For anyone who actually bothers to read these things..some quick trip reports/photos! August 4th – Blue Lake My good friends Patricia and Nahum were married on August 5th. The day before, they had a wonderful hike for the guests. A Read More …
July was also a fun month! Estes Cone on July 1st A another nice little hike. There is new trail from Lily Lake that is switchbacked with good views. Tried a new (to me) family-style Mexican restaurant call Sol Azteca. Read More …
I am going to be lazy for this entry. Just read the article I wrote for the Boulder weekly. 🙂 You can see Disco's and d-low's trip report/photos as well.
The Boulder Grand Slam The Boulder Grand Slam is a route that takes in the ridge line of the Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks system. On this hike, we start at the Sanitas trailhead and proceed to Sanitas, Anemone, Read More …
“Hut Trip”. Those two words conjure up so many vivid memories for me. A wintery landscape with softly swirling snow. Intense blue skies framing the mountains covered in white. Tracks of coyote and elk leading off into the soft white Read More …
The Sourdough Trail is ~15 miles of classic Nordic ski tour terrain. A steepish climb of about 1500' elevation gain, then almost all downhill to Peaceful Valley. What made this ski tour especially attractive was the fresh snow that fell Read More …
Over the past four months, I have worked sporadically. Been pretty much a cross-country ski bum. Any chance I had to go mid-week skiing, I'd go! Many of the times I've been skiing has been with my friend Terry. Read More …
I used to go on fair amount of winter backpacking trips. Winter is a wonderful time of the year to be outdoors. Especially in Colorado where it seems to be always sunny. Cold and crisp air. The mountains covered in Read More …
Jerimoth Hill in Rhode Island has a rather curious history. At 812 feet, it is not exactly a mountain that towers over the countryside. The summit is a nondescript pile of rocks in a wooded area within minutes of the Read More …
In the summer and fall of 2006, wrote some articles about my Continental Divide Trail thru-hike. The articles appeared in the GET OUT section of the paper every other Friday. The archived articles are still there, if a bit out Read More …
Here is my journal from my journey on the Continental Divide Trail .
Paul Magnanti’s Continental Divide Trail journey with planning info, journal, and photos… The Continental Divide Trail is the third of the “Big Three” trails. Unlike the Appalachian and Pacific Crest Trails, it is still very much a work in progress. No Read More …
In 1998, online journals were not common at all. Online journals about hiking were esp. rare. My thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, in addition to an online journal, made my hike interesting enough that Providence Journal did a story Read More …
An article in Mechanical Engineering Magazine that featured a photo of mine of Glacier Peak on the Pacific Crest Trail. The fact that engineers loved the idea of lightweight backpacking is not surprising. Nice to see they enjoy natural beauty Read More …
Hooked On The Outdoors magazine did an issue of regular people who have done some cool adventures. I was chosen as the backpacker representative . Was probably the worlds ugliest centerfold ever. Don't know if I am a "trail machine", Read More …
Paul “Mags” Magnanti’s 2004 Thru-Hike of the Colorado Trail. With photos, journal and thru-hike information. On August 21st at 9:30 AM I was at the Denver Terminus of the Colorado Trail. Twenty-days later on September 10th at 7:30, I arrived Read More …
My original plan in 2004 was to hike the Continental Divide Trail (CDT). However it just did not feel right. So I did the Colorado Trail instead. Walking the length of the Colorado Trail was a great way to see Read More …
Paul Magnanti’s 2002 Pacific Crest Trail Trail Thru-Hike: Photos, journal and planning information