May 2011 - Diary of Scott Morris

Hello, Colorado

start of the Tucson 5000

Tucson is still a great place to be in May. The temperatures are mild, the sky islands are open and there is plenty going on — like the 5k state championships where Paula took 5th overall (you can find her head if you look close in the pic …. [Continue reading]

Island hopping – Whetstone and Chiricahua

Last week we had a meeting about the proposed Land of Legends wilderness area(s) covering the Dragoon, Whetstone and Chiricahua mountain ranges.

Info from Sky Island Alliance’s site: http://www.skyislandalliance.org/legends.htm

There was a lot of common ground in the meeting. We all agreed that these ranges need to be protected. Of course the difficulty is …. [Continue reading]

Whiskey and the Dells

This was my first Whiskey Offroad. I’ve studied the maps and played with the GPX files many years, mapping for Epic Rides, and wondered just what it feels like to race the monster climb out of Skull Valley. Since I skipped the AZT race this year, it was time to find out.

2011 saw a …. [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.

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