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Return to the Whites

Posted onOctober 12, 2025October 12, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Going back to where my outdoor life started. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsNew England, New Hampshire, wane

In the North Country

Posted onOctober 6, 2025October 6, 2025AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

My first 100 miles or so on my walk across New England. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsNew England, New Hampshire, wane

Flying with backpacking gear

Posted onSeptember 26, 2025September 26, 2025AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

Some tips, pointers, ideas, and caveats about packing backpacking gear when you’ll arrive by plane, train, or bus. Read More …

CategoriesGear, Getting StartedTagsbears, regulations, traveling

Root Beer Float Season

Posted onSeptember 23, 2025September 23, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Root Bear Float season commences! Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Remote and Connected

Posted onSeptember 23, 2025September 24, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A last-minute trip to a favorite area. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

A properly attired hiker: Blaze orange in hunting season

Posted onSeptember 23, 2025September 24, 2025AuthorPaul Mags27 Comments

Different options for the wearing of blaze orange and other hi-vis colors while hiking during peak hunting season. Updated Fall 2025. Read More …

CategoriesGear, Getting StartedTagsbackpacking, blaze orange, hiking, hunting, popular

A Walk Across New England – An Overview

Posted onSeptember 21, 2025October 6, 2025AuthorPaul Mags11 Comments

An initial look at my overall plans for Walking Across New England (WANE) in Fall of 2025. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsAppalachian Trail, cohos trail, Massachusetts, midstate trail, monadnock sunapee greenway trail, New England, New Hampshire, north south trail, Rhode Island, wane, wapack trail

A Return to Mesa Verde

Posted onSeptember 9, 2025AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Joan and I spent a few days in Mesa Verde and walked among the Ancestral Pueblo structures with a different perspective from previous visits. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

Solo in the San Juans

Posted onSeptember 4, 2025September 4, 2025AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A few days solo in the San Juans. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

Cold and Wet: The Hardest Hiking

Posted onSeptember 4, 2025September 5, 2025AuthorPaul Mags15 Comments

What to wear in what many people consider to be among the most difficult of conditions: cold and wet. Updated Sept 2025. Read More …

CategoriesGear, Getting StartedTagsbackpacking, gear, hiking, winter

Into the south San Juans

Posted onAugust 28, 2025September 4, 2025AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

An enjoyable trip to the Southern San Juans Mountains followed by a trip to Chimney Rock National Monument. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

Ten Minutes of Terror in the San Juans

Posted onAugust 25, 2025September 4, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A gorgeous loop in the San Juans Mountains with a spicy scramble not to Joan’s liking. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

Lonesome in the San Juans

Posted onAugust 20, 2025August 20, 2025AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A quite trip to a lonesome, cone-shaped peak at the edge of the San Juan mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

Paralysis by Analysis

Posted onAugust 8, 2025August 8, 2025AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

A look at paralysis by analysis that I think stops people from getting out in the wild places. Read More …

CategoriesGetting Started, MusingsTagsgear

Eight-year review – Stanley Adventure Cook set

Posted onAugust 8, 2025August 8, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

An eight year review of the Stanley Adventure Cook set. A humble piece of kit we probably have used hundreds of times at this point, Read More …

CategoriesGearTagscooking, gear review

Not Gatekeeping – Guardrails

Posted onAugust 3, 2025August 5, 2025AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

Some thoughts on maps, miles, and giving people the tools to see what they want to see. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsWilderness Ethics

Geyser Pass Loop

Posted onAugust 3, 2025August 4, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A quick and easy overnighter to the local mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Pay to Play on Public Lands

Posted onJuly 29, 2025July 29, 2025AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A piece inspired by a recent article in the Florida Phoenix about a private corporation now controlling access to public lands. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagspublic lands

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