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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

Beyond the 100th Meridian

Posted onJune 23, 2018August 8, 2019AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Heading back to the American West across the High Plains of Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsHigh Plains, New Mexico, Oklahoma, southern tier road trip, Texas

New Mexico: Pueblos, Badlands, and Volcanoes

Posted onApril 23, 2018April 24, 2018AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Further exploration of some areas both new to me and some old favorites. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, New Mexico, southern tier road trip

Still in the Desert – Moab and Bears Ears

Posted onApril 16, 2018November 20, 2019AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Some hiking and backpacking in the Moab area. My friend Joan will soon be leaving the Moab area, so one last trip (for now!) had to be done. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Bears Ears National Monument, Cedar Mesa, Colorado Plateau, Moab, southern tier road trip, utah

Bears Ears: The Relaxing Way

Posted onApril 11, 2018May 21, 2019AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Just a few days of enjoying basecamp in Bears Ears. I hiked, I read, I scrambled up the cliffs and just took in the views for hours at a time. Why? Because I can. 🙂 Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Bears Ears National Monument, Cedar Mesa, Colorado Plateau, southern tier road trip, utah

Savoring an old favorite

Posted onApril 6, 2018April 6, 2018AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Almost a week spent camping, hiking, exploring, and enjoying both the well-known and the obscure in Hovenweep and Canyons of The Ancients National Momuments. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Canyons of the Ancients, Colorado Plateau, Hovenweep, National Monuments, southern tier road trip, utah

Ambling in Arizona for Spring Break

Posted onApril 2, 2018May 31, 2019AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Part Three of the Spring Break spent with the extended Boulder clan. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Arizona, Canyon de Chelly, Colorado Plateau, Grand Canyon, Lees Ferry, Monument Valley, Navajo National Monument, southern tier road trip

Spring Break: Utah Style

Posted onApril 1, 2018May 21, 2019AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Three days in The Valley of The Gods. An ideal location for exploring the area. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Bears Ears National Monument, Cedar Mesa, Colorado Plateau, southern tier road trip, utah

The Pueblo Path

Posted onMarch 31, 2018October 23, 2019AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Some exploring of the ancient places as I make my way to meet up with friends for their children’s Spring Break. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, New Mexico, southern tier road trip

Canadian River Canyon Camping

Posted onMarch 21, 2018March 21, 2018AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Some hiking and camping at a previously obscure High Plains canyon that is a little more on the radar. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCanadian River Canyon, High Plains, Mills Canyon, New Mexico, southern tier road trip

High Plains Enchantment – Sabinoso Wilderness

Posted onMarch 18, 2018AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Some hiking and camping in the newly accessible (only since Nov 2017) Sabinoso Wilderness that is about 50 miles from Las Vegas, NM. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsHigh Plains, New Mexico, Sabinoso Wilderness, southern tier road trip

Last Push: AZ and NM to Colorado

Posted onMarch 3, 2018April 6, 2018AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A lot of driving since J-Tree as I made my way back to Colorado for some presentations coming up. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Arizona, New Mexico, Petroglyphs, southern tier road trip

Joshua Tree National Park

Posted onFebruary 21, 2018February 21, 2018AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Some hiking and camping in Joshua Tree National Park. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCalifornia, Joshua Tree National Park, southern tier road trip

GGG X – Henry Coe State Park

Posted onFebruary 19, 2018AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Four days of backpacking and two days of camping at a hiker gathering. Great to meet people in person I’ve known online for years. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCalifornia, Henry Coe, southern tier road trip

Redwoods and Ocean

Posted onFebruary 12, 2018February 21, 2018AuthorPaul Mags11 Comments

Some time spent along the California coast exploring the ocean and the redwoods. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsBig Basin Redwoods State Park., California, Pacific Coast, Red woods, southern tier road trip

Bay Area Exploring

Posted onFebruary 11, 2018February 19, 2018AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Some time spent in the Bay Area. San Francisco is the perfect city for simply meandering and seeing what nooks and crannies await! Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsBay Area, California, San Francisco, southern tier road trip

Viva Las Vegas Red Rocks

Posted onFebruary 2, 2018February 3, 2018AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Some dispersed camping the night before and then a half day spent at Red Rocks Canyon just outside of Las Vegas. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsNevada, Red Rock Canyon National Conversation Area, southern tier road trip

Into The Valley of Death

Posted onFebruary 1, 2018February 2, 2018AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

Some time spent in Death Valley National Park. I’ve been to the desert before…but Death Valley is unlike anything I’ve seen. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCalifornia, Death Valley, southern tier road trip

