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Winter in the High Desert

Posted onJanuary 7, 2019April 13, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Red rocks, ice, and snow make for a magical landscape during the Moab winter. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado Plateau, Moab, utah, winter

A Local New Year’s Weekend

Posted onJanuary 2, 2019February 19, 2019AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Changing plans over New Year’s and keeping it local. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado Plateau, La Sals, skiing, utah, winter

Christmas in Courthouse Wash

Posted onDecember 26, 2018December 26, 2018AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Our first Christmas in Moab. And hiking is the activity of choice. Read More …

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

Book overview: 4WD Adventures Utah

Posted onDecember 21, 2018January 13, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

An older but still useful book that works well as an adjunct to trip planning using Utah’s often rough roads for outdoor pursuits. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and Media, Trip PlanningTagsbooks, utah, utah-tip

On the cusp of the solstice

Posted onDecember 17, 2018December 19, 2018AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Two days of exploring the Colorado Plateau’s landscape and its relation to the ancient people’s viewing of astronomical events. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, archeoastronomy, Behind The Rocks Wilderness Study Area, Colorado, Colorado Plateau, Moab, solstice, utah, Ute Mountain Tribal Park, Wilderness Study Area

Red Rock, Ice, and Snow

Posted onDecember 10, 2018April 13, 2020AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Winter backpacking in the Chesler Park area of Canyonlands National Park. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCanyonlands National Park, Colorado Plateau, utah, winter

The Back of Arches

Posted onDecember 3, 2018April 13, 2020AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Some hiking around Moab. To the obscure to the well-known. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArches National Park, Colorado Plateau, Moab, utah, winter

“National Take A Hike Day” weekend

Posted onNovember 19, 2018November 19, 2018AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Some local hikes on a weekend to celebrate hiking. Or what we call a typical weekend. 🙂 Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArches National Park, Colorado Plateau, utah

A hike in the museum

Posted onNovember 15, 2018January 2, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Try to not to make “museum displays” as those displays can destroy the archeological record. Read More …

CategoriesGetting Started, MusingsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Colorado Plateau, utah, utah-tip

Upper Salt Creek Overnight

Posted onNovember 12, 2018December 19, 2018AuthorPaul Mags9 Comments

An overnight backpacking trip with ancient sites, canyon overlooks, desert sunsets, and the sound of coyotes yipping. Read More …

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

Four Days in the Dark

Posted onNovember 5, 2018November 5, 2018AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Four days backpacking in Dark Canyon with a friend. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado Plateau, utah

Canyonlands Sojourn

Posted onOctober 29, 2018December 19, 2018AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

An overnight trip in Canyonlands National Park in the Salt Creek Zone. With meandering canyons, ancient sites, and amazing ancient art. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Canyonlands National Park, Colorado Plateau, Petroglyphs, pictographs, utah

The Obscure Arches National Park

Posted onOctober 23, 2018April 30, 2019AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Two days exploring Arches National Park and nearby BLM land a little off the beaten path. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArches National Park, Colorado Plateau, Moab, utah

Cedar Mesa Redux

Posted onOctober 22, 2018May 21, 2019AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Two days in Cedar Mesa. Camping, hiking, sunset views, canyons, and remnants of the Ancestral Pueblo past. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Bears Ears National Monument, Cedar Mesa, Colorado Plateau, utah

Natural Bridges and Cedar Mesa: A Bit Obscure

Posted onOctober 15, 2018October 22, 2018AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Exploring two unmarked lesser known canyons in the Natural Bridges National Monument and Cedar Mesa. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Bears Ears National Monument, Cedar Mesa, Colorado Plateau, national monument, Natural Bridges National Monument, utah

Rainy Arches Weekend

Posted onOctober 8, 2018October 8, 2018AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

An overnight backpacking trip in Arches National Park and nearby BLM land. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsArches National Park, Colorado Plateau, utah

Tushar Mountains Autumn Splendor

Posted onOctober 1, 2018October 1, 2018AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A four day weekend of backpacking, camping, hiking, and Rock Images exploration in Utah’s third-highest range. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsSkyline Trail, Tushars, utah

Autumn Equinox in the La Sals

Posted onSeptember 24, 2018AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A weekend to bring in the new season. Crisp weather, above treeline delights, and beautiful aspen. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsLa Sals, Moab, 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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