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Gear Review – Merrell Mix Master Move

Posted onDecember 3, 2013January 4, 2019AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A review of the Merrell Mix Master Move   There was some hiking in “dem dar foothills!” Shoes are a piece of outdoor gear we ask a lot of. We put down miles while schlepping our gear. Our shoes need to Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsfootwear, gear review

A Quick and Dirty Guide to the Appalachian Trail

Posted onDecember 3, 2013April 4, 2022AuthorPaul Mags11 Comments

A planning guide and overview for planning a thru-hike or long backpack on the Appalachian Trail.
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CategoriesQuick and Dirty Guides, Trip PlanningTagsAppalachian Trail, backpacking gear, lightweight backpacking, lightweight gear, popular

Towards the end of Fall

Posted onNovember 29, 2013December 4, 2013AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Misc hikes, rambles and other outings in the last part of Autumn.

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsclimbing, Colorado, Fall, hiking

Gear Review – Land Shark Instant Survival Bag

Posted onNovember 26, 2013April 24, 2018AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A review of the Land Shark Instant Survival Bag

CategoriesGearTagsgear review, shelters

More gear on the cheap

Posted onNovember 26, 2013September 26, 2019AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

Outdoor stores are expensive. Places that aren’t outdoor stores but sell outdoor gear aren’t. Here’s some surprising places to buy outdoor gear. Read More …

CategoriesGear, Getting StartedTagsbudget gear, dirtbagging

The Trail Show – Episode #18 – The Te Araroa

Posted onNovember 18, 2013November 18, 2013AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Episode #18! – The Te Araroa Today we bring you our November show – Happy Thanksgiving

CategoriesPressTagspodcast, Te Araroa, The Trail Show

Pacific Crest Trail - Old School Style!

A Quick and Dirty Guide to The Pacific Crest Trail

Posted onNovember 18, 2013August 16, 2022AuthorPaul Mags29 Comments

A Pacific Crest Trail planning guide. A way to get an overview of this wonderful trail without being bogged down with lots of info! Updated regularly. Read More …

CategoriesQuick and Dirty Guides, Trip PlanningTagsPacific Crest Trail, popular

The Gift of Time – My dream adventure

Posted onNovember 14, 2013November 17, 2023AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

Most of us (all?) have played the game: What if money and time was no object? What would I do?  Well among outdoor enthusiasts, the conversation invariably is: What is my dream adventure?  Well, here’s mine.   If I was gifted Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagstime bank

Gear as lifestyle – Why is gear discussion so popular?

Posted onNovember 7, 2013March 13, 2019AuthorPaul Mags12 Comments

Gear as lifestyle. Or why discussion of the minutiae of gear is so popular. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsbackpacking, gear, hiking, lifestyle, outdoors

The Trail Show #17 – El Camino

Posted onOctober 22, 2013AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

The Trail Show #17  – El Camino

CategoriesPressTagshiking, podcast, The Trail Show

The Trail Show Bonus Show #2 – Trail Etiquette

Posted onOctober 14, 2013October 14, 2013AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

The Trail Show Bonus Show #2 – Trail Etiquette

CategoriesPressTagsbackpacking, hiking, podcast, The Trail Show

Cowboy Camping – My blanket is the stars above

Posted onOctober 10, 2013November 25, 2023AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

  There are many shelters to use when backpacking from simple tarps to hammocks to palatial 4-season tents big and stout enough to weather out a blizzard. But my favorite way of sleeping outside is the simplest: Under the stars, Read More …

CategoriesGetting Started, MusingsTagsbackpacking, cowboy camping

Fall in the Park

Posted onOctober 9, 2013May 23, 2017AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

A wonderful trip to Rocky Mountain National Park. I again assisted Andrew Skurka.

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAndrew Skurka, backpacking, Colorado, hiking, Rocky Mountain National Park

Rhode Island, October 2013

Posted onOctober 7, 2013July 1, 2017AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

someone and I went to a family wedding and decided to visit some sites in my home state. Some fresh seafood was in order in the small village of Galilee. The fishing boats nearby show fresh this seafood was at Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsNew England, Rhode Island

Wet Mountains Relaxing

Posted onOctober 4, 2013October 4, 2013AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Our one year wedding anniversary was celebrated with a trip to the Wet Mountains outside of Pueblo, CO.

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsBishop's Castle, camping, Greenhorn Mountain, hiking, Wet Mountains

Work-Life-Outdoors Balance

Posted onOctober 1, 2013November 25, 2023AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

How to get outdoors as much as possible while balancing work, a marriage and other obligations? Read on!
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CategoriesMusingsTagsbackpacking, camping, hiking, organization, time bank

The Trail Show #16 – The Arizona Trail

Posted onSeptember 23, 2013September 23, 2013AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Today we bring you Episode #16 – Welcome to Fall!

CategoriesPressTagsbackpacking, hiking, podcast, The Trail Show

Labor Day in the Snowy Range

Posted onSeptember 15, 2013December 17, 2015AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A quick over night trip to the Snowy Range in Wyoming.

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagscamping, hiking, Wyoming

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@ramblinghemlock and I finally felt better and took a long-overdue trip into the backcountry. We slept outside and enjoyed the peace of the wild places. Canyon wrens filled the canyon with song during the day, and owl calls echoed off the walls at night. We returned to places we had not seen in a while and saw places new to us. The land endures.
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