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Year: 2026

Local-ish

Posted onJuly 16, 2026AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Backpacking is limited this year due to the fires. But some opportunities for camping exist in some local-ish peaks. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

The Once and Future Bears Ears

Posted onJuly 16, 2026August 6, 2026AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

The tide rolls in and the tide rolls out. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Rock Images Gallery

Posted onJuly 9, 2026July 21, 2026AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A gathering of some pictographs and petroglyphs we’ve seen over the years. Updated July 2026. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsArizona, canada, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Rock Images, utah, Wisconsin

Gear Review – Hywell Merino Wool Socks 2.0

Posted onJuly 5, 2026July 6, 2026AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

My review on an updated version of the Hywell merino wool socks. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsfootwear, gear review, socks

Up in the smoke

Posted onJuly 3, 2026AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A backpack became a day hike due to smoke. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

There’s An App for That: 2026 Edition

Posted onJuly 2, 2026July 3, 2026AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A ten-year update to the original 2016 article and its 2021 follow-up, highlighting the apps we currently use for our outdoor jaunts. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsapp, electronics

The forest is on fire

Posted onJuly 2, 2026July 2, 2026AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Coping with a fire that feels close to home on a literal and figurative level. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Edge of the San Juans

Posted onJuly 2, 2026AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Camping and hiking at the edge of the San Juan mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

Communication Technology Options: Seven Years Later

Posted onJune 19, 2026August 30, 2026AuthorPaul Mags11 Comments

I wrote about backcountry communication technologies in 2019; here are my updated thoughts seven years later. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsconnectivity, electronics

More time in our local mountains

Posted onJune 19, 2026June 19, 2026AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

More time spent in our local mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Building Community with Joan West

Posted onJune 19, 2026AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A great interview about Joan and the volunteer coordinating role she performs for the state of Utah. Read More …

CategoriesPressTagsJoan West

Digital mapping tools, my use in 2026

Posted onJune 14, 2026July 2, 2026AuthorPaul Mags17 Comments

State of the union for my mapping tool usage. Read More …

CategoriesGear, MusingsTagsapp, electronics, maps

Up in our local mountains

Posted onJune 14, 2026June 14, 2026AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

With temperatures continuing their march toward 100F, and fuel prices climbing to almost $5 a gallon, we again looked to our local mountains for outdoor fun and relief from the heat. Joan and I did a quick overnight camping and Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Austin Grandfather?

Posted onJune 9, 2026June 9, 2026AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

My mug got scooped up by an AI churn factory. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsAI

Up higher, above the desert

Posted onJune 9, 2026AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A few words from a recent jaunt. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Into the pines

Posted onJune 7, 2026June 7, 2026AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Some time spent together in the high country. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Off Piste – Nelko P21 Label Maker

Posted onMay 19, 2026May 19, 2026AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

An inexpensive and useful label maker to help organize gear, maps, and other items. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagselectronics, gear, off-piste, organization

A few days off the desert floor

Posted onMay 19, 2026AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Desert haiku. Read More …

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The hot and dry summer may account for the early leaf changing and somewhat muted colors. Still, not a bad sight.
@ramblinghemlock and I did an overnight to an obscure peak with an amazing viewscape. From the summit, we could see the Abajos and La Sals (our “home” mountains), distant 13ers and 14ers along the horizon, and the red rock country over the horizon. An incredible sunset capped off the evening.
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