Diary of Scott Morris

I rode South along the Santa Cruz river, enjoying a blaster of a tailwind. I knew that the trail does not exist for an extended section, but decided to attempt to follow it anyway.

I saw ATV trails, surprisingly fun ATV trails. I passed by a very active homeless camp with piles of garbage surrounding …. [Continue reading]

The Sun Run was this weekend, a local 10k and 5k race. TopoFusion was a sponsor, and besides that, Paula was the co-race director. She had some good ideas that turned out really well in the end. One of the coolest was having the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Assocation setup a telescope (and appropriate filter) for …. [Continue reading]

I finally did a ride worthy of mention. I’ve been, how do you say, taking time off of riding due to a dislocated finger and a strong desire to ride my brains out this coming year. It’s been fairly non-stop riding for over a year now, so my legs are calling for something different.

So …. [Continue reading]

I thought I had finally done it — broken a bone while on my bike.

I went for a quick foothills ride, trying to beat the incoming storms. I got a bit soaked anyway, but was having an absolute blast coming down finger rock wash. I had some warning signs that indicated I was …. [Continue reading]

I was joined by Lee, Paula and Matt for a little adventure into Mexico this weekend. The destination: Tiburon Island.

Tiburon Island sits in the Sea of Cortez between Sonora and Baja California. It is a sacred place for the Seri, one of the last group of people in the western world that still remain …. [Continue reading]

Steve A. blew into town which means it’s time to ride.

Round 1: Elephant Head. I rode my full, which was fun for a while, then annoying. I missed the hardtail. This ride has destroyed quite a few fools, but Steve A hops into it after three to nine months of not riding (somewhere in …. [Continue reading]

The weather was too perfect not to ride. A bit cool cruising through town and a bit hot cranking granny gear in the sun. But still short sleeves and shorts.

I climbed the Sentinel Ridge trail to the first turn, then headed further up the hill on the ‘Sentinel Challenge.’ Apparently I wasn’t up …. [Continue reading]

Rest and recovery continues… I thought my bug was making a swift exit, but some fatigue and malaise lingers. I’m able to operate reasonably at the computer, but riding or execise is still best left for a later day–hopefully tomorrow.

The combined weekend crews ripped out about 2 miles of new Arizona Trail out in …. [Continue reading]

11/6

My brother was married today in Salt Lake City. I didn’t attend the actual ceremony since we don’t share the same religious views (I wasn’t invited, and neither were my other siblings), but I was there for the day and the reception. I was very happy for them, and the whole day was a …. [Continue reading]