High Plains – Page 2

Soapstone Prairie Natural Area

Posted onJune 28, 2016July 9, 2018AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

A hike to an area of the High Plains outside of Ft. Collins, Colorado. Wildflowers and birds were in abundance. And somewhere the bison roamed. Read More …

New Mexico – Kiowa Grasslands

Posted onApril 4, 2016March 21, 2018AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

Seeking wildness and a remote experience in the High Plains of New Mexico. Read More …

Trail Groove Issue 25

Posted onDecember 1, 2015December 1, 2015AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Trail Groove Issue 25. Lots of great articles. I contributed an article about The Great Plains. Read More …

Nebraska Panhandle Rambles

Posted onOctober 14, 2015May 17, 2017AuthorPaul Mags7 Comments

Hiking and camping in the Nebraska Panhandle. Fossils, canyons, big horns, wild turkeys and fall foliage. And one of the best night skies I’ve seen. Read More …

In the Sagebrush Sea along the Oregon Trail

Posted onSeptember 9, 2015March 7, 2019AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Some road tripping and camping along the old Oregon Trail in Wyoming and nearby Nebraska. Read More …

More High Plains Drifting – Comanche Grassland canyons

Posted onMay 26, 2015March 16, 2020AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Exploring Carrizo and Picture canyons in the Comanche Grassland. Along with Amache Internment camp and the site of the Sand Creek Massacre. Read More …

James A. Michener’s “Centennial”

Posted onMay 22, 2015November 17, 2023AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

An overview of the historical fiction classic that takes places in the northeast of Colorado. Read More …

Pawnee Grassland – A changed landscape

Posted onMay 19, 2015June 19, 2017AuthorPaul Mags9 Comments

The Pawnee National Grassland is (was?) a quiet, desolate and lonely area. But it is rapidly changing. Read More …

East to the Wildness

Posted onApril 22, 2015November 17, 2023AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

To the east, on the The Great Plains, may just be where wildness is located. Read More …

Spring on the High Plains – Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR

Posted onMarch 16, 2015March 16, 2015AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

An unusually warm spring day, after a busy few days, was a great opportunity to check out the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Read More …

Camping in the Comanche National Grassland

Posted onMay 25, 2014March 16, 2020AuthorPaul Mags7 Comments

Three days of exploring and camping in the Comanche National Grassland and surrounding areas. Read More …

High Plains Drifting – Pawnee Buttes, Pawnee National Grasslands

Posted onNovember 7, 2010November 17, 2023AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

The areas in the outdoors I seem to gravitate towards are the austere and desolate places. Places such a the high alpine areas of the mountains. The red rock country of the Colorado Plateau. And add to this place the Read More …