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Backpacking in the public lands

Posted onFebruary 26, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Spending a weekend in our public lands. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Taking the (canyon) fork

Posted onFebruary 15, 2025February 17, 2025AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

After three weekends without a night in the backcountry, Joan and I finally got to sleep somewhere in the back of beyond. We walked up a canyon, saw what we could see, and enjoyed our time in the red rock canyons of the place we call home. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Gear over the years – A look back, Part 3

Posted onFebruary 15, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Part three of a a continuing series of looking at gear we’ve used over the yeatrs.
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CategoriesGearTagsgear list, gear used over the years, Joan West, surplus

Another winter camp

Posted onFebruary 4, 2025February 4, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A winter camp after our Big Bend trip. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Texas Sojurn – Big Bend National Park, Part 3

Posted onJanuary 27, 2025June 4, 2025AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

The last bit of our Texas winter break with a brief stop at Davidson Mountains State Park. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsBig Bend, Davis Mountains, Texas

Texas Sojurn 2024 – Big Bend National Park, Part 2

Posted onJanuary 26, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Part 2 of our Big Bend jaunt over Christmas and into the New Year. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsBig Bend, Texas

Texas Sojurn 2024 – Big Bend National Park, Part 1

Posted onJanuary 25, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

The first part of our ten days at Big Bend National Park. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsBig Bend, Texas

An overlook -Alpha Squak V2

Posted onJanuary 24, 2025AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

A look at the Alpha Squak V2. The TL;DR – I like the garment itself but I still find Alpha fleece a niche use for my needs. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsclothing, fleece, gear review

Texas Sojurn 2024 – Hueco Tanks

Posted onJanuary 20, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

The first part of our Texas December vaction started at the awesome Hueco Tanks State Park with its memorable images. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsTexas

December desert meanderings

Posted onJanuary 20, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

An early December camp before we took for a couple of weeks. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Gear over the years – A look back, Part 2

Posted onJanuary 18, 2025January 19, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Another look over the gear Joan and I used over the decades. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsgear list, gear used over the years, Joan West

Ultra-light but not ultra-precise

Posted onJanuary 18, 2025January 18, 2025AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

Why I stopped counting ounces with my gear…at least precisely. Updated for 2025. Read More …

CategoriesGear, MusingsTagsgear, grams, lightweight, ounces

Gear over the years – A look back, Part 1

Posted onJanuary 9, 2025January 18, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

The first in a series of some quick looks at some gear or gear-adjacent items we still use over the years. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsgear list, gear used over the years, Joan West

2024 in review

Posted onJanuary 6, 2025January 6, 2025AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

The 2015 version of a 1995 holiday newsletter (as I am too old/lazy to do a 2025 TikTok video) .
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Thoughts on seventeen days away

Posted onJanuary 5, 2025January 5, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

We just returend from seventeen days away in Texas going to Hueco Tanks, Big Bend National Park, and Davis Mountain State Park. Some initial thoughts. Read More …

CategoriesMusings, Other Outdoor JauntsTagsTexas

Sunday Blues

Posted onJanuary 5, 2025January 5, 2025AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

All about the “Sunday Night Blues.” Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsSunday Blues, work life balance

Gear pick of the year 2024 – The Free Time Firewall

Posted onDecember 19, 2024December 19, 2024AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

The gear pick of the yeat for 2024? The Free Time Firewall. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsgear pick of the year

Gear we liked for 2024

Posted onDecember 18, 2024December 20, 2024AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Our annual summary of “The Gear We Liked” in 2024. A mix of cottage, budget, and even some MYOG courtesy of the talented Joan. Read More …

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