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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

East to West – Uinta Highline Trail

Posted onSeptember 7, 2013December 7, 2021AuthorPaul Mags57 Comments

My experience backpacking on the Uinta Highline trail in Utah. With trip planning and logistic info. Read More …

CategoriesLong Walks, Other Outdoor Jaunts, Quick and Dirty Guides, Trip PlanningTagsbackpacking, Highline Trail, hiking, popular, Uinta Highline Trail, Uintas, utah, utah-tip

Website of the Week – Boulder Map Gallery

Posted onSeptember 6, 2013August 14, 2017AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Website of the Week: Boulder Map Gallery

CategoriesMusingsTagsWebsite of the week

The Trail Show #15 – The Uintas Highline Trail and the North Umpqua Trail

Posted onAugust 30, 2013August 31, 2013AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Today we bring you Episode #15 once again from the back deck at DiLorenzo Studios!

CategoriesPressTagsbackpacking, hiking, podcast, The Trail Show

Alcohol Stoves Reconsidered

Posted onAugust 22, 2013September 15, 2026AuthorPaul Mags20 Comments

Re-thinking my personal use of the alcohol stove.
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CategoriesGear, MusingsTagsalcohol stove, backpacking, burn bans, gear, stoves

Autumn is coming – Mt. Evans Wilderness

Posted onAugust 19, 2013July 26, 2019AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

An overnight backpacking trip in the Mount Evans wilderness.

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsbackpacking, Colorado, hiking, mt evans wilderness

Some late Summer cleaning – The revised PMags.com

Posted onAugust 19, 2013February 22, 2015AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A few tweaks, a little clean up and a minor overhaul of the website.  

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Made In The USA gear

Posted onAugust 16, 2013April 22, 2020AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Reconsidering the “Made in the USA” as a factor for buying outdoor goods.

CategoriesGear, MusingsTagsbackpacking, gear, Made in the USA

On The Trail – Online interview

Posted onAugust 8, 2013July 21, 2016AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

  An interview online interview with me from On The Trail.  

CategoriesPressTagsbackpacking, hiking, interview, On The Trail

TrailGroove Magazine

Website of the Week – TrailGroove Magazine

Posted onAugust 6, 2013August 13, 2016AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Another favorite website of mine: TrailGroove magazine.Real world gear reviews, great photos and fantastic writing. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsTrail Groove, Website of the week

Backpacking the Pawnee – Buchanan Loop

Posted onJuly 28, 2013November 17, 2023AuthorPaul Mags10 Comments

A quick overnight backpacking trip on a Front Range classic – The Pawnee-Buchanan Loop in the Indian Peaks Wilderness.

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsbackpacking, Boulder, Colorado, Pawnee-Buchanan Loop

Backpacking Loops – Mags Favorites

Posted onJuly 21, 2013November 17, 2023AuthorPaul Mags136 Comments

Some favorite backpacking loops in the Denver – Boulder area of Colorado. Read More …

CategoriesTrip PlanningTagsbackpacking, Colorado, colorado-tip, hike, Indian Peaks, Indian Peaks Wilderness, Lost Creek Wilderness, Pawnee-Buchanan Loop, popular, Two Pass Loop Indian Peaks

The Trail Show #14 – The Lone Star Trail and the Metacomet – Monadnock Trail

Posted onJuly 15, 2013December 3, 2017AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

The Trail Show #14 – The Lone Star Trail and The Metacomet-Monadnock Trail

CategoriesPressTagsbackpacking, hiking, podcast, The Trail Show

Mummy Wanderings – Comanche Peak Wilderness

Posted onJuly 15, 2013August 14, 2016AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

An overnight backpacking trip to Comanche Peak Wilderness and northern Rocky Mountain National Park

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsbackpacking, Colorado, Comanche Peak Wilderness, hiking, Rocky Mountain National Park

Gear Review: ULA Catalyst

Posted onJuly 11, 2013April 25, 2025AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

A review of the ULA Catalyst backpack Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsgear, gear review, packs, ULA, ULA Catalyst

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A few days on the Colorado Plateau. We saw new sites, revisited old favorites, and enjoyed a solo hike while @ramblinghemlock took a class at the nearby @crow_canyon
Bearing witness in a changed, post-fire landscape. Fire and flood shape the environment; some history passes away, while other traces remain untouched. The land eventually recovers: Some of it recently, some of it long after my lifetime.
On a rare group trip, we heard rain overnight and woke to this raging torrent. After the Babylon Fire, flooding was inevitable. The water carried a lot of ash.
@ramblinghemlock and I went to a place above the desert floor, where elk bugled, and there were expansive views of Capitol Reef and the Henry Mountains.
The hot and dry summer may account for the early leaf changing and somewhat muted colors. Still, not a bad sight.
@ramblinghemlock and I did an overnight to an obscure peak with an amazing viewscape. From the summit, we could see the Abajos and La Sals (our “home” mountains), distant 13ers and 14ers along the horizon, and the red rock country over the horizon. An incredible sunset capped off the evening.

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