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Above the smoke in the San Juans

Posted onAugust 11, 2021AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Another trip in the not-so-far-away San Juan mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, san juans

San Juans Solo

Posted onJuly 8, 2021July 8, 2021AuthorPaul Mags9 Comments

Some solo time in the San Juan mountains over the 4th of July holiday. Read More …

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San Juans Solstice

Posted onJune 24, 2021AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Backpacking in the San Juans over the solstice weekend. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, San Juan Mountains

Dinosaur Nat’l Monument – With the Boulder Clan

Posted onJune 6, 2021June 7, 2021AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

First time seeing some friends since pre-COVID! A long weekend of hiking and camping in Dinosaur National Monument. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, Dinosaur National Monument, utah

Colorado National Monument and medical science

Posted onApril 21, 2021April 21, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A trip just over the border to the nearby Colorado National Monument and seeing some friends for the first time in over a year. Thank you vaccinations! Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, Colorado National Monument

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

Holidays in Hovenweep

Posted onDecember 28, 2020December 28, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Joan and I spent the Christmas holiday camped out and enjoying Hovenweep and the Canyons of the Ancients national monuments. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCanyons the Ancients, Colorado, Hovenweep, utah

Canyon exploration

Posted onNovember 12, 2020November 12, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Our usual weekend of poking around the red rock desert. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Colorado, utah

Other side of the La Sals

Posted onOctober 27, 2020October 27, 2020AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

We did some camping and hikng on the other side of the La Sals from our home. So close, yet so lightly visited. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, La Sals, Paradox Valley, Unaweep Canyon, utah

Grand Mesa – Crags Crest

Posted onOctober 19, 2020October 20, 2020AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

I’ve wanted to check out Grand Mesa for over a decade now. And this past weekend, Joan and I enjoyed some backpacking there. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, Grand Mesa

Autumnal Bliss in the San Juans

Posted onSeptember 28, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

More San Juans bliss. Perhaps our last weekend this year in my favorite Colorado Range? Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, San Juan Mountains, san juans

San Juans in the Smoke

Posted onAugust 17, 2020January 19, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A smoky weekend exploring more of the San Juan Mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsclimate, Colorado, San Juan Mountains, san juans

San Juan Lollipop

Posted onAugust 10, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A classic weekend backpacking on a stick, to a loop, and back again in the not-so-distant San Juan Mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, San Juan Mountains, san juans

Edge of our World – San Juan Mountains

Posted onAugust 4, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A trip to the San Juans mountains of Colorado – fewer than three hours away. But a world of a difference. Read More …

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Colorado National Monument – The joy of hiking

Posted onJune 4, 2019July 6, 2019AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

We enjoyed a relaxing weekend in the Grand Junction area while exploring the nearby Colorado National Monument with Joan’s parents. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, Colorado National Monument, Colorado Plateau

From Desert to the Rockies

Posted onFebruary 25, 2019April 13, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Some more scoping out of potential hikes and a quick weekend on the Front Range. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, skiing, utah, winter

On the cusp of the solstice

Posted onDecember 17, 2018December 19, 2018AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Two days of exploring the Colorado Plateau’s landscape and its relation to the ancient people’s viewing of astronomical events. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, archeoastronomy, Behind The Rocks Wilderness Study Area, Colorado, Colorado Plateau, Moab, solstice, utah, Ute Mountain Tribal Park, Wilderness Study Area

Gray Wolf Mtn S24O

Posted onAugust 28, 2018August 28, 2018AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

A quick overnighter trip in the Mt. Evans Wilderness. Fall weather, elks bugling, a lonely 13er, and caught up with friends. Read More …

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@ramblinghemlock and I felt another weekend of hik @ramblinghemlock and I felt another weekend of hiking and camping seemed wise rather than pushing it too soon. We transitioned to day hiking and camping at the last minute. ... With some map reading, we plotted out a satisfying route. And with some 4WD travel, we also found a quiet spot for the second night. ... It's been a cold and wet early spring, but we hope to go backpacking again soon to get even more off the beaten path as Joan strengthens. ... #hiking #camping #utah
@ramblinghemlock continues to get better, and we d @ramblinghemlock continues to get better, and we did a bit more hiking than in previous weeks. ... We meandered to and fro, poked around, and stumbled upon things not listed in various resources. .. #hiking #camping #utah #pictographs
@ramblinghemlock had a bit more energy this weeken @ramblinghemlock had a bit more energy this weekend so we did some hiking and camping. Along the way, we saw some images and lithics at places "in between." .... Pic #10 co Joan ... #hiking #camping #utah #pictographs #petroglyphs #utah
Long before I got into the outdoors, my 12 yr old Long before I got into the outdoors, my 12 yr old self embraced Star Trek. I never left those geek roots behind and still watch the latest episodes. In this case, "Picard." ... However, the 40-something backpacker in me caught this gadget. Do I spy Seven of Nine "fixing" an isobutane backpacking stove??? ... #startrek #hiking #backpacking #camping
Quick hike seeing a place I have not seen in a whi Quick hike seeing a place I have not seen in a while. ... #hiking #moab #utah #petroglyphs #pictographs #moabutah
@ramblinghemlock is still a bit under the weather, @ramblinghemlock is still a bit under the weather, so we took it easy today and went to the nearby @deadhorsepoint with some of the best views towards the Colorado River and also towards what people colloquially call "Thelma and Louise Point." ... The snow and red rock make for some impressive views, and the benches give an excellent place to take in some of the views in the warm sun. ... 📷 6 co Joan ... #hiking #moab #utah #ColoradoRiver #deadhorsepoint
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