Colorado – PMags.com https://pmags.com Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Wed, 06 May 2026 16:07:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pmags.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-fav-ico-160x160.jpg Colorado – PMags.com https://pmags.com 32 32 81463906 Thinking of the last journey https://pmags.com/thinking-of-the-last-journey https://pmags.com/thinking-of-the-last-journey#respond Tue, 05 May 2026 23:52:40 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=43798 Thinking of the last journey

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 ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/thinking-of-the-last-journey/feed 0 43798 The Colorado Trail “End to End” Guide https://pmags.com/colorado-trail-end-to-end-guide-2 https://pmags.com/colorado-trail-end-to-end-guide-2#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:00:22 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=2425 The Colorado Trail “End to End” Guide

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 ...

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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 ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/shoulder-season-backpacking-the-time-in-between/feed 4 2899 A Return to Mesa Verde https://pmags.com/a-return-to-mesa-verde https://pmags.com/a-return-to-mesa-verde#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2025 03:45:43 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=41143 A Return to Mesa Verde

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 ...

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

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]]> https://pmags.com/solo-in-the-san-juans/feed 2 41102 Into the south San Juans https://pmags.com/in-to-the-south-san-juans https://pmags.com/in-to-the-south-san-juans#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2025 23:42:47 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=39295 Into the south San Juans

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

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

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

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Two nights of a mental recharge. Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/a-recharge-in-the-san-juans/feed 0 38928 The La Sals, Molas Pass, and fires https://pmags.com/the-la-sals-molas-pass-and-fires https://pmags.com/the-la-sals-molas-pass-and-fires#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2025 04:06:48 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=38849 The La Sals, Molas Pass, and fires

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

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