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The Trail Show #7 – Great Himalaya Trail

Posted onDecember 16, 2012September 23, 2013AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Today we bring you Episode #7 – Our December Holidaze Show.

CategoriesPressTagsbackpacking, hiking, The Trail Show

Outfitted by G.I. Joe – Military Surplus Gear

Posted onDecember 12, 2012December 8, 2025AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

Military surplus gear for the outdoor enthusiast. Besides being affordable, some of it is surprisingly light and similar to civilian gear. Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsbackpacking, budget gear, camping, car camping, clothing, gear, gear review, hiking, outdoors, surplus

Gear Review: Discount Dance Supply Rip Stop Pants

Posted onDecember 10, 2012April 19, 2021AuthorPaul Mags7 Comments

Another dirt-bagger gear review of an unlikely item for the outdoors: Dancing warm up pants! Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsbackpacking, budget gear, clothing, gear, gear review, hiking, rain gear

Solo in Utah Pt 2 – Day Hikes and Side Trips

Posted onDecember 2, 2012November 23, 2016AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Some day hikes and side trips in Utah over Thanksgiving week. Part two of my Utah trip.  

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagscamping, Colorado Plateau, hiking, Petroglyphs, Pueblo, Thanksgiving, utah

Gear Review – Hoo Rag

Posted onNovember 29, 2012April 24, 2018AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

A review of the multi-use Hoo Rag (a seamless bandanna )  

CategoriesGearTagsbackpacking, clothing, gear, gear review, hiking

Solo in the Desert Pt 1 – Coyote Gulch

Posted onNovember 26, 2012April 6, 2018AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Coyote Gulch is a classic backpacking trip in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Here is my  trip report of an ~28 mile loop I did there over Thanksgiving Weekend.  

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, backpacking, Chimney Rock, Colorado Plateau, Coyote Gulch, Grand Staircase-Escalante, hiking, Thanksgiving, utah

The Trail Show Episode #6 – Grand Enchantment Trail

Posted onNovember 19, 2012AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Today we bring you Episode #6 – The Grand Enchantment Trail   Show #6 is our Thanksgiving Show.  

CategoriesPressTagsbackpacking, hiking, podcast, The Trail Show

Why Black and White Outdoor Photography?

Posted onNovember 11, 2012November 17, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Here’s some advocacy for black and white outdoor photography. Personally I think B&W photos  can be just as striking as the color photos often done by most outdoor enthusiasts.  

CategoriesGear, Getting StartedTagsbackpacking, gear, hiking, outdoors, photography

Best Gear Fallacy

Posted onOctober 31, 2012April 26, 2025AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Which piece of outdoor gear is the best? None! Read More …

CategoriesGearTagsbackpacking, favorite, gear, hiking

Trailshow #5 – The CDT

Posted onOctober 21, 2012December 17, 2015AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Episode #5! Today we bring you our Halloween Show – Don't be scared!!

CategoriesPressTagsbackpacking, hiking, podcast, The Trail Show

Outdoor Photography – Point and Shoot or DSLR?

Posted onOctober 17, 2012November 17, 2023AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Taking photos when outdoors is a great way to capture memories of outdoor adventures. But which camera to bring? A Point Shoot (P&S) or a DSLR?  

CategoriesGear, Getting StartedTagsbackpacking, gear, hiking, photography

After Work Wednesdays

Posted onOctober 3, 2012August 30, 2017AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

This past summer, it was a series of hikes after work. Why? Because the days are long, the weather is warm and life is to short to not explore! 🙂  

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, hiking, summer, Wednesday Reset, work life balance

Bachelor Party on Foot – Bear Lake to Grand Lake and Back

Posted onSeptember 18, 2012April 17, 2019AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

A classic lollipop hike from Bear Lake to Grand Lake and back one fine Fall weekend.

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, continental divide, hiking, Rocky Mountain National Park

The Trail Show Episode #4 – The TaRT

Posted onSeptember 16, 2012September 23, 2013AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Episode #4! Today we bring you our September Show – Fall is in the air!!  

CategoriesPressTagsbackpackinf, hiking, podcast, The Trail Show

The Joys of Autumn

Posted onSeptember 6, 2012November 25, 2023AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Some thoughts on my favorite time of the year to be outside: Autumn
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CategoriesMusingsTagsbackpacking, camping, Colorado, Fall, favorite, hiking

St. Vrain’s Ridge Walk

Posted onSeptember 5, 2012September 6, 2012AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A walk on the ridge that connects St. Vrain Mountain to the Continental Divide.  

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsbackpacking, Colorado, hiking

Backpacking in the Basin – Andrew Skurka’s RMNP Trip

Posted onAugust 23, 2012January 11, 2019AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

Three days and two nights assisting Andrew Skurka with his backpacking trip in the Wild Basin area of Rocky Mountain National Park.  

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAndrew Skurka, backpacking, Colorado, hiking, Rocky Mountain National Park

High and Lonesome Redux

Posted onAugust 14, 2012July 15, 2014AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A classic Colorado backpacking loop in the Indian Peaks Wilderness with d-low.  

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsbackpacking, Colorado, Devils Thumb, hiking

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We did some volunteer work for an organization we are active with on Saturday and Sunday, and made it into a local camping trip in between the assignments.
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.

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