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Home »Posts tagged  Colorado (Page 2)

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In the canyons of the ancients

Posted onAugust 31, 2022August 31, 2022AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

A weekend in a quiet area with no one around. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCanyons of the Ancients, Colorado

Into the La Platas

Posted onAugust 1, 2022August 3, 2022AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

With Joan up in Cortez, CO, for a two-week workshop, we decided to spend some time in the nearby La Plata Mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

The Grand – Moab Route

Posted onMay 30, 2022March 5, 2023AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

The Grand – Moab route makes an ~140mi long walk to savor the lesser-seen places in between Grand Junction, CO and Moab, UT at the edge of the Colorado Plateau. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsColorado, Colorado Plateau, GMR, Grand Junction, Moab, utah

Grand Junction to Moab – The Grand-Moab Route

Posted onMay 19, 2022January 29, 2023AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

Backpacking from the confluence of the Gunnison and the Colorado River to Moab for ~140 miles. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsColorado, GMR, utah

PACKrafting Dominguez Canyon and the Gunnison

Posted onApril 21, 2022October 17, 2023AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

A pacrkrafting trip up Dominguez Canyon, over the Umpcompaghre, and down to the Gunnison to float back to the truck. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, Dominguez Canyon, packrafting, Uncompahgre Plateau

A warm December camp

Posted onDecember 8, 2021December 8, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

We spent a night dispersed camped, hiked to a set of Pueblo towers, and then visited friends. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Canyons of the Ancients, Colorado

A weekend on Uncompahgre Plateau

Posted onNovember 11, 2021AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A place Joan and I spent some time two weeks ago and we re-visited. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, Uncompahgre Plateau

Seeing old friends at an old favorite

Posted onNovember 9, 2021November 9, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A weekend to reacquaint ourselves with friends at a place Joan and I have always enjoyed seeing. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCanyons of the Ancients, Colorado

Canyons to Plateau and back – Dominguez Canyon

Posted onOctober 27, 2021February 24, 2023AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

A revisit to the Big Dominguez to Little Dominguez route. I added some updated info as it seems people do this route but aren’t aware of information to do it safely or that you even need wag bags now. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, Dominguez Canyon

On the mellow side

Posted onSeptember 24, 2021September 24, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A casual backpack with a lullaby at night. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, san juans

Chimney Rock – Another visit

Posted onSeptember 12, 2021September 12, 2021AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

After our backpacking trip in the Weminuche, we thought a visit to Chimney Rock would be an excellent additional stop to this further part of the Colorado Plateau. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Chimney Rock, Colorado

The Weminuche

Posted onSeptember 10, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Some time spent in one of my favorite areas – The Weminuche Wilderness. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, san juans, Weminuche

Sunday of Summer in the San Juans

Posted onAugust 30, 2021AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Joan and I enjoy a delightful San Juans trip during the waning days of summer. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, San Juan Mountains, san juans

A grand weekend

Posted onAugust 18, 2021August 19, 2021AuthorPaul Mags22 Comments

Joan’s back in Moab after a summer away. Then a weekend running some errands in Grand Junction we talked about previously and a trip to Grand Mesa. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, Grand Mesa

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 …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, San Juan Mountains

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

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