Diary of Scott Morris
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TopoFusion is GPS Mapping software for Windows. Hi I'm Scott Morris and I'm a lifelong mountain biker, trail mapper and programmer. Diary of Scott Morris is a Mountain bike obsession from the author of TopoFusion / Trackleaders.
Diary of Scott Morris
4y ago
Our time in Tasmania was too short. We’d planned a month, but only got just over two weeks. The last several days were a wash that we spent hemming and hawing over whether to head home or not. With travel restrictions emerging just as quickly as flights were disappearing, eventually the choice became clear: it was time to head home early. Good thing: the Tasmanian Premier eventually declared that all tourists should go home. The island was locking down.
It was disappointing, but it was hard to feel too bad for us. We’d spent four months in New Zealand and some time in Tassie. We had successful ..read more
Diary of Scott Morris
4y ago
photo by Eszter Horanyi
Bike touring in New Zealand is hard.
Or at least we’ve found it to be. Rewarding, but challenging.
Partly it’s the terrain, partly it’s the weather. Partly it’s just that bikepacking ain’t easy. But it’s mostly just us that has made it hard.
In past years we have traveled to the country and carried everything by bike. We’ve lived/worked off the bikes for months. We didn’t have a set route or any goal other than to enjoy our time as we saw fit.
Last year we didn’t bring bikes at all — we purchased a car and focused on foot and packraft adventures ..read more