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A locals’ walk

Posted onDecember 17, 2021December 17, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A rare weekend home with no camping, some day hikes, and getting ready for the holidays. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Happy Holidays – Desert Style!

Posted onDecember 9, 2021December 9, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Happy Holidays from the desert! Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsMoab, utah

Another Thanksgiving in the desert

Posted onDecember 6, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Joan and I spent Thanksgiving in the desert with our friend Mike. Read More …

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Fremont Indian State Park

Posted onNovember 24, 2021November 24, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Spending a weekend where Joan and I volunteer. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsFremont Indian State Park, utah

The quiet popular place

Posted onNovember 22, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

November, with its fewer daylight hours and people, makes about the perfect time to backpacking a well-known loop. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsBears Ears National Monument, utah

Mountains and Desert

Posted onOctober 17, 2021October 17, 2021AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Desert to mountains back again. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsLa Sals, San Rafael Swell, utah

Fall splendor in the Tushars

Posted onOctober 5, 2021October 5, 2021AuthorPaul Mags7 Comments

Spending some time in the Tushar mountains as we enjoy the last bit of high country fall color. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsTushars, utah

Desert Gathering

Posted onOctober 3, 2021October 3, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Catching up with some friends in the desert. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Canyonlands, utah

At a favorite place

Posted onSeptember 16, 2021September 16, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Introducing some friends to the La Sal Mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsLa Sals, utah

A Pando-rific weekend

Posted onSeptember 3, 2021September 3, 2021AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Spending some time in the Fish Lake area. Camping near Pando and hiking the Lake Shore Trail ended up among the highlights. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsFish Lake, utah

Site steward volunteering

Posted onAugust 31, 2021August 31, 2021AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

After a pause due to COVID in 2020, Joan and I completed our site steward training and received our site assignment at Fremont Indian State Park and Museum.0 Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsFremont, site steward, utah, volunteer

In between the lightning

Posted onAugust 6, 2021August 6, 2021AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Wildflowers, butterflies, and mushrooms in our backyard mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsLa Sals, utah

Checking in with a friend

Posted onJuly 22, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A quick overnighter in our local peaks. I roamed around the other portion that did not suffer fire damage. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsLa Sals, utah

Into the Abajos

Posted onJune 17, 2021June 21, 2021AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Escaping the fires, smoke, and heat by going to the Abajo Mountains. Read More …

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Into the La Sals

Posted onJune 7, 2021AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Escaping the desert heat by hiking in our backyard mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsLa Sals, utah

Dinosaur Nat’l Monument – With the Boulder Clan

Posted onJune 6, 2021June 7, 2021AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

First time seeing some friends since pre-COVID! A long weekend of hiking and camping in Dinosaur National Monument. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, Dinosaur National Monument, utah

Birthday Bash – Desert to Mountains

Posted onJune 3, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A few days backpacking with friends and then spending the rest of the weekend hiking and camping with Joan. Two different environments but two enjoyable times. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, utah

Poking around Price

Posted onMay 13, 2021May 17, 2021AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

A mellow weekend of camping and hiking north of us in a quiet area. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsFremont, utah

