Diary of Scott Morris

Archive for April, 2008

G.E.T. Part 2 – roadie scum we are

bikes wait for riders, adventure “Oh, what’s this? Forest road 215. We can follow it to Dix Mountain road and all the way up to Mule Pass.” We’re about to go to sleep, and Lee’s pouring over the maps, dreaming of an alternate to our scheduled road ride. Sure enough, there’s something I missed in [...]

April 9th, 2008 | Category: Bikepacking | Leave a comment

G.E.T. Part 1 – The Safford Morenci Trail

I’ve been dreaming about this trail for some time. Before the highway, before the Black Hills Backcountry Byway, there was a pack trail that linked the farms (Safford) with the mines (Morenci). It came to my attention due to its inclusion on Brett Tucker’s Grand Enchantment Trail. From the very beginning I knew I couldn’t [...]

April 4th, 2008 | Category: Bikepacking | Comments (2)

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Scott
Tucson, AZ

Lifelong mountain biker, trail mapper and programmer. Sometimes bikepacker, sometimes racer, sometimes GPS freak. I love to ride my bike, get out, see new things and push limits. More...