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Outdoor Gear and Disaster Preparedness

Posted onMarch 24, 2020January 22, 2021AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

The recent flood in Boulder had me thinking: Being an outdoors person works well for disaster preparedness.
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CategoriesGear, MusingsTags72 hours, car camping, gear, outdoors, preparedness, time bank

An outdoor library: Colorado Plateau collection

Posted onApril 28, 2019January 2, 2021AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Some suggested books for the outdoors person that make a good read for someone interested in the history, culture, or politics of The Colorado Plateau. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and Media, Getting StartedTagsbooks, Colorado Plateau, library, outdoors, utah-tip

Three simple outdoor guidelines

Posted onJune 15, 2016February 21, 2018AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Three guidelines for the outdoors: be safe, be courteous of others and their experience, have fun. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsguidelines, outdoors

Beyond the skills

Posted onMarch 23, 2016July 4, 2018AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

No matter who you are, or how much you know, there is always more to learn in the outdoors. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagslearning, outdoors, skills

An outdoor library: Books to own

Posted onMarch 1, 2016January 3, 2021AuthorPaul Mags7 Comments

Some suggested books for the outdoors person that are a wonderful addition to any personal library. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and Media, Getting StartedTagsbooks, favorite, library, outdoors

How to generate “buzz”?

Posted onFebruary 19, 2016June 18, 2017AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

I received an email recently asking how to generate “buzz”. Here’s my curmudgeonly take on this concept. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagscareer, outdoors, professional

What the heck is an adventure?

Posted onNovember 20, 2015July 8, 2019AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Adventure is a word used a lot. What the heck is it? Or is it simply being outside? Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsadventure, EPIC, outdoors

Simplicity

Posted onJuly 14, 2015July 14, 2015AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Above all else, I think the concept of simplicity is what I find most appealing in the outdoors. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsoutdoors, simplicity

Outdoor Quotes and Musings

Posted onNovember 7, 2014August 15, 2018AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

The following is a collection of outdoor quotes from a Yahoo group I helped to maintain: the Colorado Hiking and Outdoor Society “back in the day”.  The group is now on Meetup.   Most of the quotes were chosen by me. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagshiking, outdoors, quotes

Gear as lifestyle – Why is gear discussion so popular?

Posted onNovember 7, 2013March 13, 2019AuthorPaul Mags12 Comments

Gear as lifestyle. Or why discussion of the minutiae of gear is so popular. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsbackpacking, gear, hiking, lifestyle, outdoors

In praise of the original soft shell – Wool Pants

Posted onJanuary 21, 2013May 15, 2018AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

Breathable, warm, repels snow, blocks wind. A miracle piece of clothing that is high in quality and usually $20 or less. The original soft shell – wool pants!

CategoriesGearTagsclothing, gear, gear review, outdoors, skiing, winter, wool pants

Outfitted by G.I. Joe – Military Surplus Gear

Posted onDecember 12, 2012December 4, 2022AuthorPaul 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, camping, car camping, cheap outdoor gear, clothing, gear, gear review, hiking, outdoors, surplus

Why Black and White Outdoor Photography?

Posted onNovember 11, 2012July 1, 2015AuthorPaul 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

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A morning project working with the local BLM offic A morning project working with the local BLM office and the Canyonland Field Institute putting up railings, closing social trails, and adding Carsonite posts. 
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This site gets more traffic in recent years and the work will protect the site a bit more.
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The BLM plans to put up interpretive signs and consult with the local indigenous people to give the site a more appropriate name,
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A wintery weekend behind the rocks ... @ramblinghe A wintery weekend behind the rocks
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@ramblinghemlock and I kept it local this weekend as there is much snow in other places. Joan was not as keen to ski tour as I nor did we wish to drive down snowy roads.
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Instead, we went to a nearby wilderness study area and walked some ATV, jeep, and MTB track that gets little traffic this time of the year.
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What's a busy (!) place come spring makes a deserted, and stunning, place to view the winter sunset, the alpenglow on the La Sals, and that stunning mix of red rock and snow found on the Colorado Plateau during the winter months
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Ten miles from home. Not bad. Ten miles from home. Not bad.
A cold and overcast morning for some local high de A cold and overcast morning for some local high desert hiking. We took a quick pitstop with few people before taking a hike in a more obscure park corner. The unofficial kick-off for peak season will start in less than a month.
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 We'll now enjoy the local park with red rock, snow, winter light, and fewer people.
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Joan finished a project today and could not join m Joan finished a project today and could not join me for hiking. I decided to stay local, see what I could see with fewer people, all topped with snow, and enjoy the beauty of my "backyard." 
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Winter makes the perfect time to see the familiar in a different light.
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Joan looks at the made-in-the-USA, ~6..5 oz and $6 Joan looks at the made-in-the-USA, ~6..5 oz and $65 @lightheart_gear  Base Layer Shirt, designed by a woman for women. This shirt comes in sizes up to 3XL as well. Over the late fall and into winter, Joan’s worn this every week on our hiking, camping, and backpacking trips. Joan noted there are no other reviews posted of this garment and thought she’d write about one of her now favorite pieces of clothing .
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