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Rock Images Gallery

Posted onJanuary 15, 2023January 15, 2023AuthorPaul Mags9 Comments

Over 100 images for your perusal. Mainly The Four Corners area, some from Nevada, the High Plains, and even a few from north of Banff. Updated Jan 2023 Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsArizona, Colorado, Colorado Plateau, High Plains, Nevada, New Mexico, Petroglyphs, pictographs, utah

Arizona Sojurn Part 2 – Up to Flagstaff

Posted onDecember 25, 2022December 28, 2022AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

The second part of our winter vacation in Arizona before we headed back to Moab. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArizona

Arizona Sojurn – Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

Posted onDecember 22, 2022December 23, 2022AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

The first part of our winter vacation where we spent five days in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument on the Arizona / Mexico border. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArizona, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

Desert and Ocean

Posted onAugust 19, 2022August 19, 2022AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Two weeks of assorted family visits and side trips from the desert to the ocean and back. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArizona, Oregon, utah

Images, not vandalism

Posted onFebruary 26, 2021January 15, 2023AuthorPaul Mags3 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, New Mexico, Petroglyphs, pictrographs, utah

Crack in the Rock Pueblo – Wupatki National Monument

Posted onOctober 15, 2019October 15, 2019AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

We went on an NPS ranger-led hike to the “Crack in the Rock” Pueblo at Wupatki National Monument. . This article includes information on trip planning as well. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Arizona, national monument, Wuptaki

Walking into the past – Navajo National Monument

Posted onMay 31, 2019June 3, 2019AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Spending Memorial Day Weekend hiking, camping, and backpacking at Navajo National Monument. We saw more wildflowers, scenic canyons, and ancient dwellings. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Arizona, Navajo, Navajo National Monument

Ambling in Arizona for Spring Break

Posted onApril 2, 2018May 31, 2019AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Part Three of the Spring Break spent with the extended Boulder clan. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Arizona, Canyon de Chelly, Colorado Plateau, Grand Canyon, Lees Ferry, Monument Valley, Navajo National Monument, southern tier road trip

Last Push: AZ and NM to Colorado

Posted onMarch 3, 2018April 6, 2018AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A lot of driving since J-Tree as I made my way back to Colorado for some presentations coming up. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Arizona, New Mexico, Petroglyphs, southern tier road trip

Canyon de Chelly

Posted onJanuary 11, 2018February 1, 2018AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Some time spent at a place that is home to not only Ancestral Pueblos but also the Dine’ (Navajo) nation. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Arizona, Canyon de Chelly, Colorado Plateau, Dine', Navajo, southern tier road trip

Phoenix and points south

Posted onDecember 6, 2017June 14, 2019AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Some local hikes in Phoenix, a few history pitstops, a quick to jaunt to Saguaro NP, and a visit to the Chiricahua National Monument. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncient Sonorans, Arizona, Chiricahua National Monument, Ft. Bowie, Phoenix, Saguaro National Park, southern tier road trip, Superstitions

Further along the Ancestral path

Posted onNovember 30, 2017December 2, 2017AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

More exploration of ancestral dwellings between Flagstaff and Phoenix. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArizona, camping, Hohokam, Sinagua, southern tier road trip

The Ancestral Path in Flagstaff

Posted onNovember 28, 2017December 1, 2017AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Exploring the ancestral lands of the native people of Arizona. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArizona, Sinagua, southern tier road trip

A Grand Thanksgiving

Posted onNovember 27, 2017January 11, 2018AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

A trip with some close friends down to the Grand Canyon. Some car camping and a quick overnighter, too. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArizona, Grand Canyon, southern tier road trip, Thanksgiving

An overview: Grand Obsession

Posted onAugust 15, 2017October 6, 2020AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

An overview of Grand Obsession: Harvey Butchart and the Exploration of Grand Canyon. A book about an iconic Grand Canyon legend. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsArizona, books, Grand Canyon, hiking

Amble in Arizona – Part II – The Superstitions

Posted onMarch 8, 2017March 8, 2017AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

The second part of my Arizona vacation: A two-day trip, partially off-trail, in the Superstition Mountains outside of Phoenix. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArizona, Phoenix, Superstitions

Amble in Arizona – Part 1 : The Grand Canyon

Posted onMarch 7, 2017May 25, 2017AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

Three days of backpacking in The Grand Canyon as the first part of my Arizona vacation. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArizona, backpacking, Colorado Plateau, Grand Canyon, Pueblo

Off to the Big Ditch

Posted onMarch 1, 2017AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Backpacking in the Grand Canyon for a few days. Read More …

CategoriesPMags NewsTagsArizona, Colorado Plateau, Grand Canyon

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