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The awesome view

Posted onSeptember 17, 2026AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

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

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

Labor Day in the San Juans

Posted onSeptember 13, 2026AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Labor day in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Read More …

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Backpacking in the San Juans

Posted onAugust 10, 2026August 10, 2026AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Into the San Juans for a backpacking. Read More …

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Rock Images Gallery

Posted onJuly 9, 2026July 21, 2026AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A gathering of some pictographs and petroglyphs we’ve seen over the years. Updated July 2026. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsArizona, canada, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Rock Images, utah, Wisconsin

Edge of the San Juans

Posted onJuly 2, 2026AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Camping and hiking at the edge of the San Juan mountains. Read More …

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Thinking of the last journey

Posted onMay 5, 2026May 6, 2026AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

When the weather shut down our original plan, we shifted to a canyon we hadn’t seen and a float on the Gunnison. It worked out, but the lower flows and changing conditions echo a larger reality across the Colorado Plateau. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, packrafting

The Colorado Trail “End to End” Guide

Posted onNovember 19, 2025November 19, 2025AuthorPaul Mags91 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, 2025December 8, 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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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A recharge in the San Juans

Posted onJuly 27, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Two nights of a mental recharge. Read More …

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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 …

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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 …

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A few days on the Colorado Plateau. We saw new sites, revisited old favorites, and enjoyed a solo hike while @ramblinghemlock took a class at the nearby @crow_canyon
Bearing witness in a changed, post-fire landscape. Fire and flood shape the environment; some history passes away, while other traces remain untouched. The land eventually recovers: Some of it recently, some of it long after my lifetime.
On a rare group trip, we heard rain overnight and woke to this raging torrent. After the Babylon Fire, flooding was inevitable. The water carried a lot of ash.
@ramblinghemlock and I went to a place above the desert floor, where elk bugled, and there were expansive views of Capitol Reef and the Henry Mountains.
The hot and dry summer may account for the early leaf changing and somewhat muted colors. Still, not a bad sight.
@ramblinghemlock and I did an overnight to an obscure peak with an amazing viewscape. From the summit, we could see the Abajos and La Sals (our “home” mountains), distant 13ers and 14ers along the horizon, and the red rock country over the horizon. An incredible sunset capped off the evening.

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