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Spring on the horizon

Posted onFebruary 11, 2020February 11, 2020AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Signs of spring are afoot (and also “a ski”) this weekend. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArches National Park, Moab, Petroglyphs, pictographs, utah

Three days of winter in the desert

Posted onFebruary 4, 2020April 13, 2020AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Another memorable trip on the Colorado Plateau. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Canyonlands, Canyonlands National Park, Colorado Plateau, utah, winter

Hiking in the forgotten places

Posted onJanuary 27, 2020April 13, 2020AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

We hiked in a place often ignored for backpacking. And during winter we had it all to ourselves. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Canyonlands National Park, Rock Images, utah, winter

#EPIC Mailbox hike

Posted onJanuary 23, 2020April 30, 2020AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

EVERYTHING IS EPIC! Including getting the mail… Read More …

CategoriesVideosTagshumor, utah, videos

Tiny Home in the Abajos

Posted onJanuary 22, 2020April 26, 2025AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Our trip report to the Tiny Home in the Abajo Mountains. The end of the article has logistic info for the curious. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagshut trip, skiing, utah, winter

Every week a vacation

Posted onJanuary 16, 2020April 13, 2020AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Enjoying a place where we can access the outdoors as much as we can. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsgift of time, utah, winter

Following the travel paths

Posted onDecember 19, 2019December 20, 2019AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

More cultural geography exploration on foot. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsMoab, Petroglyphs, pictographs, Rock Images, utah

Our Backyard Wilderness

Posted onDecember 9, 2019December 9, 2019AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

We don’t have to go far to get a bit of remote-feeling wildness near our home. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsMoab, utah, Wilderness Study Area

Above the Rim in Arches National Park

Posted onDecember 6, 2019December 6, 2019AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Joan and I spent some quiet post-Thanksgiving hiking off-the-beaten-path in Arches National Park. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArches National Park, Moab, utah

Thanksgiving 2019 – Zion and Bryce Canyon

Posted onDecember 1, 2019April 13, 2020AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Thanksgiving spent with the Boulder Clan with a bonus trip to Fremont Indian State Park beforehand, too. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsBryce Canyon, Thanksgiving, utah, winter, Zion National Park

Doing it like a local

Posted onNovember 20, 2019November 20, 2019AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

I am taking Moab’s “Do it like a local” campaign to heart. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsdo it like a local, Moab, utah

Solo in The Maze

Posted onNovember 5, 2019April 21, 2022AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

A solo trip into the fabled Maze District of Canyonlands National Park via Colorado River crossing by packraft. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCanyonlands, national park, packrafting, The Maze, utah

Keeping it local – Jaunts and rambles around Moab

Posted onOctober 25, 2019October 25, 2019AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Some local hikes here in Moab ; and musing about the cultural geography while walking through it all. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsMoab, utah

New volunteer gig – Archaeological Site Stewardship

Posted onOctober 9, 2019October 9, 2019AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

We had a training weekend for Utah’s archaeology site stewardship program. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsarchaeology volunteer, utah

Escaping the heat in the La Sals

Posted onJune 20, 2019June 23, 2019AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A quick trip before I take off for other points. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsLa Sals, utah

Into the Blue – The Abajo Mountains

Posted onJune 11, 2019AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Joan and I did some hiking in this obscure range south of Moab and near Monticello. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsabajo mountains, utah

Exploring the Upper Comb Ridge

Posted onMay 21, 2019May 31, 2019AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

A weekend of hiking, exploring, and celebrating another year around the sun. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, comb ridge, utah

More Moab Meanderings

Posted onMay 17, 2019AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Continuing to explore the wildness and beauty in my new home. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsMoab, utah

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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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