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@ramblinghemlock used a cotton bandanna pee rag re @ramblinghemlock used a cotton bandanna pee rag regularly since 2010 in environments as diverse as the desert of the Colorado Plateau to hikes in the Smokies. ... This past year she started using the well-known and popular @kulacloth favored by many backpackers. ... Here are Joan’s thoughts on contrasting the Kula Cloth to the humble bandanna EDIT: For the curious, we added a link to a $10 MYOG kit (with 100 fasteners) that requires no sewing! ... 🥾More thoughts via link in profile.⛺ ... #hiking #backpackpacking #camping #LNT
Hiking and camping with friends in the La Sal Moun Hiking and camping with friends in the La Sal Mountains. ... #hiking #camping #utah #Moab #LaSals
After our time in the San Juans, we went to the ed After our time in the San Juans, we went to the edge of the Colorado Plateau to Chimney Rock National Monument. This Ancestral Pueblo settlement perches on a prominent overlook with rock formations that line up with an 18.5-year lunar cycle. … Located at the edge of the mountains and the Colorado Plateau, this area also served to trade with various goods found onsite. Most prominently, Chimney Rock is in direct alignment with Chaco Canyon ninety miles away, with possible signal fires getting seen across the distance between these two points. The Pueblo founded other settlements in the area. … I last went there just after Chimney Rock became a national monument but glad to return as there’s always more to see, and it is a place where Joan’s never visited. We both enjoyed seeing Chimney Rock while in the area. .. #colorado #sanjuans #sanjuansmountains #ChimneyRock #ChimneyRockNationalMonument #archeoastronomy #ColoradoPlateau #AncestralPueblo
@ramblinghemlock and I went to the Weminuche Wilde @ramblinghemlock and I went to the Weminuche Wilderness in the San Juan Mountains.  Though still summer in our desert home, autumn’s arrived in the alpine terrain. The ground cover’s russet, you can hear the elks bugle, and there’s a nip to the night air. … With no 14ers or prominent alpine lakes, we had this stretch mainly to ourselves. Just how we like it! ... #colorado #sanjuans #sanjuansmountains #continentaldividetrail #Weminuche #hiking #backpacking #camping
@ramblinghemlock shows her patented technique for @ramblinghemlock shows her patented technique for drying tents. .. #hiking #Backpacking #colorado
@ramblinghemlock and I started a volunteer role as @ramblinghemlock and I started a volunteer role as a Utah cultural site stewards ( @ut_shpo ) at @fremontindianstateparkmuseum. What does this mean? Joan and I perform monitoring, make notes about site conditions, outreach, and give information about the sites we assist in overlooking. … The state park is just off I70, has camping, and makes an excellent stopover point on your way to and from other areas in Utah. The park itself is along a vital travel corridor both now and in the past. Additionally, the park had a significant settlement of the Fremont people ~700 years ago and later formed an important place for the Paiute, Shoshone, and Ute. In the 19th century, traders and settlers came through. … Pictured here is the well-known and easily accessed “Cave of 100 Hands” that features petroglyphs and pictographs created by the Fremont. And one of the sites we’ll monitor. .. #utah #fremont #fremontindianpark #petrogylphs #pictographs
A Pando-rific Weekend … @ramblinghemlock and I s A Pando-rific Weekend … @ramblinghemlock and I started a volunteer role at @fremontindianstateparkmuseum this past weekend (more to come on a future post) and took the opportunity to explore more of the nearby area. … And that meant hiking and camping at Fish Lake. At nearly 9,000 feet in elevation and six miles long and one-mile wide, this natural lake (the largest in Utah) makes for a unique and historical landscape. The Paiute long inhabited this area, along with forming a significant trading route along the historic Spanish Trail. And a place we want to see more. .. Among the highlights of this area include Pando - an aspen clone considered by many to be among the oldest and largest living organisms in the world. And we camped within sight of it all weekend. .. I have a feeling the Fish Lake area will become a frequent stomping ground for Joan and me. … #hiking #camping #Utah #FishLake #Pando #spanishtrail #greatwesterntrail
The Sunday of Summer in the San Juans … The loca The Sunday of Summer in the San Juans … The local forest service social media page recently called August the “Sunday of Summer.” And I can’t help but think how apt of a descript that ends up being for this time of the year. You see the last of the wildflowers, the aspen leaves start to show some yellow, and there’s a chill in the night air. Summer fades, and fall starts to arrive. … @RamblingHemlock backpacked a thoroughly enjoyable loop that took in the Colorado Trail highway (6+ thru-hikers and 12+ thru-hikers in a 10 mile or so stretch!), an obscure dirt bike trail with no traffic, and a jeep road with only three vehicles on a Sunday. .. Overall, a fine loop to see the last bit of wildflowers, enjoy some ridgeline walks, and ascend from a mountain canyon. .. … #hiking #backpacking #camping #colorado #sanjuans #sanjuanmountains #ColoradoTrail
A Grand weekend … Due to various delays, @Rambli A Grand weekend … Due to various delays, @Ramblinghemlock ‘s flight ended up moving from our small air terminal in Moab to the slightly larger airport in Grand Junction, CO...and not until nearly midnight! … So we took advantage of the change of plans, planned a backpacking trip in Grand Mesa, and ran some errands. Errands that included something we talked about for the past year now and figured, “What the hell, we have a weekday off. Let’s do it!” ;) … So, yes, we got married and enjoyed a “honeymoon” on the world’s largest mesa, hiked at 10k feet, and took a trip that included astounding views, easy walking, and deluxe honeymoon accommodations in the Aspen Lodge for two nights. Or pretty much our typical weekend. … #hiking #backpacking #camping #colorad #grandjunction #grandmesa #newlyweds Photos 8 - 10 c/o @ramblinghemlock
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