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It was just Chad and I against the rocks and tricks of the techy taco ride. I was running late, and forgot to bring a number of things, including lights and composure. Had it not been the first opportunity to ride with Chad on his new bike (a Behemoth much like …. [Continue reading] 
The open road heals. Few roads are as open as 89a in northern AZ. Thoughts rally in an open mind. The trail, and especially this one (the AZT), has even greater healing potential. Had I any semblance of health, I would have packed up the bikepacking bags and set out for …. [Continue reading] 
I met Chad at the university, where we rolled out to the Tucson Mountains to find a challenging trail or two. Energy was low, but will still strong. Climb the John Krein trail. Plug a tire. Try and try, even though success is unlikely for either of us. 
Change is in the air. Here, up there, seemingly everywhere. Temperatures are falling, leaves changing. People are dusting off their bikes and realizing *it’s time to ride*, it’s time to get out. Fall comes a little later in Arizona, even on the mountain. Some things …. [Continue reading] 
First ride back in Tucson, first flat. There are few guarantees in life, but this seems to be one of them. It’s been a bit of a rough transition back to the desert. From snow and hoody weather in Colorado to 100 degrees and A/C units running all day. From 4 …. [Continue reading] 
My last week in Colorado was a good one. It started with the Vapor Trail (the actual event, not my farce). The daily probability of me starting the event went like this: 0%, 0%, 4%, 10%, 25%, 40% and then finally to “why not?” on Saturday morning. My back/kidneys were feeling “better”, and I didn’t …. [Continue reading] 
It’s just as dark as I pedal away from the F Street Bridge. Just as dark, and just a little bit colder. No one is there to cheer me on; the town of Salida is asleep. As I roll out of town on County Road 140 the only light to stare at is …. [Continue reading] 
I booked a cheap flight from Denver to Tucson, to go visit my honeybuns, my cats, and generally check in on the homestead back in Arizona. Though the place isn’t so desirable this time of year, I still miss it. It’s home, for sure. It just so happened that Jeny had the day off before …. [Continue reading] 
I’ve had quite the backlog on the diary since, well, most of the summer. Before I can even digest one adventure, I’m scheming and plotting for the next. While I admire some of my friends who are able to keep up with everything, I guess the backlog doesn’t really bother me. I’m such …. [Continue reading] 
A group of us got together — from Crested Butte, Salida, Evergreen and Buena Vista — for a day in the mountains. We rolled from Kep’s house in BV, climbing hot (!) roads to get higher into the mountains. The singletrack was steep, and those without little tiny gears did some …. [Continue reading] 
I did take a couple days off after the 14er blitz, I promise. But it was only a couple. I started to realize that summer was running short, and I had friends to ride with and in high places. Emails sent. Rides set up. Let’s go. It wasn’t hard to convince both Chris and Eszter …. [Continue reading] 
It wasn’t until I sat down to write this report that I wondered why the big mountains call to me. It’s a fair question: what is the point of going to the top, just to come back down? But that question (or its variants) is not something that bothers me. I don’t know too many …. [Continue reading] 
A small mountain of packages was waiting for me in Salida. SPOTs that had been all over the divide, and more. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough to cover the Colorado Trail Race, so I had to scramble for units and wait for the postman to (hopefully) deliver a few more. It was difficult to track them …. [Continue reading] 
We rolled into Missoula late, after too much time spent checking out Salmon, and too much construction on the 2-laners that got us there. We checked into the cheap motel that we would call home for the next ~week, and the first thing on the agenda was recovery! I was pretty trashed from the Sun …. [Continue reading] 
This photo is a pretty good reflection of how far back my photo backlog goes. Yep, past the 4th of July, when Paula and I sat out on our Salida deck and watched the fireworks, after a nice ride and run. Oh, summer!! Long days, hot weather and big mountains with no snow. …. [Continue reading] 
It’s Crested Butte!
And Paula riding singletrack! Life is good. It is unbelievable how green and growing everything is, even though CB is not that far from Salida, and really just on the other side of the divide. The handlebar high lupines and all manner of other thriving greenery were not …. [Continue reading] 
The dream summer in Salida has continued its course, and with every day it seems more and more certain that this is where I’m supposed to be… this summer, anyway. Put another way, I’m really enjoying it here! After a solid block of training and trail riding with Krista Park, my legs were …. [Continue reading] 
The divide race has been going on for a week now, and I am just barely recovering from the week+ leading up to it. When your arms are aching and your eyes can barely focus, you know you’ve been spending too much time at the computer. All worth it though — the divide …. [Continue reading] 
I was supposed to ride something semi-epic with Shawn (of Absolute Bikes), but it was too hard to pull him away from the shop, and too hard to pull me away from working on Trackleaders V2. Even when tracking stoke factor is through the roof it’s still not possible for this body to …. [Continue reading] 
I’m still pinching myself that I get to spend all summer in a place like Salida. The bike rides have been many, the computer time productive, and the friends never too far away. Things are pretty simple for me here in Salida. And I like it that way. Lee made his annual …. [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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