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Gear Review – The Squak Mountain Co Woolie

Posted onFebruary 20, 2024February 4, 2026AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A merino blend, cold weather base layer hoodie with excellent ventilation from Squak Mountain Co. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsclothing, gear review

A Superb Owl Sunday

Posted onFebruary 19, 2024February 22, 2024AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A Superb Owl Weeknd with good friends and amazing imagery. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Another weekend, another pocket

Posted onFebruary 12, 2024February 12, 2024AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Another weekend in a pocket of solitude and seeing places new to us. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Quick review – Groundhog clone tent stakes

Posted onFebruary 2, 2024March 24, 2024AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Just in time for February 2nd, here’s a review of some budget-minded Groundhog-style stakes that also work for less money.
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CategoriesGearTagsbudget gear, shelters. gear review

Grand times in the monument

Posted onFebruary 1, 2024April 13, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Though we enjoy our life in Moab, we do not find as many services in our desert home as in other places. So, like many good Moab-ites, we find we do more and more of our errands in the “big Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, Colorado National Monument

A weekend in the pocket

Posted onJanuary 24, 2024AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Another backpacking trip in a favorite winter place. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

South to Arizona

Posted onJanuary 21, 2024April 13, 2025AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

A few days of hiking and backpacking Petrified Forest National Park. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArizona

10+ year gear review – Flytop tent

Posted onJanuary 16, 2024March 24, 2024AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

An off-hand purchase about a decade ago of our current backup/loaner tent makes me think of the place and use of budget gear items. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsbudget gear, gear review, shelters

New Year’s on the Colorado Plateau

Posted onJanuary 7, 2024January 8, 2024AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A few days of solo backpacking to bring in 2024. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Gear review: Topo Athletic Ultraventure 3 shoes

Posted onJanuary 7, 2024April 27, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A look at the Topo Ultraventure 3 shoes. I found these shoes a worth successor to the 2s. I only wish for less flashy color choices! Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsfootwear, gear, gear review, review

The long winter nights – What to do?

Posted onJanuary 7, 2024January 7, 2024AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Winter backpacking means solitude, gorgeous winter light, and long nights. Here’s what Joan and I find works to make those long nights enjoyable. Read More …

CategoriesGetting StartedTagswinter

2023 in review

Posted onDecember 27, 2023January 1, 2024AuthorPaul Mags10 Comments

A look over 2023 with some photos and a few thoughts. Read More …

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December Fog

Posted onDecember 21, 2023AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Some camping and hiking in the cold and dense fog.
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CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Camping with Steve

Posted onDecember 19, 2023December 19, 2023AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

“Camping with Steve” is calming and strangely addicting. Well worth giving it a watch. Read More …

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Another December overnight

Posted onDecember 17, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Another December weekend backpacking in canyon country. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Dirt Bagger Winter Stove Platform

Posted onDecember 12, 2023April 26, 2025AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

How to build an inexpensive  stove platform for winter backpacking. Bonus: doubles as a heat reflector.
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CategoriesGear, Getting Started, Quick TipsTagsbackpacking, blue foam, budget gear, DIY, gear, heat reflector, myog, quick tip, stove base, stove platform, winter

An overnight in December

Posted onDecember 10, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Joan and I enjoy going to certain places at specific times of the year. We enjoy going to the more well-known places in winter because we see fewer people, and the winter light and the red rock mixed in with Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Gear pick of the year 2023 – The Gift of Time

Posted onDecember 8, 2023January 20, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

The gear pick of the year for 2023? The best gift for any outdoors person – The Gift of Time. Read More …

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@ramblinghemlock and I attended a talk at the Devil's Garden Campground in Arches by a friend. An enjoyable program on a wonderful late-summer evening.
Between the fires, a brief monsoon season, the AQI, and life in general, we didn't make it to our summer retreat in the San Juans as much as we'd hoped. But this "weekend," Joan and I finally made it back to our favorite mountains in Colorado.
Joan and I hosted some friends this past week. We gave them the classic tour, starting with an early morning visit to the Fiery Furnace in Arches National Park. While Joan attended a meeting, I played tour guide a bit for other parts of the park. That afternoon, we headed to the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park to take in the sweeping views across the Colorado Plateau. Today? We escaped to our local mountains, looking down at the desert floor far below.
Not a good year for backpacking in the Abajos or the San Juans, but our local mountains still offer some good opportunities for camping and hiking. And only an hour away. With @ramblinghemlock
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