Along the canyon rim
Joan and I walked along a canyon rim and saw structures from a later time of the Pueblo period. Read More …
Author: Paul Mags
Backpacking for Beginners – YouTube interview
I recently did a fun YouTube interview about a book I wrote in 2019. Read More …
Quick Tip : Ziploc for water gathering
Bring a Ziploc, grab water at a shallow seep, and hydrate. Easy. Read More …
Walking the ancient paths
A few days spent roaming the canyons and seeing new sites for us and noticing new things at old favorites. Read More …
A simple backcountry field repair kit
A light and practical kit for emergency gear repairs in the field. Read More …
Quick Tip – Tyvek envelope stuff sacks
Light, nearly free, and very useful – the Tyvek mailing envelope stuff sack. Read More …
PACKrafting Dominguez Canyon and the Gunnison
A pacrkrafting trip up Dominguez Canyon, over the Umpcompaghre, and down to the Gunnison to float back to the truck. Read More …
A smorgasbord weekend
A weekend of camping, backpacking, and hosting friends as we went on a local hike in town. Read More …
Long term gear review – Titanium step stool
Are you a vertically challenged hiker? Get a titanium step stool! Read More …
What’s on the map?
Another trip we planned looking at the map and wondering what might get located on it. Read More …
What is it like to live in Moab?
My first video in almost two years! What is it like to live in Moab? Here’s my biased view. Read More …
Gear review – Bene Casa grease pot
A $10 and 5 oz, one-quart cookpot makes an excellent solution when backpacking for two. Read More …
Joan and I did a thing
…and we’ll be in a Moab for a while. Read More …
Whaddabouda-ism
If you try to prepare for every contingency you may find you end up ill-prepared for what you need to do. Read More …
An influential woman for March 8th
Sr. Helene, a no-nonsense nun, is a woman I think of on March 8th every year. Read More …
Solo over the long weekend
Some roaming out and about before the next couple of weeks tied Joan and me up with some in-town work. Read More …
Three Days at the end of winter
More putzing around and killing time. Except we backpacked for the first time this year. Read More …
A swell time in winter
Another cold-weather camping trip in place with red rocks, canyons, images, and striking scenery. Read More …