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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

First day of Autumn: CDTC Trail work

Posted onSeptember 22, 2017July 4, 2018AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

What better way to celebrate the first day of Autumn, my favorite season to be outside than to do trail work with on the CDT? Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCDTC, Colorado, trail work

TBT Gear: MSR Simmerlite

Posted onSeptember 21, 2017April 26, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A relatively light, compact, and quiet white gas stove. It was just marketed wrongly. And the stove came out at the wrong time. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsgear review, stoves, TBT Gear

Tahoe Rim Trail and The Collegiate Loop

Posted onSeptember 20, 2017November 17, 2023AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A look at two similar “vacation” thru-hike length routes in terms of logistics, planning, red-tape, and ease of access. Read More …

CategoriesLong Walks, Trip PlanningTagscollegiate loop, Colorado Trail, colorado-tip, Tahoe Rim Trail

Ghost Trails

Posted onSeptember 19, 2017November 17, 2023AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Find an old trail on a map or even stumble upon it? That’s a Ghost Trail. And it is an interesting way to walk a little bit of forgotten outdoor history. Read More …

CategoriesMusings, Trip PlanningTagsGhost Trails, off trail

Top Three Brands for Outdoor Gear and Clothing

Posted onSeptember 18, 2017September 7, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

My three most used brands for outdoor gear and clothing. Based on a BPL discussion. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsbudget gear, Six Moon Designs, surplus, ULA

Collegiate Loop 2017: How the Walk Went

Posted onSeptember 15, 2017May 5, 2021AuthorPaul Mags29 Comments

Some highlights, planning information, photos, and logistic info for The Colorado Trail’s 165 mile Collegiate Loop. Read More …

CategoriesLong Walks, Trip PlanningTagscollegiate loop, Colorado Trail, colorado-tip

A Wednesday night send off

Posted onSeptember 7, 2017September 14, 2017AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

A last Wednesday Reset as my friends celebrated my unemployment with a quick camping trip. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagscamping, Colorado, Wednesday Reset

NPS Campground privatization and other changes

Posted onSeptember 6, 2017July 19, 2019AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

In the near future, most NPS campground will be privatized. And connected. Some thoughts on an ongoing trend. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsconnectivity, electronics, National Parks, Wildness

Review: Where the Water Goes

Posted onSeptember 5, 2017January 19, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Where The Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River by David Owen is a book that is a bit of Cadillac Desert crossed with Ian Frazier’s Great Plains. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsbooks, climate, history, water rights

The ethics of off-trail hiking

Posted onSeptember 4, 2017September 25, 2019AuthorPaul Mags12 Comments

Is hiking off-trail ethical? And, assuming this type of hiking is ethical, what is the best way to preserve these ethics? Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsWilderness Ethics

Collegiate Loop 2017

Posted onSeptember 1, 2017May 5, 2021AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

The plan for the Colorado Trail Collegiate Loop in September 2017. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagscollegiate loop, Colorado Trail

Using the gift – Where I am at

Posted onAugust 31, 2017July 9, 2018AuthorPaul Mags20 Comments

The loose plans for the next few months starting in September 2017. Read this post if you emailed and wondering why I have not written back in a few days. 🙂 Read More …

CategoriesPMags NewsTagscollegiate loop, east coast gallivant, gift of time, southern tier road trip, wasu

Wednesday Reset 2017

Posted onAugust 30, 2017July 4, 2018AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A mid-week hike has been a much-needed salve over the hectic months. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, Wednesday Reset

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