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Home »Posts tagged  backpacking (Page 8)

Tag: backpacking

Gear as lifestyle – Why is gear discussion so popular?

Posted onNovember 7, 2013March 13, 2019AuthorPaul Mags12 Comments

Gear as lifestyle. Or why discussion of the minutiae of gear is so popular. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsbackpacking, gear, hiking, lifestyle, outdoors

The Trail Show Bonus Show #2 – Trail Etiquette

Posted onOctober 14, 2013October 14, 2013AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

The Trail Show Bonus Show #2 – Trail Etiquette

CategoriesPressTagsbackpacking, hiking, podcast, The Trail Show

Cowboy Camping – My blanket is the stars above

Posted onOctober 10, 2013November 25, 2023AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

  There are many shelters to use when backpacking from simple tarps to hammocks to palatial 4-season tents big and stout enough to weather out a blizzard. But my favorite way of sleeping outside is the simplest: Under the stars, Read More …

CategoriesGetting Started, MusingsTagsbackpacking, cowboy camping

Fall in the Park

Posted onOctober 9, 2013May 23, 2017AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

A wonderful trip to Rocky Mountain National Park. I again assisted Andrew Skurka.

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAndrew Skurka, backpacking, Colorado, hiking, Rocky Mountain National Park

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

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

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, 2013April 26, 2025AuthorPaul 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

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

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

Mohawk Lakes Backpacking

Posted onJuly 8, 2013July 8, 2013AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Another adventure with Avery and Josh on a child friendly backpacking trip. This time to Mohawk Lakes.

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsbackpacking, Breckenridge, camping, Colorado, hiking, kid friendly, Mohawk Lakes

CDT Trail Register – Cuba, NM : May 1990 – May 2013

Posted onJune 30, 2013June 27, 2017AuthorPaul Mags10 Comments

A scan of a historic Continental Divide Trail Register from May 1990 to May 2013. Read More …

CategoriesLong Walks, MusingsTagsbackpacking, Continental Divide Trail, hiking, register

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