Diary of Scott Morris

Last night was Harry’s SDMB night ride on the Molino trail (also the Arizona Trail). It was such a perfect evening/night. We were spared any rained, but the lightning danced around us throughout the trail.

I left my house around 5:15, thinking I’d be quite late for meeting at 6pm at the base of the …. [Continue reading]

Another ride for Paula and I today: Baby Jesus. We were planning on heading towards the 50 year trail / west side Catalinas when I noticed there was an SDMB ride on Baby Jesus. Really?

Paula has always wanted to go on Baby Jesus, so it seemed like a good fit.

We pulled into the …. [Continue reading]

I finally got out for a Suburban Assault loop today. I’ve been on the horrible tasting medication for Giardia for a day and I’m already feeling better, so I guess I really have it. Of course, this means I didn’t escape the GDMBR unscathed as I have been touting off. No flat tires, no mechanicals, …. [Continue reading]

7/29

Awake late. Mentally the trip is over. Now, our minds are allowing our bodies to be tired and say ENOUGH! Given permission, our feeble bodies jumped on the opportunity. We’re now paying for our debt in exhaustion. The motivation to ride 60 miles from Eureka back to Whitefish was not forthcoming. We asked a …. [Continue reading]

Last night at 9:10pm we crossed the Canadian Border at the port of Roosville. The trip took 38 days and about 12 hours. It is bittersweet ending, but we couldn’t be happier: the trip was a success beyond our expectations. I am somewhat at a loss for words, so I’ll just go with some numbers …. [Continue reading]

7/25 – Lincoln, MT

We were up and moving quickly. We walked into town to find breakfast and hopefully some tights. Breakfast was good and filling. As we waited a guy with a Bob pulled up. Dave (who we had heard about from the two other GDMBR riders, Matt and Steve) about crapped his pants …. [Continue reading]

7/21

Beautiful riding weather today, and we definitely took advantage of it. The day started with 6 miles of pavement on the I-15 frontage road out of Lima, Montana. We then took a left onto the Big Sheep Creek / Medicine Lodge backcountry byway, a dirt road in the mountains.

Washboard! But it soon …. [Continue reading]

7/12

Seeing Paula’s family was a great addition to the trip. It was a 4 hour drive for them to come meet us in Rawlins, and it worked out rather well. We ate enormous amounts of food, they restocked our dried mango supply and we were able to spent almost a full day together.

It …. [Continue reading]

7/7

Resting in Silverthorne (our first rest day). Food, food and more food. We ate ourselves so silly that we had to stay up late digesting all our food. We also saw Farheineit 9/11. It was very, very strange to not ride for a day. My legs were ready for it and kept asking when …. [Continue reading]

7/3

Lee is always one for devious plans. And today was no exception. He noticed a large bend in the GDMBR route that could be shortcutted to make a loop. This would enable him to drive out, cut the loop, then ride with us for a few days back towards Salida. And it’s in an …. [Continue reading]