quick …. [Continue reading]

Swarms of Grahams

We headed for the Pinalenos to test some of our new gear and because, well, it’s my favorite place on the planet. The tall trees and crisp air welcomed us as we settled in to camp at Hospital Flat. From there we did a quick ride around Grant Hill, the traditional warmup ride.

Paula’s new …. [Continue reading]

June Bugs

The june bugs were out in full metallic force this morning on the 50 year trail. Paula and I rode it from Catalina state park to the chutes/upper loop and back. Despite a lazy start (not riding until 8:30am), it never got hot. In fact, coming back down the trail there was actually a cool …. [Continue reading]

Preparations, JCDL

Preparations for the ‘Divide’ ride have been extensive, including dropping some serious money into new gear and fun stuff. Things are starting to come together, but it is a lot of (very enjoyable) work. The route research, many equipment decisions and overall unknown factor make this a very interesting venture. We’ll see how it all …. [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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