Diary of Scott Morris

I must be doing something right here at ‘the diary of scott morris’, when my endless streams of images and words force people to say things like “that’s it, I’m going out there.” Or “After Scott posted this pic I had to go there to see and smell for myself…”.

So it was with Matt …. [Continue reading]

What form of transportation gives you all this?

1) Human powered – no isolation from environment 2) Ability to be carried, over fences, through rivers and other barriers or difficult conditions 3) Fun / skills / challenge factor 4) Primitive trail travel, slowly on singletrack 5) Ability to cruise through dirt and paved roads efficiently/quickly …. [Continue reading]

The flowers have continued to be off the hook on the from-the-house rides. Makes me happy every time I go out.

Good spots: Rock Wren right out of the Genser Trailhead (above), A Mtn’s Sentinel Ridge Trail and associated unnamed trails, Camino de Oeste Trail, both sides of the rock house. …. [Continue reading]

I’m usually shooting photos from the river path on easy rides. This is what my new easy spin loop looks like, and I must say it’s a nice change. Gotta love Tucson’s west side.

Especially love all the trails right close by.

I didn’t even really try to clean …. [Continue reading]

Tomorrow (!) is the next Arizona Endurance Series event (the brand new Tor de 50), and I am just now getting to the report on the last one. This first race of the year is always a special one. It’s product of a hair brained idea late one night, and Chad’s vague notion of wanting …. [Continue reading]

Meanwhile, it’s 2012. After returning from the last Gila bikepacking trip I had a few hours to get organized and not nearly enough to catch some sleep before heading to the Rincon Valley for the 3rd annual AZT Jamboree.

I didn’t even make it before the 10am shuttle left, ferrying a huge group …. [Continue reading]

What about the weekend? Oh, the Jamboree. How about Monday? AZ Trail-bike scouting by Patagonia. Maybe next Wednesday…?

It didn’t seem too likely, but Lee and I were trying to make a bikepacking trip happen. We were about to hang up. I still had the calendar open. Wait, what about day after tomorrow? It was …. [Continue reading]

It’s been 10 years since I’ve gone ‘home’ for Christmas. There are a lot of reasons why this is, the most obvious ones being the superior weather in Tucson, and my debilitating addiction to riding bikes on dirt. Well, this year the shoreline trails were nearly dry… but that was just a coincidence. I was …. [Continue reading]

After attempting (with marginal success) to ride with Krista and Todd last week, it was finally time to do a big mountain bike ride. Earlier rides had broken me, so I took an easy ride the day before while they kept riding. I needed all the help I could get given how poorly my back …. [Continue reading]

The fates smiled. A last minute bikepacking trip moved quickly from far fetched daydream to reality.

We didn’t have much time to plan, let alone pack. Trail construction status is unknown, the river is high, but the need to get outside and into the desert is highest of all. A year of ‘short’ riding took …. [Continue reading]