PMags.com https://pmags.com Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, packrafting, and camping. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:38:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pmags.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-fav-ico-160x160.jpg PMags.com https://pmags.com 32 32 81463906 Brave New Industrial Tourism – Chiricahua National Park https://pmags.com/brave-new-industrial-tourism-chiricahua-national-park https://pmags.com/brave-new-industrial-tourism-chiricahua-national-park#respond Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:16:07 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=45865 Brave New Industrial Tourism – Chiricahua National Park

Chiricahua may soon become a national park. But will increased tourism bring the resources needed to protect it? Some thoughts on industrial tourism and public lands. Read More ...

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A weekend in nearby Colorado so Joan could attend a class. Read More ...

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Walking through a changed landscape after a fire. Read More ...

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A fire ring at an archaeological site, an unleashed dog where dogs are prohibited, and a reminder that protecting public lands means more than saying we value them. The tragedy of the commons, backcountry edition. Read More ...

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Fall in the high country is brief. We caught it just right: golden aspens, bugling elk, an old cabin, cold nights overlooking the desert, and pie to finish. Read More ...

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Twenty years after walking parts of the Lewis and Clark route on the Continental Divide Trail, I revisit the expedition through Craig Fehrman’s "This Vast Enterprise", a broader and more nuanced history that restores many of the voices missing from the familiar story. Read More ...

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Another trip to the mountains and one peak with a spectacular viewscape. Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/the-awesome-view/feed 0 45726 Stoves for camping – A Decade Later https://pmags.com/stoves-for-camping-a-decade-later https://pmags.com/stoves-for-camping-a-decade-later#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:52:27 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=45709 Stoves for camping – A Decade Later

A decade after writing about my camping stoves, I revisit what Joan and I actually use today and why different trips still call for different tools. Read More ...

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A look at nearly twenty years of use with the White Box alcohol stove, even as alcohol stoves faded from the mainstream and my own regular use.
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Lightweight, durable, and personalized with photos from our trips. We’ve been using Hilltop Packs custom dry bags as an alternative to the humble trash compactor bag. Here’s how they’ve worked for us. Read More ...

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