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Home »Posts tagged  Ancestral Pueblo

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Images, not vandalism

Posted onAugust 11, 2023August 11, 2023AuthorPaul Mags7 Comments

Thoughts on why images are not vandalism. And reasons why people are calling them images rather than “rock art” as well. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Arizona, Colorado, favorite, Friday repost, New Mexico, Petroglyphs, pictrographs, utah

The gift of time – Part 1 – New Mexico

Posted onJanuary 11, 2022January 11, 2022AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Two weeks of camping, hiking, and backpacking make for an enjoyable holiday season. We spent roughly a week in New Mexico. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Mogollon, New Mexico, Petroglyphs, pictographs, Rock Images

A warm December camp

Posted onDecember 8, 2021December 8, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

We spent a night dispersed camped, hiked to a set of Pueblo towers, and then visited friends. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Canyons of the Ancients, Colorado

Desert Gathering

Posted onOctober 3, 2021October 3, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Catching up with some friends in the desert. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Canyonlands, utah

Chimney Rock – Another visit

Posted onSeptember 12, 2021January 27, 2026AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

After our backpacking trip in the Weminuche, we thought a visit to Chimney Rock would be an excellent additional stop to this further part of the Colorado Plateau. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Chimney Rock, Colorado

Birthday Bash – Desert to Mountains

Posted onJune 3, 2021January 27, 2026AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A few days backpacking with friends and then spending the rest of the weekend hiking and camping with Joan. Two different environments but two enjoyable times. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, utah

Canyons less traveled

Posted onApril 6, 2021January 27, 2026AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Another weekend spent at the bottom of a canyon. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Bears Ears National Monument, utah

Caves and old paths

Posted onMarch 31, 2021March 31, 2021AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A weekend in which we explored a cave, saw ancient structures, and again confirmed that what’s on a map does not always exist on the ground. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Petroglyphs, pictrographs, utah, Ute

Observing a lot by just watching

Posted onMarch 24, 2021AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

We returned to a loop we did three years ago and saw familiar, and new, sites. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Bears Ears, Cedar Mesa, utah

A cold weather camp

Posted onMarch 3, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A cold and blustery weekend makes a perfect time to enjoy favorite places with fewer people. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Bears Ears, utah

The Alcove

Posted onFebruary 2, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Our first backpacking trip of the year proved as memorable and previous ones. And double special as Joan received the OK from her PT. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, pictrographs, utah

Wandering below Cedar Mesa

Posted onJanuary 21, 2021January 21, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Continuing to connect the areas with ancients paths. And thinking more of the role of the river “trails.” Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Bears Ears, Cedar Mesa, utah

Another winter camp

Posted onJanuary 14, 2021January 14, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Enjoying more winter delights on the Colorado Plateau. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Bears Ears, comb ridge, utah

Winter in canyon country

Posted onDecember 9, 2020AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

We enjoy our time in these canyons with the winter light, the cold air, and fewer people. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, utah

Four days of solitude

Posted onDecember 1, 2020December 2, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Enjoying more of our backyard exploration in the high desert. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Bears Ears, utah

Where the quiet places are

Posted onNovember 24, 2020November 26, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Another weekend spent doing what we love – seeing the wild places and walking along the old paths. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Bears Ears, utah

The once and future Bears Ears?

Posted onNovember 17, 2020November 17, 2020AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Exploring the former Bears Ears national monument. And wondering if it may become a national monument again? Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Bears Ears, utah

Canyon exploration

Posted onNovember 12, 2020November 12, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Our usual weekend of poking around the red rock desert. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Colorado, utah

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Some local hiking this weekend. I scouted a route for a possible packrafting trip later this month, and on Sunday, @ramblinghemlock and I meandered through a canyon we’ve been curious about for a while.
I can’t imagine this landscape with a wall.
Two years inside the Park Service, trying to balance trade and calling. I left in fall 2025, and I’m still making sense of it - part grief, part gratitude, and part closure.
With a brief but noticeable bit of winter this past week, we opted not to travel the muddy, snowy roads into more remote areas. Instead, we tackled some home projects on Saturday and spent Sunday revisiting a place we hadn’t seen in a while. Red rock, canyon wrens, images, and late winter desert light accompanied the day.
@ramblinghemlock and I pivoted from an original trip after much-needed rain on Friday. On Saturday, we avoided muddy roads that would have derailed our original plan and spent two nights poking around a place we could reach only because of temporary, water-filled potholes and a handy Ziploc bag that made it possible. We also revisited sights we hadn’t seen in a while. Red rock, grand views, and old images marked the unofficial long weekend kickoff of spring around Moab.
@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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