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Enjoying the local gems: Fisher Mesa

Posted onJune 10, 2020June 10, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Continuing to discover local gems this spring and summer. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsdinosaurs, utah

Desert and Mountains

Posted onJune 2, 2020June 2, 2020AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

In one weekend we went from a high mountain pass and then spent another day on the canyon bottom, Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsLa Sals, utah

Backdoor into the canyon

Posted onMay 29, 2020AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Another Utah weekend for us where we hike, explore, and scout for future trips. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, utah

Tales from the Trail #1 – Mags goes all foodie

Posted onMay 27, 2020January 3, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

There’s this one time I had breakfast at a James Beard Awarding-nominated restaurant. And I did not realize it at the time. Read More …

CategoriesVideosTagsfood, utah, utah-tip, videos, wasu

Into the Blue

Posted onMay 13, 2020May 13, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Two nights of camping in some nearby mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

A La Sals Loop

Posted onMay 6, 2020May 6, 2020AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

An overnight trip in the La Sal Mountains following a lonely route at this time of the year. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsLa Sals, utah

Another high desert weekend

Posted onApril 30, 2020April 30, 2020AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Enjoying the desert spring with near solitude. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Backpacking on a plateau

Posted onApril 22, 2020April 22, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

We continue to enjoy the desert near our home. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Snooze Alarm Weekend

Posted onApril 16, 2020April 16, 2020AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Another weekend where can spend time outdoors locally. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Physically Distancing around Moab

Posted onApril 7, 2020April 7, 2020AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

We enjoyed another weekend where we can go backpacking within an hour of our home. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsphysical distancing, utah

Eight miles away – Backpacking near home

Posted onApril 2, 2020April 3, 2020AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

The trailhead’s three-miles away, we slept eight miles from where I’m typing, another local backpack. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsbackpacking, keeping it local, utah

Peace in the wild

Posted onMarch 24, 2020March 24, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Enjoying some quiet and peace in a wild place. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsFremont, Petroglyphs, utah

Keeping it local in BLM land

Posted onMarch 20, 2020March 26, 2020AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

Perhaps my last report for a while. We’ll see. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsFremont, Petroglyphs, pictographs, utah

Following canyons of images

Posted onMarch 11, 2020March 11, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Some jaunts down some canyons noted for its rock imagery. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsFremont, utah

Into The Maze via packraft

Posted onMarch 10, 2020October 13, 2022AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

A simple video for the more visually inclined about how to cross into the famous Maze District of Canyonlands National Park via packraft at Spanish Bottom. Read More …

CategoriesVideosTagsCanyonlands National Park, packrafting, The Maze, utah, utah-tip, videos, winter

Guiding – Deep Desert Expeditions

Posted onMarch 8, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A different Moab guiding gig in 2020 – Deep Desert Expeditions. Mike Coronella, the owner, is one of the co-creators of the Hayduke Trail. Read More …

CategoriesPMags NewsTagsguiding, hiking, Moab, utah

Backpacking in an ancient homeland

Posted onMarch 3, 2020March 3, 2020AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

A three-day weekend spent backpacking and exploring a dense concentration of Ancestral Pueblo dwellings. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Canyonlands National Park, utah

Four Days in The Maze

Posted onFebruary 21, 2020October 13, 2022AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Another trip to The Maze in Canyonlands National Park. I included some basic logistic info for those who asked after my last trip. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCanyonlands National Park, packrafting, The Maze, utah, winter

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Bearing witness in a changed, post-fire landscape. Fire and flood shape the environment; some history passes away, while other traces remain untouched. The land eventually recovers: Some of it recently, some of it long after my lifetime.
On a rare group trip, we heard rain overnight and woke to this raging torrent. After the Babylon Fire, flooding was inevitable. The water carried a lot of ash.
@ramblinghemlock and I went to a place above the desert floor, where elk bugled, and there were expansive views of Capitol Reef and the Henry Mountains.
The hot and dry summer may account for the early leaf changing and somewhat muted colors. Still, not a bad sight.
@ramblinghemlock and I did an overnight to an obscure peak with an amazing viewscape. From the summit, we could see the Abajos and La Sals (our “home” mountains), distant 13ers and 14ers along the horizon, and the red rock country over the horizon. An incredible sunset capped off the evening.
Local mountains view. A touch of fall up high.

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