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Home »2017 »August

Month: August 2017

Using the gift – Where I am at

Posted onAugust 31, 2017July 9, 2018AuthorPaul Mags20 Comments

The loose plans for the next few months starting in September 2017. Read this post if you emailed and wondering why I have not written back in a few days. 🙂 Read More …

CategoriesPMags NewsTagscollegiate loop, east coast gallivant, gift of time, southern tier road trip, wasu

Wednesday Reset 2017

Posted onAugust 30, 2017July 4, 2018AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A mid-week hike has been a much-needed salve over the hectic months. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, Wednesday Reset

Twenty-Four Hours in Vasquez Wilderness

Posted onAugust 29, 2017July 4, 2018AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

A twenty-four backpacking trip in the Vasquez Wilderness with some friends. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, S24O

Giving myself the gift of time

Posted onAugust 25, 2017August 25, 2017AuthorPaul Mags19 Comments

I handed in my notice this week. I am giving myself the best gift outdoors person can have: The Gift of Time. Read More …

CategoriesPMags NewsTagsgift of time, time bank

TBT Gear : REI Hoodoo 3

Posted onAugust 24, 2017April 26, 2025AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A very large, no longer made “ultralight backpacking shelter” that I would never take backpacking. But works well for base camp. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagscar camping, gear review, shelters, TBT Gear

Panhandle Eclipse

Posted onAugust 23, 2017February 1, 2018AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Some hiking, camping, and eclipse viewing in the Nebraska Panhandle. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsEclipse, High Plains, Nebraska

An overview: Grand Obsession

Posted onAugust 15, 2017October 6, 2020AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

An overview of Grand Obsession: Harvey Butchart and the Exploration of Grand Canyon. A book about an iconic Grand Canyon legend. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsArizona, books, Grand Canyon, hiking

Lightweight Backpacking: REI Style

Posted onAugust 10, 2017April 27, 2025AuthorPaul Mags26 Comments

Going lightweight (sub-20lbs) with typical gear and clothing from REI. Read More …

CategoriesGear, Getting StartedTagsgear list, REI

A visitor from back East

Posted onAugust 9, 2017November 17, 2023AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A friend of mine from Rhode Island paid a visit. We did manage to get in some outdoor time in some lesser known areas in Colorado. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsbison, Colorado, High Plains, national wildlife refuge

Quick and Dirty Hiking Guides: Devils Thumb sampler

Posted onAugust 4, 2017AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

A sample hike from the Quick and Dirty Hiking Guides: 12 Classic Hikes in Colorado. This sample hike for downloading details the Devil’s Thumb Loop. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and Media, Quick and Dirty GuidesTagsCam Honan, Devils Thumb, Indian Peaks Wilderness

New Fangled Ultralight Backpacking

Posted onAugust 2, 2017May 3, 2023AuthorPaul Mags46 Comments

This lightweight “backpacking fad” is not that new or a fad. Despite what some people may state. Read More …

CategoriesGear, MusingsTagsevolving, favorite, gear list, lightweight backpacking

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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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