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Quick Tip – Customize your “America the Beautiful” Pass

Posted onJanuary 6, 2026January 11, 2026AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Have a new 2026 “America the Beautiful Pass?” Want a different set of photos on said pass? Some easy tips! Read More …

CategoriesQuick TipsTagsgift of time, quick tip

Small, good things.

Posted onDecember 21, 2025December 21, 2025AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

A recent social media post made me think about shorter hikes and how they add up to a collective whole; much like a collection of well-crafted short stories. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsfavorite, gift of time

Outdoors after 50

Posted onNovember 21, 2025January 19, 2026AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

What you do regularly matters more than what you do spectacularly. Hiking after 50 isn’t about slowing down, it’s about living a life where movement is ordinary, not exceptional. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsfitness, gift of time, lifestyle

Gear pick of the year 2023 – The Gift of Time

Posted onDecember 8, 2023January 20, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

The gear pick of the year for 2023? The best gift for any outdoors person – The Gift of Time. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsgear pick of the year, gift of time

A ritual of the American pasttime of baseball. From the "Made in China

Sunday night rituals

Posted onNovember 6, 2022November 6, 2022AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Our Sunday evening ritual means repeating a pattern week in and week out. But one we enjoy. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsgift of time

Gifts for yourself: A practical gift guide

Posted onNovember 9, 2020April 26, 2025AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Here are some gift ideas that an outdoors person can get for themselves. And they can be used in all seasons and in the coming years ahead. Updated for 2020. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsgift guide, gift of time, gifts, holidays

Every week a vacation

Posted onJanuary 16, 2020April 13, 2020AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Enjoying a place where we can access the outdoors as much as we can. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsgift of time, utah, winter

Thoughts on being wealthy

Posted onJuly 4, 2019January 3, 2021AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

Our wealth is our free time. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsfavorite, gift of time

More thoughts on “Be Prepared”

Posted onMarch 20, 2019August 3, 2021AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

Some additional thoughts on the Boy Scouts Motto of “Be Prepared.” A motto often misinterpreted to be gear focused. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsboy scouts, favorite, gift of time, organization, time bank

Gear pick of the year 2018: Plastic storage bins

Posted onNovember 28, 2018May 20, 2020AuthorPaul Mags12 Comments

A practical, useful, and outstanding gear pick for maximizing your outdoor time. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagscar camping, gear pick of the year, gift guide, gift of time, maps, organization

One year ago today

Posted onSeptember 5, 2018AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

One year ago today, my life became much different. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsgift of time

The Great Divide Trail – An Overview

Posted onJuly 12, 2018April 26, 2025AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

An initial look at my overall plans for thru-hiking Canada’s Great Divide Trail. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagscanada, gift of time, Great Divide Trail

End of the Road (Trip) – Some Thoughts

Posted onJuly 10, 2018June 25, 2020AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

The road trip portion of my sabbatical has come to an end. Here are some random thoughts about being on the road since late November 2017. Read More …

CategoriesMusings, Other Outdoor JauntsTagscar camping, east coast gallivant, gift of time, Kia Sorento, southern tier road trip

O’ Canada! – The Great Divide Trail

Posted onJuly 9, 2018August 25, 2018AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

From July 20th until the end of August, I’ll be trekking along the Great Divide in Canada. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagscanada, gift of time, Great Divide Trail

Over six months later…

Posted onApril 13, 2018AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

The potential plans for the next few months. Read More …

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Using the gift – Where I am at

Posted onAugust 31, 2017July 9, 2018AuthorPaul Mags20 Comments

The loose plans for the next few months starting in September 2017. Read this post if you emailed and wondering why I have not written back in a few days. 🙂 Read More …

CategoriesPMags NewsTagscollegiate loop, east coast gallivant, gift of time, southern tier road trip, wasu

Giving myself the gift of time

Posted onAugust 25, 2017August 25, 2017AuthorPaul Mags19 Comments

I handed in my notice this week. I am giving myself the best gift outdoors person can have: The Gift of Time. Read More …

CategoriesPMags NewsTagsgift of time, time bank

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Some local hiking this weekend. I scouted a route for a possible packrafting trip later this month, and on Sunday, @ramblinghemlock and I meandered through a canyon we’ve been curious about for a while.
I can’t imagine this landscape with a wall.
Two years inside the Park Service, trying to balance trade and calling. I left in fall 2025, and I’m still making sense of it - part grief, part gratitude, and part closure.
With a brief but noticeable bit of winter this past week, we opted not to travel the muddy, snowy roads into more remote areas. Instead, we tackled some home projects on Saturday and spent Sunday revisiting a place we hadn’t seen in a while. Red rock, canyon wrens, images, and late winter desert light accompanied the day.
@ramblinghemlock and I pivoted from an original trip after much-needed rain on Friday. On Saturday, we avoided muddy roads that would have derailed our original plan and spent two nights poking around a place we could reach only because of temporary, water-filled potholes and a handy Ziploc bag that made it possible. We also revisited sights we hadn’t seen in a while. Red rock, grand views, and old images marked the unofficial long weekend kickoff of spring around Moab.
@ramblinghemlock and I finally felt better and took a long-overdue trip into the backcountry. We slept outside and enjoyed the peace of the wild places. Canyon wrens filled the canyon with song during the day, and owl calls echoed off the walls at night. We returned to places we had not seen in a while and saw places new to us. The land endures.

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