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“Wanna?” Mike Curiak asks me, less than two weeks before leaving. “Yes, yes” is my reply. I know where the Colorado Trail starts and ends (roughly), and have ridden two tiny pieces. Otherwise, I’m clueless. I try to stay ignorant in the days leading up to the trip, a reaction to over-planning previous trips and …. [Continue reading] TopoFusion HQ has officially moved to Golden, Colorado from its previous hidey hole in Tucson, Arizona. By TopoFusion HQ, of course, I mean myself, Paula and my small array of bicycles. HQ fits in a small sedan with three bikes on top. We’re small, mobile and intelligent. Or something like that. It’s hot in Tucson. …. [Continue reading] 
Prologue to the Prologue: Mike, Lee, Jim and I are pedaling over the railroad tracks en route to the Tabeguache Trailhead. My rear tire quickly goes flat. The tube split. Everyone stopped and the crew went to work to fix it. “Not a good omen,” I thought, “but the race hasn’t started yet.” I should …. [Continue reading] 
12:30a, Sand Flats Road. I’m thinking about pulling the plug. I’m pedaling along, but my body cries at any exertion. People are all around me, with bright lights bobbing, casting shadows. I can’t see the mountains, cliffs, rocks, road. I don’t have the strength to drop them, so I fall back, only to get caught …. [Continue reading] It’s a secret to everyone… 
Tim McCabe started from the Mexico Border on 3/14/06. He’s riding the whole trail in preparation for the AZT 300. I joined him for a day and a half as he crossed the Catalinas. It was an early start, leaving home @5:40. Sunday was our second winter storm. We left Monday morning. I …. [Continue reading] The diary is down, due to a security flaw in the old scripts I was using. Turns out installing “fusion news php” is a good way to get your site hacked. So from about March to August in 2006 there was no diary. I did quite a few long rides, including two of the …. [Continue reading] Finally got an eTrex Legend CX in. TopoFusion (and other programs) have problems communicating with the new X units, but after an hour and a half of debugging and coding we’ve got X support now. We’ll do a quick beta version and then a full release. It’s a nice little unit and it was cool …. [Continue reading] We finally got a tiny bit of rain. So there was really only one thing to do: go ride in it. My bike even got a tad bit of mud on it. Myself and a fair number of other denizens of this place known as Tucson were out enjoying it on the river trail. The …. [Continue reading] 
At last, a return to CDO and upper Lemmon riding. We flashed Meadow and upper Lemmon. Before I knew it we were through the 1995 burn area, high on Suthers and Sammie. Not a single downed tree (I think Louis cleared one before I got there), and overgrowth was as pushed back as I’ve seen …. [Continue reading] Just got word that Paula smoked the Freescale Marathon in 2:45, which means she’s officially qualified for the 2008 Olympic Trials! Yee-haw! The weather was far from ideal — freezing temps and misty. Leading up to the race they were forecasting freezing rain. At least it didn’t come to that. Still, an awesome performance for …. [Continue reading] I spent the afternoon fooling around on my bike, this time with platform pedals. Yesterday I felt like crap, today I felt really good. My legs weren’t tired, I had plenty of air for my lungs and my feet felt good. A complete about face from Friday’s malaise. It’s been years since I’ve ridden a …. [Continue reading] I went for a ride on Sutherland and Baby Jesus today. I’ve had better rides. Ever since my feet started bothering me I’ve had some bad experiences on the bike. I’m still heading out every day, but often the rides have been less than 2 hours. I know, sitting around the house, that I want …. [Continue reading] Some awesome rides lately on the Behemoth and B-29. Both bikes are very different but very fun to ride. Unfortunately I’m having shoe and other gear problems, so things aren’t really hunky dory. I’ve been spending a lot of time experimenting with various things — bars, grips, shoes, lights, forks, etc. The results are sometimes …. [Continue reading] 
I’ve had my Behemoth for about 3 weeks and have so far ridden it in Tucson (home base), Phoenix (mmm.. South Mountain), El Paso and Austin (City Park). It’s got some good hours on it. On my first spin I was immediately impressed with how well the bike pedals. Under cover of darkness I forgot …. [Continue reading] 
El Camino Del Diablo – January 23, 2006 by Scott Morris The “highway of the devil” – so named from the original 1540 expedition comissioned by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado due to the hardships encountered. The route lived up to its name during the 1849 gold rush. Some traveled during summer to avoid Apache marauders, …. [Continue reading] I’ve fallen slack in updating here, not because there’s nothing to write about, but that there’s too much to write about and not enough time! Lee and I successfully completed a traversal of the Camino Del Diablo from Ajo to Yuma, AZ. It was an awesome ride. Pictures and a full writeup will be forthcoming. …. [Continue reading] 
I took most of the week easy, riding 1.5-3 hours with a mix of road and suburban assault type riding. The easy riding was in anticipation of my Lenz Behemoth’s arrival. This is a 5″/5″ full suspension 29er. The fun began on Thursday, trying to finish the build and figure out the problem(s) that …. [Continue reading] CCCP – Cienega Creek Construction Project, not the other CCCP. When I got up at 5:15 it was a balmy 58 degs. Warmest morning in months, I think. I put away the warm gloves and jacket I had set out the night before. Before I hit Alvernon/Pima I was overheating. What follow was a perfectly …. [Continue reading] I knew Louis (Sun Dog) was up to something good in the 50 year trail area. With my re-aquaintence with the pleasures of climbing and dropping off ledges and rocks it seemed the perfect time to sample a little ‘doggie style’ riding. I was right, he is up to something good. He’s got plenty of …. [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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