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An influential woman for March 8th

Posted onMarch 9, 2022March 9, 2022AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Sr. Helene, a no-nonsense nun, is a woman I think of on March 8th every year. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsInternational Women's Day

Solo over the long weekend

Posted onMarch 8, 2022March 8, 2022AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Some roaming out and about before the next couple of weeks tied Joan and me up with some in-town work. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Three Days at the end of winter

Posted onFebruary 22, 2022April 3, 2022AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

More putzing around and killing time. Except we backpacked for the first time this year. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

A swell time in winter

Posted onFebruary 15, 2022February 15, 2022AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

Another cold-weather camping trip in place with red rocks, canyons, images, and striking scenery. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

One year+ review – Corporate schwag puffy

Posted onFebruary 8, 2022January 27, 2026AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A look at a corporate schwag giveaway puffy. Something I think you’ll find in consignment and thrift stores in the years ahead. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsbudget, clothing, gear review, puffy

Winter camp in The Needles.

Posted onFebruary 7, 2022January 27, 2026AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

The past two weeks have found Joan and me busy. But not so busy we can’t get away for a couple of days. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCanyonlands, Canyonlands National Park, utah

The Needles – Enjoying it local

Posted onFebruary 2, 2022January 27, 2026AuthorPaul Mags9 Comments

A winter trip to The Needles District of Canyonlands. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCanyonlands National Park, utah

Gift of time – Homeward Bound

Posted onJanuary 26, 2022January 27, 2022AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Changing plans. heading home, and enjoying our backyard. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsNew Mexico, utah

The gift of time – Davis Mountains State Park

Posted onJanuary 21, 2022January 27, 2026AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A change of plans brought us to Davis Mountains State Park and the nearby national historical park. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsDavis Mountains, Texas

The gift of time – Big Bend – Part 3

Posted onJanuary 20, 2022January 21, 2022AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

We ended our time in Big Bend with two more nights of camping and nearly 100F temps! Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsBig Bend, Texas

The gift of time – Big Bend – Part 2

Posted onJanuary 14, 2022January 17, 2022AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Part two of our Big Bend roaming. For this portion, we’d backpack on a lightly used mesa. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsBig Bend, Texas

The gift of time – Big Bend – Part 1

Posted onJanuary 13, 2022January 15, 2022AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

We spent about a week in Big Bend National Park hiking, camping, and backpacking. Part 1 involves two days of camping. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsBig Bend, Texas

The gift of time – Part 1 – New Mexico

Posted onJanuary 11, 2022January 11, 2022AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Two weeks of camping, hiking, and backpacking make for an enjoyable holiday season. We spent roughly a week in New Mexico. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Mogollon, New Mexico, Petroglyphs, pictographs, Rock Images

A locals’ walk

Posted onDecember 17, 2021April 3, 2022AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A rare weekend home with no camping, some day hikes, and getting ready for the holidays. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

2021 : The steady state

Posted onDecember 16, 2021December 16, 2021AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

The annual waxing of the poetic and looking at the past year. Or skip the prose and see the photos! Read More …

CategoriesMusings, PMags NewsTagsyear in review

New gear we liked for 2021

Posted onDecember 14, 2021April 27, 2025AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

We did not buy or have a chance to try out much new gear or clothing this past year. Instead, we replaced worn-out items with a few exceptions. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsgear we liked, Joan West, shelters, Six Moon Designs, sleeping bag, sleeping pads

Happy Holidays – Desert Style!

Posted onDecember 9, 2021December 9, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Happy Holidays from the desert! Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsMoab, utah

A warm December camp

Posted onDecember 8, 2021December 8, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

We spent a night dispersed camped, hiked to a set of Pueblo towers, and then visited friends. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Canyons of the Ancients, Colorado

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Our original plan had to be modified due to the weather. Putting in long miles on a dirt road with thunderstorms rolling through would not have made for a good weekend.
A couple of days meandering near Moab.
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@ramblinghemlock and I spent one last day in Wisconsin. We visited Aztalan State Park, where ancestral mound builders established an outlier connected to Cahokia further downriver. A few hundred people lived here, shaping a piece of history I did not learn about until well into my 20s.
Another day meandering through Wisconsin woods and prairie. We hiked along rivers, visited a natural landmark once used by voyageurs, and saw pictographs, petroglyphs, and mounds left by the ancestors of the Ho-Chunk people.
A rain and cold day means "section hiking" the Ice Age Trail where @ramblinghemlock 's folks live here in town.

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