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Backpacking around Ouray

Posted onJuly 18, 2024December 1, 2024AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

An enjoyable trip to Colorado’s grandest mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

La Sals – 4th of July Weekend

Posted onJuly 16, 2024July 16, 2024AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A holiday weekend, split up, in the La Sal mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Quick Tip – Arizona Tea one liter bottle

Posted onJuly 16, 2024July 18, 2024AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Gatorade bottle is early 2000s, get the full one liter goodness of Arizona iced tea. Read More …

CategoriesGear, Getting Started, Quick TipsTagsbudget gear, Joan West, quick tip, water containers

Calico Figure 8 Loop

Posted onJuly 7, 2024AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

“Plan C” due to weather events meant a figure 8 loop where Joan and I backpacked preciously. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

Overnight in the La Sals

Posted onJune 23, 2024June 24, 2024AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Leaving the desert, and the flood damage, behind for a quick overnigher in the La Sal Mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Guiding to the classics

Posted onJune 23, 2024AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

I enjoted playing tour guide for a good friend on his family vacation.
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CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Stikky Tracks and Stikky Night Skies

Posted onJune 17, 2024AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Some informative, engaging, and whimsy books about animal tracks and the night sky. Read More …

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La Sals camping

Posted onJune 15, 2024AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A simple, relaxing, and overall enjoyable camping trip to escape the desert heat with Joan Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Into “The Maze”

Posted onJune 9, 2024June 9, 2024AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A packrafting trip along the river and into “The Maze” with my good friend “LarryBoy.” Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagspackrafting, utah

Gear review: Topo Terraventure 4 Trail-Running Shoes

Posted onJune 4, 2024June 6, 2024AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

I loved the Ultraventure 3s and now I love the Terraventure 4s even more. An excellent “do it all” shoe for many different conditions. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsfootwear, gear, gear review, review

More structured rambling

Posted onMay 30, 2024May 30, 2024AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Wandering to and fro like most other weekends. Read More …

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A milestone backpacking trip

Posted onMay 23, 2024June 4, 2024AuthorPaul Mags10 Comments

Spending a milestone in the desert lands with one of my favorite people. Read More …

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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

A place in between

Posted onMay 15, 2024AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A weekend at a place in between the desert and the mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Looping around the ponderosas

Posted onMay 13, 2024AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A backpacking loop among the ponderosa pines. Read More …

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A fine and local weekend

Posted onMay 9, 2024AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Two days of local hikes in some lesser seen parts in Moab. Read More …

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Fifteen-plus year review – Bison Designs belt

Posted onApril 30, 2024May 1, 2024AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Long term look at a humble, but well-made and afforadable, hiking belt. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsbelts, clothing, gear review

Some swell trailwork, hiking, and camping

Posted onApril 29, 2024AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Hiking, camping, and trailwork with friends. Read More …

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@ramblinghemlock and I did a quick overnight camping and hiking trip at 10k feet. Cool weather, plenty of wildflowers, and a favorite place to escape the summer heat of Moab.
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Above the desert floor, revisiting places I hadn't seen in years, I found the land and its history enduring, indifferent to the ebbs and flows of time.
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