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One of the first bikepacks Lee and I did was a traversal of the Rug Road (back in 2004?) from Mammoth to Klondyke. It’s probably one of the worst possible routes for bikepacking, but we loved it. I guess the thinking, besides the sheer mystery and thrill of exploring a route steeped in legend, was …. [Continue reading] 
I’m not sure how it all started. How the idea of bikepacking in one of the best and most beautiful places came to be. How it came to be timed perfectly with the full moon, with the holiday and with the weather. In one of my favorite places in the whole world. With someone so …. [Continue reading] 
Life is funny sometimes. The way circumstance and timing work out. The way the pieces come together, come together beautifully. How when you find something beautiful, and believe in it fully, dreams really can come true. That things can and will go perfectly, and leave you feeling like things are almost too good to be …. [Continue reading] 
I knew I wouldn’t get much of a chance to ride back in Utah, so I killed it the last few days, including a Tucson Mountain Park ‘big loop’ with Krista before hopping on the plane. It’s not always the best idea to bury yourself before a trip or family visit, but what …. [Continue reading] 
It’s techy riding season in AZ, and I’m not complaining one bit. My legs, scraped up skin and cramped up calf muscle might have a complaint or two, but luckily I don’t take complaints from them. So it was that it became Tuesday again, and Chad’s taco ride was on. The body said …. [Continue reading] 
Jonathan has been cracking out on Agua Caliente for months, maybe years now. I’ve had past love affairs with Hot Water Hill in the past, but living on the west side of Tucson has made the romance grow a little cold. His photos and words finally got to be too much handle. I …. [Continue reading] 
Clouds and rain, temperatures stuck in the 50’s. Life is so hard in the desert that sometimes it just pains me, it really does. It doesn’t matter how much it rains, the Tucson Mountains are always rideable, and arguably better after or during a big storm. Time to ride! Look who’s back …. [Continue reading] 
Note: I wrote this in October 2012 as the foreword to the 2012 Cordillera I’ve been a fan of divide racing since 2004. As I toured the route I would check MTBR.com for text updates in every town, gobbling up any piece of information or online commentary I could find. In 2005 I …. [Continue reading] 
Some rides are too good not to post up. It’s usually techy tacos, but this time we went for techyburgers, and on Wednesday. Also on tap was a different trail. It quickly turned to a nasty rock strewn climb. Just exactly what we love. J-bake looks on and Max is stage right, at …. [Continue reading] There aren’t very many days like these. It’s a special time of year, not hot and not cold, for sure. But in a lifetime how many perfect adventures can you expect to have? When everything comes together — friends, weather, color, bikes, health, conditions — when the doubts fade away and the ride just flows, …. [Continue reading] 
After a semi-successful Coco-Redo I found myself in Tucson during June. Saguaros were blooming, temperatures were regularly topping 100, but I was quite content. I had come out of allergy season unscathed, and the summer just meant heat, not heat and a miserable head. Thursday Mi Ranchito rides continued. My goal …. [Continue reading] 
The blog lives! I once again found myself in Sedona, shaking things down on the Llama trail, prepping body, mind and bike for a big ride. It was a tad warmer and a lot smokier than last time (CocoFail). But I had the knowledge of that failure in my back pocket, …. [Continue reading] 
Max on the CDO trail, Mt. Lemmon. photo by Chad Brown Max Morris [no relation] is a Tucson mountain biker riding in this year’s edition of Tour Divide, a 2700 mile mountain bike race across the country. He’s competed in bikepacking races in Arizona and Colorado, and is one of very few …. [Continue reading] 
There was no shortage of big talk about our informal race on the Coconino Loop (such as my post). Unfortunately there was a serious shortage of the endurance and intelligence needed to back up that talk. It was the first road trip with my new wheels. This is only the second vehicle I’ve …. [Continue reading] 
With the AZT 300 behind me, it was time for a few easy rides. Sleep in, compute all day, and head out for an evening spin. And sometimes you win, big, as the sky lights up. Then go home and eat ice cream, and then more ice cream. …. [Continue reading] 
Just a quick interruption on the diary here. I have a Coati Cat (ok, he’s just a cool cat named Coati) that is looking for a new home in Tucson or AZ. Here’s a bit that I wrote about him for an adoption page: Coati still chases his tail around! A playful and …. [Continue reading] CocoMingoBob: a ~240 mile loop in Northern Arizona, created by Chad Brown and Scott Morris, as a response to the Grand Loop. Chad has never admitted to the true name of the CocoBob loop, but it persists nonetheless. I had to skip the stage race last year due to a hurt back and disintegrating relationship. …. [Continue reading] 
A swollen knee. An incoming storm. The pressures of putting on and tracking a rapidly growing event. I made the call late Thursday night to switch to ITT status, and go it alone. It was a difficult decision to make. I had been looking forward to racing with the crew. But at the same time, …. [Continue reading] 
How did this all start? I don’t know. I got bored in grad school, toured the divide, ran into Mike Curiak and Pete Basigner, I raced the divide, I fell apart, I hated it, I raced the easy version of the Arizona Trail, had the adventure of a lifetime, I came up with the 300. …. [Continue reading] 
The Arizona Trail 300 is coming right up, so it was the perfect excuse to put in a big weekend (as if an excuse is needed…). A loop around the Santa Ritas was the only thing speaking to me, but it’s only been a few months since I rode that with Krista. Inspiration wasn’t really …. [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. More... Projects / Sites  
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