March 2005 - Diary of Scott Morris

AZT – Ripsey and Gunsight

After considerable indecision over where to go and what to check out on the AZT, Lee and I finally pulled out of Tucson headed once again to the Superior area. We drove to the tiny town of Kelvin to pick up on a section of AZT we missed by heading west to Box Canyon, thinking …. [Continue reading]

Pinto Recon

Randy Williams was kind enough to take Lee, Paula and I for a little plane ride in his 4 seater. The idea was to check out the area around Pinto Creek, looking for a route through that doesn’t include navigating a disaster area (as we did two weeks ago).

The plane ride was quite a …. [Continue reading]

29er fun

I’ve been testing and breaking in my Airborne B-29 bike over the past ~week or so. It is still too early to tell for sure, but initially I really like the bike and the big wheels.

Highlights include cleaning Golden Gate Pass on the first try (and first ride of the bike) and blasting down …. [Continue reading]

AZT – Superior to Payson

Lee and I went searching for a mountain bike route through the Superstition Mountains. We still haven’t found one.

We rolled through the streets of Superior at noon, heading west to the Arizona trailhead. After crossing the railroad tracks the singletrack sweetness began. The trail follows a ridgeline that was erupting with spring grasses and …. [Continue reading]

AZT

It’s been a great week of riding and hacking away at code. Preparations continue… for a journey.

I’ll be out on the AZT (Arizona Trail) until the 13th or 14th, so email response will be nil.

The weather is looking fantastic. Spring is here and it is time to ride. I can’t wait to …. [Continue reading]

Sundown at the Pass 05

I rolled out of ‘the wash,’ feeling strong and fresh. I had seen some rain, but the sky was clear in the direction I was heading: Golden Gate pass. I heard some lightning from the storm that had just blown by the pass. I thought I’d wait just a bit before venturing up there, just …. [Continue reading]

The Rug Road – Mammoth to Klondyke

The ride began on familiar ground. At 9:30 Lee Blackwell and I pedaled away from the pickup to begin climbing Copper Creek Rd. The Soul Ride features this big climb, but today it was only the beginning. After climbing through ridges covered in yellow flowers and green grasses, we dropped to Copper Creek itself then …. [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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