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Ever since I spent a day riding the lifts in Winter Park, I haven’t been afraid to ride the same trails repeatedly. I’ve been rather enjoying it, actually. So it has been with the weekend rides with Krista on the TMP Rock n Road Challenge loop. The route is a grand tour of …. [Continue reading] 
AZ is the place to be these days, I have little doubt of that. Besides the warm temps, there are some good things happening, a few worth mentioning here. January 29th is the 4th annual Antelope Peak Challenge. pic from Ripsey on the 115 mile APC The 65 mile version is one of …. [Continue reading] 
Movement is expression. Bike riding is art. And so I give you, “Paint by Bike” : The world is a blank canvas. We’re free to move about it. Free to spend ourselves throughout it. Where will you go this year? How will it affect you, and how will it affect the world? What …. [Continue reading] 
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] 
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. 
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] 
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] 
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] 
First, a little Samaniego news. Due to numerous requests, a GPX file for Samaniego Ridge is now available here: http://topofusion.com/GPX/share/Samaniego Ridge – Nov 2010.gpx That’s my most recent track. The next MTB crew not only cleared more trail (even trail beyond Walnut Spring is getting work), but they took bike-eneering to a new level: 
Sunday’s ride, summarized in 16 seconds: The Dirty Bunny Century. The website asks, “How much fun does riding 20 laps of the Bunny Trail sound to you??” That’s right, 20 laps of the flat, fast, smooth, swoopy Bunny Trail… located at Fantasy Island! The idea was so simultaneously awesome and asinine, how could …. [Continue reading] 
Bobo’s opens at 0530, so we were there at 0530. A proper anti-bonk breakfast was sure to increase our chances on the day. 60 degree temps (?!) also increased our chances — almost no warm clothing required. We rolled out at 0600, to ride… Grant Road. At Chad’s last minute suggestion, we took the most …. [Continue reading] Chad and I went for a little bike ride. If you’ve been following along the diary, this was my third “run” on the Samaniego Ridge Trail. The first two focused on trail work and were both shuttle aided. For this one we rode from home, up the mountain, then the real adventure began — working …. [Continue reading] 
The Catalina Mountains are calling, still, and ever more loudly. My last two runs down Samaniego Ridge have been earned, not by sweat and pedal, but by petrol and gas pedal. I’ve been willing to ‘look the other way’ on all the shuttling in order to accomplish the goal of opening this epic …. [Continue reading] 
Samaniego Ridge twice in one week? Lucky! I left home in the dark again, pedaling to a different pickup spot. This time there were five of us, shuttling in to meet three who were already bikepacking on the mountain. First up, we were forced to descend a couple thousand feet on singletrack to …. [Continue reading] 
… to describe any trip on Samaniego Ridge. I left home early, pedaling an hour to meet our shuttle pickup. Jose drove us up the mountain, from 2500′ to 9000′. Big shuttle! But then this is a big ride. Louis strapped a 5lb pick mattock to either side of his …. [Continue reading] 
Chad took my suggestion and moved the Techy Taco ride to Tucson Mountain Park, with the featured trail being the most difficult one: Hidden Canyon. We made our way there via Rock Wren and Hooligan. Surgical break. In the end Ty couldn’t get the inch long cholla barb out of his …. [Continue reading] 
A full moon rise / sunset combo ride on the river trail. Very nice. My legs are pretty dead, but I decide to join Chad’s Tortolita ride, 12 hours later. Why, oh why, do people in Tucson get up super early to ride, even when it’s not hot? In our 5.5 …. [Continue reading] 
It’s good to be back in Tucson. For all my wandering, I miss the place, I miss being home. (Easy to say now that the mercury is done topping 100 degrees.) I miss the fiery sunsets and all the rides from home. The Corsica is tired and needs to rest. 
I thought my weekend riding would look like Thursday’s ride, instead I found myself here, in the forest, on the Arizona Trail, heading south for Sedona. Paula’s mom offered to stay with Paula while I raced, so I could attend my favorite race on the planet (thanks Sherilen, you rock): The …. [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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