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Some local hiking on a Sunday. ... #hiking #moab # Some local hiking on a Sunday. ... #hiking #moab #moabutah #Utah
@ramblinghemlock and I had "town stuff" this weeke @ramblinghemlock and I had "town stuff" this weekend. It gave us a good chance to hike locally, check in on one of our adopted sites, and make Joan happy by posing for a rare photo of the two of us. :) (📷 #5 co Joan) .... #hiking #moab #MoabUtah #utah #pictographs #petroglyphs
A weekend in Canyonlands ... @ramblinghemlock and A weekend in Canyonlands ... @ramblinghemlock and I enjoy winter camping in Canyonlands National Park. It’s quiet, fewer people, and the scenery with the winter light always makes for sublime evenings for sunsets and enjoying the night sky with some hot chocolate. It’s not the time of the year for miles but to savor the red rock, winter sky, and the near solitude of winter. … After our trip to Canyonlands, we stopped by a well-known landmark for indigenous people, travelers along the Old Spanish Trail, and many a climber today. Alas, the area will soon have a glamping resort ¼ mile away. We saw construction equipment parked at the future site. We wanted to see the space before canvas tents, farm-to-table meals, and mindful yoga sessions for the 9.9% became the arch’s prominent feature. ;) … #Canyonlands #CanyonlandsNationalPark #hiking #camping #winter #pictographs #utah #moab #moabutah
Nice day for a local hike of a few hours. ... #hik Nice day for a local hike of a few hours. ... #hiking #moab #utah
After Davis Mountains State Park, we reconfigured After Davis Mountains State Park, we reconfigured our trip to spend some time in the Organ Mountains outside of Las Cruces, NM. .. But we saw the weather forecast of a snowstorm hitting a bulk of the Intermountain West. So we headed home a couple of days early. We unloaded the truck and made it home just before the first flakes fell and sorted out and cleaned our gear the following day. And some hiking locally after. ... When Moab is your home, spending time locally never becomes terrible. ... #Moab #Utah #hiking #camping #lascruces #newmexico #organmountains
On our last day at Big Bend, we hopped online to l On our last day at Big Bend, we hopped online to look at the weather forecast in the Guadalupe Mountains north of us. With 80+ MPH gusts forecast for the ridgelines, we rethought our backpacking trip. ... We decided to drive 2 hours or so north to @davismountainssp that featured some interesting hikes where the desert meets the grasslands before the higher mountain areas. Once parked, we did not drive for over two days and could also hike right from the campsite. The nightly hot showers, included, seemed decadent compared to the previous week. At night we even spotted a javelina. Of course, I did not have my camera handy! ... On our way out we visited the nearby American Civil War and frontier-era Ft. Davis where the famous 10th Cavalry, aka The Buffalo Soldiers, were once posted. ... Not the post-Big Bend trip we planned but still a delightful and restful stop for two days. ... #hiking #camping #Texas #ftdavis #davismountainsstatepark
Big Bend National Park - Part 3 - On the ridge ... Big Bend National Park - Part 3 - On the ridge ... Our last two days in @bigbendnps saw us at another backcountry campsite off a dirt road. These backcountry sites are quite lovely as you have it to yourself off a bumpy dirt road. There are no amenities besides a space for the vehicle and a tent and a food storage locker. There is no picnic table, water, or pit toilet (pack out your TP). You get isolation, stunning views, and quiet. We like it. … We had easy access to a lightly used trail from our campsite that brought us into high elevation areas with pines, oaks, shade, and that sight of all beautiful sights in the desert - water! An oasis off the desert floor, especially as temps went to 100F that day. … After our hike, we did some more well-known sites along the Rio Grande and enjoyed wading on a hot day. … The last night and morning at our campsite, and Big Bend, brought another “light show.” I think it is safe to say @ramblinghemlock, and I will return to this magnificent area again. … #RioGrande #RioBravo #Mexico #Texas #hiking #camping #BigBend #BigBendNationalPark
Big Bend National Park - Part 2 - On the mesa ... Big Bend National Park - Part 2 - On the mesa ... @ramblinghemlock and I spent the second portion of our trip backpacking a mesa on the @bigbendnps outer edge. The trails, though still good, aren't the usual popular NPS-grade trails most see in the park. A network of known, but largely unmarked, horse packer trails form a network of paths on the mesa, too. ... From this mesa we could see across into Mexico mere feet away across the Rio Grande in some cases and spy the rapids (When the water flows high) just upstream from one of the most popular destinations in the park. But we had the view to ourselves. Thanks to @horsecake22 for the tip! ... Joan and I experienced one of the best campsites we've ever had with stupendous sunrise and sunset views just over the border. We could see a few twinkling lights in the Mexico mountains across the river. but otherwise the night sky did not have any obscuring lights. ... An amazing place. And we want to go back. .... #sunrise #sunset #Mexico #Texas #RioGrande #RioBravo #BigBendNationalPark #BigBend #hiking #backpacking #camping
Happy New Year, gear style. ... I retired the fai Happy New Year, gear style. ... I retired the faithful circa 2014 vintage @gossamergear daypack with so many tears where the ratio of original material to patch material would get skewed. Joan modified and repaired it many times over the years. But now it's time to retire. ... I have a @sixmoondesigns Daybreaker (now Wy'East) day pack I used as a "go bag" for a volunteer role I no longer perform. But perfect for a replacement daypack. @ramblinghemlock took the old hip belt with pockets from the old pack (handy!) and made a single buckle closure for the top pocket I prefer. ... I hope to get 8 yrs out of this pack throughout the Colorado Plateau and other places that beckon! (With the appropriate repairs, of course, 😉) ... #hiking #happynewyear
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