Last night was the Bicas “Bike in” movie night. Kind of like a “drive in” movie, but without the cars. Pretty cool idea if you ask me.
We met at 6:30 for a casual ride around downtown Tucson:
Ghost riders…
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Planning rides is one of my favorite things to do. I scroll through maps and piece together fragments of GPS tracks, adding a healthy dose of daydreaming. Sometimes (often) I ask myself, what’s the point? I see these places on the map… the crest of the Magdalena mountains, the desolate arroyo country northeast of Socorro, …. [Continue reading] 
It started with an early morning punch in the face: 3k of vert in about 6 miles. Rideable? Yeah, save a few rocky pitches. Did it feel good? Not really. Maybe for Lee – he’s lightened his kit, dropped the rack and been training for this trip. It showed. He stayed …. [Continue reading] 
One trip down, another starting soon. Lee and I are leaving this afternoon to Phoenix for the AZT slideshow. It was fun going through our pictures from that trip — it was one of my favorites. Then it’s on to Magdalena to pick up the Enchantment Trail where we left off last time. 
Paula and I spent a morning gathering gear and packing. We left from the house, using a combination of city bus and pedal power to head southeast to the Arizona Trail. Soon we were on the trail and the race was on. It was 93 degrees and we had ice cream …. [Continue reading] 
Spent a day in the Tortolita Mountains with Mark F, tying flags to spiky things in the desert. Interesting terrain. A few good rock features to include. Some switchbacks. It’s been too long since I’ve scouted new trail alignments. We almost burned up the county’s Ford Explorer on the very 4×4 approach. It’s …. [Continue reading] 
Lee Blackwell and I will be giving a slide show in about two weeks up in Phoenix. We were asked by the Arizona Trail Assc. to talk about our 2005 end to end trip on the AZT. Date: 10/15/08 (Weds) Place: REI Tempe store Time: 6:30p Tons of hike-a-bike, crossing the Grand Canyon 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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