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Year: 2013

Free Outdoor Books

Posted onDecember 20, 2013January 31, 2017AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

How to get free e-books that are all about the outdoors.

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CategoriesBooks and Media, Getting StartedTagsbackpacking, books, free, hiking

Ski Touring: Wax or Waxless skis?

Posted onDecember 19, 2013November 25, 2023AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

What’s better for Nordic touring? Wax or Waxless skis? The usual answer: It all depends! Read More …

CategoriesGear, Getting StartedTagsbackpacking, gear, skiing, winter

A Quick and Dirty CDT Guide

Posted onDecember 17, 2013September 14, 2023AuthorPaul Mags37 Comments

A quick overview of the Continental Divide Trail for planning purposes. Updated regularly. Read More …

CategoriesQuick and Dirty Guides, Trip PlanningTagsContinental Divide Trail, lightweight backpacking, lightweight gear, popular

The Trail Show #19 – The Catamount Trail

Posted onDecember 17, 2013AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

The Trail Show #19 featuring Vermont’s Catamount Trail and a winter theme.

CategoriesPressTagshiking, podcast, The Trail Show

The Thermos – Best Winter Gear Ever?

Posted onDecember 11, 2013April 25, 2025AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

A look at why I take a thermos on winter outings Read More …

CategoriesGear, Getting Started, MusingsTagsgear, thermos, winter

Wool vs Synthetics – What to wear?

Posted onDecember 10, 2013September 4, 2025AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

It is now winter. Should trusty wool be used or synthetics? Read on to find out more.

CategoriesGear, Getting StartedTagsbackpacking, clothing, gear, hiking, winter

The Trail Show – Bonus Show 3 : Funding Your Hiking Addiction

Posted onDecember 10, 2013AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

The Trail Show Bonus Show #3 – Funding Your Hiking Addiction

CategoriesPressTagsbackpacking, bonus show, hiking, podcast, The Trail Show

Early Winter

Posted onDecember 9, 2013December 9, 2013AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Some early winter hikes and skis in late October through early December

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, hiking, skiing, winter

Website of the week – Winter Trekking

Posted onDecember 4, 2013November 17, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

With the cold weather hitting Colorado, my mind is turning to winter. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsbackpacking, camping, skiing, Website of the week, winter

Gear Review – Merrell Mix Master Move

Posted onDecember 3, 2013January 4, 2019AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A review of the Merrell Mix Master Move   There was some hiking in “dem dar foothills!” Shoes are a piece of outdoor gear we ask a lot of. We put down miles while schlepping our gear. Our shoes need to Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsfootwear, gear review

A Quick and Dirty Guide to the Appalachian Trail

Posted onDecember 3, 2013April 4, 2022AuthorPaul Mags11 Comments

A planning guide and overview for planning a thru-hike or long backpack on the Appalachian Trail.
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CategoriesQuick and Dirty Guides, Trip PlanningTagsAppalachian Trail, backpacking gear, lightweight backpacking, lightweight gear, popular

Towards the end of Fall

Posted onNovember 29, 2013December 4, 2013AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Misc hikes, rambles and other outings in the last part of Autumn.

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsclimbing, Colorado, Fall, hiking

Gear Review – Land Shark Instant Survival Bag

Posted onNovember 26, 2013April 24, 2018AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A review of the Land Shark Instant Survival Bag

CategoriesGearTagsgear review, shelters

More gear on the cheap

Posted onNovember 26, 2013September 26, 2019AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

Outdoor stores are expensive. Places that aren’t outdoor stores but sell outdoor gear aren’t. Here’s some surprising places to buy outdoor gear. Read More …

CategoriesGear, Getting StartedTagsbudget gear, dirtbagging

The Trail Show – Episode #18 – The Te Araroa

Posted onNovember 18, 2013November 18, 2013AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Episode #18! – The Te Araroa Today we bring you our November show – Happy Thanksgiving

CategoriesPressTagspodcast, Te Araroa, The Trail Show

Pacific Crest Trail - Old School Style!

A Quick and Dirty Guide to The Pacific Crest Trail

Posted onNovember 18, 2013August 16, 2022AuthorPaul Mags29 Comments

A Pacific Crest Trail planning guide. A way to get an overview of this wonderful trail without being bogged down with lots of info! Updated regularly. Read More …

CategoriesQuick and Dirty Guides, Trip PlanningTagsPacific Crest Trail, popular

The Gift of Time – My dream adventure

Posted onNovember 14, 2013November 17, 2023AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

Most of us (all?) have played the game: What if money and time was no object? What would I do?  Well among outdoor enthusiasts, the conversation invariably is: What is my dream adventure?  Well, here’s mine.   If I was gifted Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagstime bank

Gear as lifestyle – Why is gear discussion so popular?

Posted onNovember 7, 2013March 13, 2019AuthorPaul Mags12 Comments

Gear as lifestyle. Or why discussion of the minutiae of gear is so popular. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsbackpacking, gear, hiking, lifestyle, outdoors

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The annual navel-gazing I call the “Year in Review.”
We wrapped up the time @ramblinghemlock had off during the week of New Year’s with two more nights in the backcountry.
We closed out 2025 with four days on the Colorado Plateau. We returned to familiar places, Joan showed me sites she’d seen while I was away, and we spotted new ones together.
A little oasis near the village. Second-largest live oak in the state!
Happy Solstice! A quick Honda-friendly trip while our truck is in the body shop. We followed an old stock trail, wandered around a mesa, and caught an incredible sunset over canyon country. Not a bad little outing to welcome the winter months; even if it feels more like October.😔
@ramblinghemlock and I scouted a route for a future trip, visiting a few places that were new to us and returning to others we hadn’t seen in some time. There’s something about the December light that makes the canyon country feel sublime.

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