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Intro to Backpacking: Part 3 – Deciding where to go: risk management & factors to consider

Posted onMay 3, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Part 3 – Deciding where to go: risk management & factors to consider. I discuss different factors on deciding where to go. Read More …

CategoriesGetting Started, Trip PlanningTagsdiscovery, planning, safety, trip ideas, videos

Reality often astonishes theory

Posted onMay 12, 2017May 12, 2017AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Words of wisdom from the late Tom Magliozzi of Car Talk. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsCar Talk, planning, quotes

Planning and Packing: Pre-trip delight

Posted onNovember 30, 2016AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Getting ready for the trip is as almost exciting as the trip itself. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagspacking, planning

Discovery vs Safety – The Balance

Posted onApril 19, 2016June 28, 2023AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

How to plan, have a measure of safety but still have a sense of discovery when outdoors? Read More …

CategoriesGetting Started, MusingsTagsdiscovery, planning, safety

The first step: How to start backpacking

Posted onMarch 31, 2016August 16, 2023AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

The first steps for backpacking may be intimidating. Here’s how to get out there, learn and have fun. Read More …

CategoriesGetting StartedTagsbackpacking, favorite, first steps, planning

Trip planning and logistics info

Posted onJuly 4, 2015January 2, 2024AuthorPaul Mags

Here are some links so you can plan out a great hiking vacation! Read More …

CategoriesPMags NewsTagsplanning, trip consulting, trips

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