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The Colorado Trail “End to End” Guide

Posted onNovember 19, 2025November 19, 2025AuthorPaul Mags90 Comments

A guide for planning long hikes on The Colorado Trail. Town info, resupply, alt routes, logistics, and general info. Revised regularly and updated Nov 2025. Read More …

CategoriesQuick and Dirty Guides, Trip PlanningTagscollegiate loop, Colorado, Colorado Trail, colorado-tip, popular, resupply, thru hiking

Shoulder Season – The Time in Between

Posted onNovember 18, 2025November 19, 2025AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

You’ll often see publications and experienced outdoors people talk about “shoulder season.” What is it? And what adjustments do you need to make? Read More …

CategoriesGear, Getting StartedTagsbackpacking, camping, Colorado, gear, shoulder season

A Return to Mesa Verde

Posted onSeptember 9, 2025AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Joan and I spent a few days in Mesa Verde and walked among the Ancestral Pueblo structures with a different perspective from previous visits. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

Solo in the San Juans

Posted onSeptember 4, 2025September 4, 2025AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A few days solo in the San Juans. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

Into the south San Juans

Posted onAugust 28, 2025September 4, 2025AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

An enjoyable trip to the Southern San Juans Mountains followed by a trip to Chimney Rock National Monument. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

Ten Minutes of Terror in the San Juans

Posted onAugust 25, 2025September 4, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A gorgeous loop in the San Juans Mountains with a spicy scramble not to Joan’s liking. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

Lonesome in the San Juans

Posted onAugust 20, 2025August 20, 2025AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A quite trip to a lonesome, cone-shaped peak at the edge of the San Juan mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

A recharge in the San Juans

Posted onJuly 27, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Two nights of a mental recharge. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

The La Sals, Molas Pass, and fires

Posted onJuly 13, 2025July 14, 2025AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Joan is off to Denver on the CT but we did an acclimation hike in our local mountains first. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, utah

Solo in the South San Juans

Posted onOctober 16, 2024AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

A few days solo in the South San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

A Hardrock loop

Posted onAugust 28, 2024August 28, 2024AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

More San Juan fun during August, “The Sunday of Summer.” Read More …

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San Juans – Quick overnighter

Posted onAugust 14, 2024August 14, 2024AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

A quick overnighter in the San Juan mountains to enjoy the mountains before fall arrives. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

Fives days in the San Juans

Posted onAugust 4, 2024August 4, 2024AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Five days solo in the San Juans. I dropped off Joan as she hiked ~70 miles on the CT, made a trip of my own, and picked her up in Durango on Sunday. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

Backpacking around Ouray

Posted onJuly 18, 2024December 1, 2024AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

An enjoyable trip to Colorado’s grandest mountains. Read More …

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Calico Figure 8 Loop

Posted onJuly 7, 2024AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

“Plan C” due to weather events meant a figure 8 loop where Joan and I backpacked preciously. Read More …

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Float over the canyon

Posted onApril 22, 2024AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

A quick float over to a scenic canyon I last saw about a decade ago. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, packrafting

In the valley

Posted onApril 3, 2024December 1, 2024AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A relaxing weekend on the CO/UT border and meeting up with some dear frineds from Colorado. Read More …

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Down the Colorado and up the canyons

Posted onMarch 26, 2024March 26, 2024AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A weekend of packraftng where I floated the Colorado River and made my way back via the canyons. Read More …

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