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Terrasever is once again having problems. TopoFusion is able to grab some tiles, but starts to choke on “internal server errors”. This is about the third time this has happened in the last few months. I added area calculation for tracks and fixed up the “tracksegs” problems–hopefully. We should be releasing a new version soon. We woke up today with out any specific plan, but there was talk of a ride. After eating breakfast we decided to get ready and head south to the Santa Ritas. Hottie is off her training regiment, so she’ll ride too! We made the drive down 83 and pulled into Gardner canyon. It was …. [Continue reading] Back from an enjoyable walk up at the Richard ‘Dick’ McGee trailhead. Construction was well underway on several new homes, each inches from the wilderness boundary. They were blasting away with power tools, even on a Saturday. We hiked up Ponototoc ridge to the ‘no dogs’ sign and Odin ventured up to the mine. …. [Continue reading] Wednesday saw endless indecision over the RNR Joshua Tree trip for me. I am sure it would have been a worthwhile trip, but in the end I stayed. I have much work to do finding trails and Hottie is not running for the next week which means she’ll ride and hike with me. Who can …. [Continue reading] Today, a nice lazy Sunday. I needed it. I cooked Quesadillas all day long, did yardwork and enjoyed the mild temps. I am feeling pretty good after yesterday’s thrashing on the Soul Ride course. I’m excited to go out and hurt myself on ride day. I followed Hottie’s race, at each 15k split online. She’s …. [Continue reading] It is two weeks to the Soul Ride, so this weekend was my last long ride before the event. Really, it’s just an excuse to ride long. Not that I need one, anyway. After last week’s hike n’ climb fest, I wanted to just get some miles in, hopefully without walking and anaerobic climbing. I …. [Continue reading] 
Yesterday I completed a longstanding goal of mine: Round the Mountain trail on Mt. Graham. The journey began at Columbine. I coasted down a dirt road, cold at 7am and 9000 feet. A sign read “Warning, High Bear Activity Area.” The road was gated and I continued past it on “double track that rides like …. [Continue reading] The rides continue. Grosa, Suburban, Chivo, Long rivertrail spin, Today: Starr. 5 days of solid riding, is it too good to be true? There is still plenty of resistence. On Suburban I hit something huge that sprayed Slime everywhere, but the tire held until I got home. On the rivertrail it went flat. Then it …. [Continue reading] I convinced Odin to head out to Chivo falls this morning, hoping that after last weeks rain we might catch some descending water. The morning was perfect as we climbed Redington. No one was there and the landscape spoke silence. The high desert grasslands were green and beautiful. As we rolled onto the new …. [Continue reading] I felt top when I awoke, so I dusted off my full and went for a ride. Like my dormant road bike, this bike hasn’t seen a ride in months. It was an interesting ride. It is setup aggressively (racing position) and it felt really comfortable. The rear shock was overkill, but it made Finger …. [Continue reading] I am one of the wimpiest cyclists I know. Last weekend I bailed out 3/4ths into the Tour of the White Mountains and this weekend I balied altogether on the Mt. Graham Hill climb. As Odin and I rode up the Catalina highway today we were joined by another wimp on a road bike. He …. [Continue reading] The cactus forest trail was re-opened today. A large group of eager cyclists met for the opening party, enjoyed some food and then rode the trail. Hottie and I were there; it was a nice morning. I spent a few hours working on the trail a couple weeks ago, but this was my first time …. [Continue reading] After hammering away at TopoFusion, trying to find trails, I met with my advisor for a short hour. Then, I continued westward to Sentinel Ridge and Starr Pass. I was feeling good climbing through the future ‘wildcat’ subdivision (must enjoy it while we can), and even up ‘the wash’ I felt reasonable. As I started …. [Continue reading] Pinetop-Lakeside After a week of dribbling, this weekend was the culmination of dribble-ville: the Tour of the White Mountains. Devil bug’s hold on my upper resporitory system has been loose’d, but the fatigue continues. Fatigue is not a good demon to have haunting you before and during a 66 mile mountain bike race. But so …. [Continue reading] No updates for well over a week. FusionPHP 3.5 broke on me, so I was unable to post. Now we’re up and running on 3.61. I will have to post back news later. We’re off to the White Mountains for the 66 mile trail race. I won the race soundly two years ago, but I …. [Continue reading] Hottie and I spent the weekend at Mt. Lemmon. We were pleasantly surprised to find a camp spot with few people around. In Cragspeak, the site would be a class 4+ with 2 fire rings, 2 scars, many felled trees, trash, beer cans, etc. But it was acceptable for a night of car camping. The …. [Continue reading] One of the books I read this summer was about the passage of time and our perceptions of it. It was a short book and overall it left me unsatisfied, but it had a number of interesting observations. Everyone knows that time flies when you’re having fun. I also continually notice that my perception and …. [Continue reading] There is more to wilderness management than impact (what I was mainly comparing in the previous entry). Clearly adding mountain bike access to many wilderness areas would have little effect on the overall impact. But there are other considerations as well. Some view bikes as vehicles or obvious signs of civilization, modernization. One of the …. [Continue reading] I joined MTBAccess last week. Formed in part by local heroes Mark F. and Steve A, they are focused on protecting and gaining access for mountain bicyclists. IMBA does access, but it is not the main driving force. Here is a very good article about both organizations. I am very new to the access/advocacy scene, …. [Continue reading] I dusted off my roadie bike this morning. After six months the tires were happily still holding air. I headed off to Saguaro National Park East to watch Hottie dominate the race. Second place was over five minutes back on the 8 mile course. At the race I ran into team captain and former single …. [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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