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Day 1. CDTbike has begun! Â After a short ride from Roger Payne out of Lordsburg we were on our way… Heading south! Wait what? The road down to Crazy Cook (official southern terminus of the CDT) has gotten so bad that the Payne brothers aren’t keen on shuttling people on it this …. [Continue reading] 
In just a few short days, we’ll be back out on the trail! This time for something bigger and more challenging than anything we have attempted before. The Continental Divide Trail (CDT). “Oh, you guys are doing Ride the Divide? No way!” 😉 Not quite. Though we will be riding some sections of …. [Continue reading] 
Now we return to where the story started. Two bikepackers heading north on the Arizona Trail, with no tent and no rain gear. The first storm in months barreling down on them. Everyone statewide was skeptical the storm would materialize into actual moisture. It had been so long. descending to Kansas But for …. [Continue reading] 
When we left off, we were conceptually halfway through the Arizona Trail, resting up in Payson. I had to be on the computer the following night, tracking the Elk Mountains Grand Traverse, a ‘skimo’ race in Crested Butte, CO. So we had a mellow day ahead of us, with only a half day’s ride to …. [Continue reading] 
When we left off, our bikepackers were tucked into a cozy night in an A-frame in Oracle. Breakfast was procured in massive proportions, and we pulled the phase-3 pro move of ordering a giant Rudy’s breakfast burrito to go. Our fellow AZT bikepackers, Dave and Yuri, took note and followed suit. We may have started …. [Continue reading] 
This is the tale of how two bikepackers found themselves staring into the Grand Canyon. Except that they couldn’t see the Grand Canyon. They couldn’t see further than a hundred feet, through the blizzard and through the fog. They had pedaled and pushed their bikes some 650 miles to get there, over mountain …. [Continue reading] 
March is Gila season, for so many reasons. All winter is good out there, but in March the days are long, the nights warm, and the desert alive. Cat was in town, and though we had just done a ~24 hour Gila bikepack with Alexis, it was time to …. [Continue reading] 
More choice moments frozen in time, a midst a busy time. Mental health hour at Starr Pass. Just about every other hour was on the computer the weekend of Iditarod and the San Felipe 250. Endurance programming, complete with sleep deprivation. Running events is, in many ways, more exhausting than participating in them! 
We’ve got a plan for the next few weeks. It’s one of the best plans possible: Ride the Arizona Trail! While I knew that I needed to get out on ‘the trail’ this spring, things were not quite right for a full bore race attempt. A growing tracking business stole much of my focus, and …. [Continue reading] 
A brief program note / reminder first. Camp Tucson is this weekend. Come on out and ride. Back in 2006, somehow Lee Blackwell and I convinced ourselves that riding the Camino Diablo was a good idea. I think the Pugsley fatbike was in its infancy, and of course Mike Curiak and other AK superheroes had …. [Continue reading] 
A weekly dose of the “Fifty” is what Dr. Morris prescribed (for himself). To help balance out an all-too-busy February in the tracking world. Good for the mental health. Good for the body. Good for the adrenal system! nice gap move, Tim Good …. [Continue reading] 
AZT near Mount Fagan The Coronado National Forest is revising their overall forest plan. And the time to comment on it is now. Info is here: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/coronado/landmanagement/planning/?cid=fswdev7_018702 I got the shapefiles for every Potential Wilderness Area (PWA) that is evaluated in the report. The following trails that are ridden by mountain bikers are included …. [Continue reading] 
I found myself mid-town after a tiring session of employee paperwork (timecard training!) just so we can lay out a few miles of AZT. The remedy for a few hours spent in TPS report cubicle land? Bike ride! From the meeting site I pedaled to the river path to ride the ‘Foothills Suburban …. [Continue reading] 
We commenced the riding of rocks, as a recovery day of sorts, looking towards the weekend’s big ride. New line… but still no brakes! Bail, bail! New pads and a bleed weren’t enough for Chad’s bike, sadly. My bike was available for riding. oof, no harm, no foul …. [Continue reading] 
AZT Jamboree! January in Tucson has been nothing short of ridiculous. More days in the 70’s than the 60’s. Every time we check the 7 day forecast it seems to stay the same: superb. January in Tucson is not only amazing in comparison to the colder northlands at this time of year, it’s …. [Continue reading] 
Winter is riding season in Southern AZ. There are so many good things going on. Chances are if you’re here for a weekend, something fun/nutty/competitive/{all of the above} is going on. Here are a few that I’m involved with and that I’d like to highlight quickly. Jan 11th – Late notice but the AZT Jamboree …. [Continue reading] 
I guess it’s a good sign when you look back on a year and simply can’t think of a better one. 2013 wins. It’s a good exercise at the start of every year to review the past and see how that might influence decisions of the future. A blog is as good a place as …. [Continue reading] 
Mike and Jeny went a road trippin’, eventually pushing far enough south that one of Mike’s favorite places was within range. Why is the 50 Year such a favorite? Even the photos thus far should make it pretty clear. It’s a big planet, but there just aren’t many places …. [Continue reading] 
big, strong, group Ready, set, go! Time to wrap up the year and roll into the holidays. It can be a stressful time, but luckily for me, December is a down time in the tracking world. Turns out most of the world is cold and there isn’t much daylight. So there just aren’t …. [Continue reading] 
Pedaling up Mt. Lemmon, I was trailing behind Eszter. I wasn’t feeling particularly motivated. Our third tempo ride in the last week. The top of the trail we were set to descend seemed a long ways away. Usually I eat up the climbs, but not today. I’ve been struggling with …. [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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