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On “Structured Rambling”

Posted onMay 16, 2024March 16, 2025AuthorPaul Mags16 Comments

What got directed as an insult months ago seems less an insult and more of an aspirational idea worth striving for. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsfavorite, structured rambling

On the South East Utah Group (SEUG) Circuit

Posted onMay 24, 2023April 27, 2025AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

My experiences walking and packrafting ~250 miles connecting the four NPS units and the lands in between of the South East Utah Group (SEUG). Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagspackrafting, SEUG Circuit, utah

Thoughts on the Seventh Principle of Leave No Trace

Posted onMay 22, 2020January 3, 2021AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

Some thoughts about the Seventh Principle of Leave No Trace: “Be Considerate of Other Visitors.” Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagscommunity, favorite, LNT, Wilderness Ethics

The La Sals, Molas Pass, and fires

Posted onJuly 13, 2025July 14, 2025AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Joan is off to Denver on the CT but we did an acclimation hike in our local mountains first. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, utah

Times are a changin’ – Walking in time of weather extremes

Posted onJuly 13, 2025July 13, 2025AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

Call it climate change, weather events, cycles, or bad juju. But there are more fires, swings in snow levels, droughts, closures, etc. Some thoughts. Updated July 2025 Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsclimate, climate change, favorite, weather, wildfires

Map, Compass, GPS: Not Either/Or, But All of the Above

Posted onJuly 12, 2025July 13, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A collection of my Reddit posts. cleaned up and expanded, with thoughts on how maps, compasses, and GPS all work together in the field. It’s not about which tool is “better,” but how they complement each other. Read More …

CategoriesGetting StartedTagscompass, electronics, maps, navigation

Gear Review: UCO Utility Spork 3-in-1 Combo Spoon-Fork-Knife

Posted onJuly 12, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

The UCO Utility Spork 3-in-1 Combo Spoon-Fork-Knife from is a modest item that Joan and I use all the time since 2019. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagscooking, gear review, stoves

Local fun over the 4th

Posted onJuly 6, 2025July 7, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A relaxing 4th in the mountains and on the river. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Gear Review – Gossamer Gear Loris 25 daypack

Posted onJuly 6, 2025July 7, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A look at the Gossamer Gear Loris 25 daypack that’s a worthy successor to the Type II utility packs we we wore out. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsgear review, Joan West, packs

Paul Mags’ Gear List (Solo Backpacking, three-season)

Posted onJuly 6, 2025July 7, 2025AuthorPaul Mags14 Comments

My gear list for solo, three-season hiking in Colorado or similar. I also added some gear I may swap in depending on the trip type. Updated. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsgear list, Whatchya Wearing

First impressons – Gossamer Gear “The Two”

Posted onJune 30, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

An initial overlook at The Gossamer Gear “The Two” that Joan and I have used the past couple of months. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsgear review, shelters

A quick overnighter in the La Sals

Posted onJune 29, 2025June 29, 2025AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A quick overnight trip to the La Sal Mountains where left the desert and enjoyed the cool night air. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

First time on the Appalachian Trail

Posted onJune 28, 2025June 28, 2025AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

I am contemplating an extended walk in New England this Autumn.  This post comes back to mind. If all goes well, I will be returning to what sparked my love of the outdoors nearly 40 years ago. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsAppalachian Trail, boy scouts, New Hampshire

Gear Review – Squak Camp Dress

Posted onJune 27, 2025July 3, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Joan looks at her new favorite car camping staples these past few months – The Squak Camp Dress. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsclothing, fleece, gear review, Joan West

Long term review – 2010 ~50 liter Igloo cooler

Posted onJune 4, 2025June 4, 2025AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

A long tern review of the decidely un-hip Costco Igloo cooler from 2010. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsgear review, stoves

Down there in the mountains

Posted onJune 3, 2025June 3, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Some time spent in the local mountains with the hotter weather now here. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Eight Days at the “Edge of Nowhere”

Posted onJune 1, 2025June 2, 2025AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

I want to go back, sleep under the stars, and walk in the desert again for many days. I want to “light out for the Territory.”
Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Into some higher country

Posted onMay 14, 2025May 14, 2025AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A weekend that did not go as planned but did not matter in the end. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

I went down to Austin…

Posted onMay 12, 2025May 12, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

I went to Austin, had some BBQ, and talked trail. Read More …

CategoriesPMags News, PressTagsBackpacker radio, podcast

The peace of wild things

Posted onMay 4, 2025May 4, 2025AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Seeking solace in our public lands. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagspackraft, utah

Another local hike

Posted onApril 27, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A local hike to work off some rich food. Read More …

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