Diary of Scott Morris

I dusted off my road bike, pumped up the tires, lubed the chain and headed out for my first road ride in over a year. The first couple miles were very strange, but I quickly relearned how odd a roadie bike is.

I rode with Shane over to Sabino Canyon, climbing a few steep hills, …. [Continue reading]

Mark and I headed out to Colossal Cave mtn park again to fine tune the upper alignment and get another pair of eyes on my “highline” drop into the La Sevilla campground.

The snow level was below 6000 feet, and the clouds cleared just enough to give us a view of the south side of …. [Continue reading]

11/18/04

Out the door, late, heading off on my hardtail for the Rincon Valley. I sped through town around 17 or 18 mph until the slight uphill on Old Spanish Trail. As always, I underestimated how far it is from my house to Saguaro National Park and onwards down to the ‘valley. Try about 25 …. [Continue reading]

11/9

Riding to the Pima Trails Association’s meeting/banquet turned into a bit of a fiasco. I knew we would be somewhat late, since I had to pick Paula up at Reid Park and pull her away from her workout. But as we headed away from the park, Paula crossed (legally) in front of a policeman, …. [Continue reading]

11/3

More AZT flagging in the Rincon Valley. We had a bigger crew, but the going is still slow when you’re precisely laying out a trail. It’s getting a bit easier, but this section did have some challenges. I love the mental aspects of it. Typically trail work is somewhat mind numbing (not necessarily a …. [Continue reading]