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Home »Posts tagged  southern tier road trip (Page 2)

Tag: southern tier road trip

Into The Valley of Fire

Posted onJanuary 31, 2018February 1, 2018AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Some time spent at The Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada not far from Vegas. Red rocks, bighorns, and desert landscapes abounded! Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsNevada, southern tier road trip, Valley of Fire

Random observations from the road

Posted onJanuary 25, 2018October 15, 2019AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Some musings, ideas, and mildly useful tips from two months of traveling Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagscar camping, southern tier road trip

Zion Wanderings

Posted onJanuary 24, 2018March 7, 2019AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A visit to Zion National Park on my way to points west. Conveniently, I have friends associated with the park! Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagssouthern tier road trip, utah, Zion National Park

Arches Ambling and Beyond

Posted onJanuary 21, 2018January 21, 2018AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

I visited a friend in Moab, saw some unique pictographs, enjoyed Arches National Park in the off-season, and wondered how the government shutdown would affect my trip. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArches National Park, Colorado Plateau, southern tier road trip, utah

Walking the Ancient Paths in Bears Ears

Posted onJanuary 20, 2018May 21, 2019AuthorPaul Mags11 Comments

Four days of backpacking and an additional day of hiking and camping exploring the Ancestral Pueblo culture in (what is for now) the Bears Ears National Monument at the Cedar Mesa and Grand Gulch areas. Read More …

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

Canyon de Chelly

Posted onJanuary 11, 2018February 1, 2018AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Some time spent at a place that is home to not only Ancestral Pueblos but also the Dine’ (Navajo) nation. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Arizona, Canyon de Chelly, Colorado Plateau, Dine', Navajo, southern tier road trip

Colorado Ancestral Pueblo Meanderings

Posted onJanuary 10, 2018July 4, 2018AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Weather conditions made me modify my trip plans. But the new plans proved to work out just fine. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Canyons of the Ancients, Colorado, Colorado Plateau, Mesa Verde, southern tier road trip

West Texas State Parks

Posted onDecember 18, 2017December 19, 2017AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Enjoying some time in the fantastic state parks of Texas. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsHigh Plains, Llano Estacado, southern tier road trip, Texas, Texas Panhandle

National Parks – Texas Style

Posted onDecember 15, 2017December 16, 2017AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Exploring the Guadalupe Mountains and Big Bend National Parks. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsBig Bend, Guadalupe Mountains, Mexico, southern tier road trip, Texas

Enchanted by New Mexico

Posted onDecember 10, 2017December 10, 2017AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

A few days in New Mexico as I made my way to Texas. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCarlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, southern tier road trip, White Sands

Phoenix and points south

Posted onDecember 6, 2017June 14, 2019AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Some local hikes in Phoenix, a few history pitstops, a quick to jaunt to Saguaro NP, and a visit to the Chiricahua National Monument. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncient Sonorans, Arizona, Chiricahua National Monument, Ft. Bowie, Phoenix, Saguaro National Park, southern tier road trip, Superstitions

Further along the Ancestral path

Posted onNovember 30, 2017December 2, 2017AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

More exploration of ancestral dwellings between Flagstaff and Phoenix. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArizona, camping, Hohokam, Sinagua, southern tier road trip

The Ancestral Path in Flagstaff

Posted onNovember 28, 2017December 1, 2017AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Exploring the ancestral lands of the native people of Arizona. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArizona, Sinagua, southern tier road trip

A Grand Thanksgiving

Posted onNovember 27, 2017January 11, 2018AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

A trip with some close friends down to the Grand Canyon. Some car camping and a quick overnighter, too. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArizona, Grand Canyon, southern tier road trip, Thanksgiving

Southern Tier Road Trip

Posted onNovember 19, 2017October 15, 2019AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

I leave Wednesday for the next phase of my sabbatical. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagscar camping, southern tier road trip

Turning the page

Posted onOctober 9, 2017October 9, 2017AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

One chapter is ended. Time to start a new one. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagspartings, southern tier road trip, wasu

Using the gift – Where I am at

Posted onAugust 31, 2017July 9, 2018AuthorPaul Mags20 Comments

The loose plans for the next few months starting in September 2017. Read this post if you emailed and wondering why I have not written back in a few days. 🙂 Read More …

CategoriesPMags NewsTagscollegiate loop, east coast gallivant, gift of time, southern tier road trip, wasu

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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.
@ramblinghemlock and I finally felt better and took a long-overdue trip into the backcountry. We slept outside and enjoyed the peace of the wild places. Canyon wrens filled the canyon with song during the day, and owl calls echoed off the walls at night. We returned to places we had not seen in a while and saw places new to us. The land endures.

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