December 2010 - Diary of Scott Morris

Gila Holiday

Last year’s An Alien Holiday was such a good idea, we decided to do it again.

On Dec. 25, we loaded up the bikes and pointed the car north, to Gila River country.

note the running shoes jammed full with clementines — creative packing!

First we warmed up with a few …. [Continue reading]

I’ve been doing something a little different lately. Mixing things up by purposefully avoiding both long and hard rides. Moderate, steady… base miles. So far it has been fun… and interesting, especially the psychology of it. It’s tiring at times, but in a different way than I am used to. I think it will help …. [Continue reading]

AES McDowell 50

eventual race winner Shawn Gregory in the Kokopelli jersey

There was a big turnout for the AES McDowell 50 event this year. A rider for every mile, at least.

Heading out from Basha’s, the sun was not quite up, but it wasn’t cold. Perfect day to ride around Phoenix/Scottsdale.

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Emergency Overnighter

It became increasingly clear that it was time to pull the emergency exit lever. Go outside. Get away from the qwerty confuzer. Hold onto a continuous thought process and see it through. Clear all distractions. (*)

An outing, a vision quest. Solo and simple.

(*) Also, 7-8 teenage girls (Paula’s XC team) were about …. [Continue reading]

Techtacular

Seems like the last time I joined Chad for a Techy Tuesday Taco ride it was hot, overgrown and I was worn out. Nothing has changed on the latter, but the change on the first two was nice.

I was late to meet the guys, so had to play catch up, feeling the anxiousness of …. [Continue reading]

Turkey Trip

The Corsica takes us so many places. This time it was a trailhead just a few miles outside of Wickenburg, AZ. In Phoenix the brake lights bled red, and even the “HOV” lane did nothing for us. It was well after dark before we made it to Wickenburger, so we went for a …. [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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