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Gear pick of the year 2017 – Interagency Pass

Posted onNovember 29, 2017April 27, 2025AuthorPaul Mags7 Comments

Here’s the best piece of gear for an outdoors person. And something most outdoors people would enjoy as a gift, too. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsgear pick of the year, National Parks

The Ancestral Path in Flagstaff

Posted onNovember 28, 2017December 1, 2017AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Exploring the ancestral lands of the native people of Arizona. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArizona, Sinagua, southern tier road trip

A Grand Thanksgiving

Posted onNovember 27, 2017January 11, 2018AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

A trip with some close friends down to the Grand Canyon. Some car camping and a quick overnighter, too. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArizona, Grand Canyon, southern tier road trip, Thanksgiving

Gear Review – Gaia GPS app

Posted onNovember 21, 2017January 9, 2025AuthorPaul Mags20 Comments

A review of the Gaia GPS app for Android and iOS-based devices. A powerful, flexible, and easy to use navigation tool. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsapp, electronics, gear review, maps, navigation

Southern Tier Road Trip

Posted onNovember 19, 2017October 15, 2019AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

I leave Wednesday for the next phase of my sabbatical. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagscar camping, southern tier road trip

WASU : Bonus music edition

Posted onNovember 19, 2017May 13, 2021AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

One last post for my Utah walk. Songs stuck in my head while being out by myself. Call it a bonus post. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and Media, Long Walks, MusingsTagsmusic, utah, wasu

WASU : Overall thoughts

Posted onNovember 17, 2017January 3, 2021AuthorPaul Mags13 Comments

A summary of my Walk Across Southern Utah. More information about the route, resupply, water, permits, gear, etc. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsutah, utah-tip, wasu

WASU Part 6:Journey’s End

Posted onNovember 13, 2017August 15, 2018AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

The final days of my walk from Moab to the Colorado border. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsutah, wasu

WASU Part 5:Across the Colorado

Posted onNovember 11, 2017October 13, 2022AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Another memorable stretch on my Utah journey. Culminating with a crossing of the Colorado River. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagspackrafting, utah, wasu

WASU Part 4:Northward Bound

Posted onNovember 2, 2017November 15, 2017AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

The route is taking me north. And into places I fondly recall. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsutah, wasu

National Park fee increase

Posted onOctober 27, 2017November 27, 2017AuthorPaul Mags21 Comments

Thoughts on the proposed NPS fee increases. Ad what it means for the wild and egalitarian nature of our parks. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsadvocacy, National Parks, Wildness

WASU Part 3:Midpoint of the journey

Posted onOctober 26, 2017November 15, 2017AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

The midpoint of my Southern Utah journey has been reached. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsutah, wasu

WASU Part 2:Entering red rock canyon country

Posted onOctober 18, 2017November 15, 2017AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

I now have entered Utah’s red rock canyon country. And it has been phenomenal. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsutah, wasu

WASU Part 1: Sage to Pine

Posted onOctober 14, 2017November 21, 2017AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

My first few days on my Walk Across Southern Utah. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsutah, wasu

Turning the page

Posted onOctober 9, 2017October 9, 2017AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

One chapter is ended. Time to start a new one. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagspartings, southern tier road trip, wasu

And now, a Triple Crown backpacking joke

Posted onOctober 2, 2017October 9, 2017AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

A joke I posted online recently that people seem to enjoy. Succinctly sums up each of the “Big Three” trails. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagshumor, Triple

A Walk Across Southern Utah

Posted onOctober 1, 2017January 9, 2020AuthorPaul Mags10 Comments

The overall plan for my Walk Across Southern Utah starting Oct 10th. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsutah, wasu

Autumn in the Eagles Nest

Posted onSeptember 25, 2017July 4, 2018AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

A quick backpacking trip along the Gore Range Trail from Copper Mountain to Silverthorne. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, Eagles Nest Wilderness, Gore Range

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