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Home »2019 »February

Month: February 2019

Thoughts on “Bearanoia”

Posted onFebruary 27, 2019March 15, 2019AuthorPaul Mags14 Comments

Thoughts on why people are not just “bear aware”, but “bearanoid”. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsbear canisters, bears

From Desert to the Rockies

Posted onFebruary 25, 2019April 13, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Some more scoping out of potential hikes and a quick weekend on the Front Range. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, skiing, utah, winter

From the web – February 25th

Posted onFebruary 25, 2019September 30, 2019AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A grab-bag of items from the web. Read More …

CategoriesFrom The WebTagsfrom the web

Poncho liner from Amazon

A useful item: Poncho liner

Posted onFebruary 21, 2019January 10, 2021AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

A poncho liner, aka “a woobie”, is another potentially useful tool to have in the gear kit. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsbudget gear, car camping, gear review, poncho liner, surplus

Website of the week: Hiking Project

Posted onFebruary 19, 2019February 27, 2019AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

A free and useful and alternative for AllTrails. Read More …

CategoriesTrip PlanningTagsmaps, Website of the week

From the web – February 18th

Posted onFebruary 18, 2019March 10, 2019AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Another batch of memes, podcasts, articles, and random silliness from Da Web. Read More …

CategoriesFrom The WebTagsfrom the web

A weekend in Canyonlands

Posted onFebruary 18, 2019August 23, 2019AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A quick overnighter just before the tourist season starts. And the weekend snow arrived. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, utah

You get what you pay for?

Posted onFebruary 15, 2019February 16, 2019AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Looking a bit closer at this often stated trope. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagstropes

Gear considerations for Utah hiking

Posted onFebruary 13, 2019April 26, 2025AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

Some considerations for gear, and technique, that I found useful for Utah. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsclothing, electronics, footwear, gear maintenance, packs, sun protection, utah, utah-tip, water containers

Italian-American Sunday Gravy recipe

Posted onFebruary 12, 2019February 13, 2019AuthorPaul Mags9 Comments

I made a batch of Neapolitan Ragu this past weekend. Better known as tomato sauce. Or “Sunday Gravy.” Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsfood, Italian-American

From the web – February 11th

Posted onFebruary 11, 2019March 10, 2019AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Some articles, memes, videos, or other material I found interesting. Read More …

CategoriesFrom The WebTagsfrom the web

First Day Orientation

Posted onFebruary 11, 2019AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Exploring a bit where I’ll be taking clients. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArches National Park, guding, utah

Whatchya Wearing: Three-Season Hiking base clothing

Posted onFebruary 7, 2019November 25, 2023AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

The base clothing I wear for three-season hiking and backpacking. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsclothing, surplus, three-season, utah-tip, Whatchya Wearing

A new “office” view – Hike Moab tours

Posted onFebruary 6, 2019March 9, 2020AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

From a beige box to red rocks. A new “office” view! 🙂 Read More …

CategoriesPMags NewsTagsguiding

From the web – February 4th

Posted onFebruary 4, 2019September 27, 2019AuthorPaul Mags7 Comments

Some articles, memes, videos, or other material I found interesting. Read More …

CategoriesFrom The WebTagsfrom the web

A touch of Spring

Posted onFebruary 4, 2019AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Some day hiking in Arches and then a backpacking trip in Canyonlands. The weather is warming up, it ended up being sunny, and you can feel spring coming. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, utah

Quick tip: A drying rack – Get one!

Posted onFebruary 1, 2019April 17, 2019AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Inexpensive, reliable, useful, and makes your clothing last longer. Read More …

CategoriesQuick TipsTagsclothing, gear maintenance, quick tip

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@ramblinghemlock and I went to some local(ish) mountains to avoid the fires and smoke in our usual places.
A hike to our local mountains did not go quite as planned. With an AQI of 176 in Moab due to the fires in our corner of the world, we sought refuge in the mountains.
"Effective today, June 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM, all Forest Service lands, roads, and trails within the Monticello Ranger District of the Manti-La Sal National Forest (San Juan County, Utah) are temporarily closed due to the Babylon Fire. "
"So far this year, 35,247 fires have burned more than 2.9 million acres nationwide. " -National Interagency Fire Center
The CDT forms the backbone of the continent. The Long Trail makes a classic East Coast walk. Brett Tucker's routes require some advanced skills. My DIY routes don't even have schwag.
A couple of days at the edge of the San Juans. Storms moving in had us trading backpacks for a car camping trip, but we still wandered to the edge of treeline. We also settled in with hot drinks while wearing puffies, a welcome contrast to the sweltering heat in Moab earlier in the week.

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