January 2006 - Diary of Scott Morris

Behemoth

I took most of the week easy, riding 1.5-3 hours with a mix of road and suburban assault type riding. The easy riding was in anticipation of my Lenz Behemoth’s arrival. This is a 5″/5″ full suspension 29er.

The fun began on Thursday, trying to finish the build and figure out the problem(s) that …. [Continue reading]

CCCP

CCCP – Cienega Creek Construction Project, not the other CCCP.

When I got up at 5:15 it was a balmy 58 degs. Warmest morning in months, I think. I put away the warm gloves and jacket I had set out the night before.

Before I hit Alvernon/Pima I was overheating. What follow was a perfectly …. [Continue reading]

Buddah FR

I knew Louis (Sun Dog) was up to something good in the 50 year trail area. With my re-aquaintence with the pleasures of climbing and dropping off ledges and rocks it seemed the perfect time to sample a little ‘doggie style’ riding.

I was right, he is up to something good. He’s got plenty of …. [Continue reading]

Chimney Diablo

Slickrock rampin’ by Chimney Rock

I had never been to Chimney Rock before, so when Doug suggested we head over there from the AZ Trail, I said, “sure, why not?”

A short jaunt off Bellota Ranch HQ road led us to the nice slick-rock playground that is Chimney Rock. For the next …. [Continue reading]

AZT 300

Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, I give you:

The Arizona Trail 300

Yee-haw. I finally put it together. April 14th, 2006. 300 miles of pure mountain biking. I can feel the hurt already.

The course is not 100% final yet. I need to re-ride some of the upper lemmon trails to see just how …. [Continue reading]

Saint George

Paula and I turned the car north for Xmas break. When I checked the mileage (for oil change) I saw that I put more miles on my bike than my car in 2005.

But cars are great for long distance trips. On the first night we camped at the northern terminus of the Arizona …. [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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