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Paddling down the Green

Posted onApril 14, 2021April 14, 2021AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

An overnight packrafting trip involving a full day’s paddle and two obscure canyon hikes. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagspackrafting, utah

Canyons less traveled

Posted onApril 6, 2021April 6, 2021AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Another weekend spent at the bottom of a canyon. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Bears Ears National Monument, utah

Caves and old paths

Posted onMarch 31, 2021March 31, 2021AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A weekend in which we explored a cave, saw ancient structures, and again confirmed that what’s on a map does not always exist on the ground. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Petroglyphs, pictrographs, utah, Ute

Observing a lot by just watching

Posted onMarch 24, 2021AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

We returned to a loop we did three years ago and saw familiar, and new, sites. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Bears Ears, Cedar Mesa, utah

Upper Dead Cow Canyon

Posted onMarch 9, 2021March 15, 2021AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

A backpacking trip in an obscure canyon in an area we want to see more. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Rock Images Gallery

Posted onMarch 4, 2021March 4, 2021AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

A collection of rock images from over the years spanning mainly Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. But also Nevada, the High Plains, and even near Banff. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsArizona, Colorado, Colorado Plateau, High Plains, Nevada, New Mexico, Petroglyphs, pictographs, utah

A cold weather camp

Posted onMarch 3, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A cold and blustery weekend makes a perfect time to enjoy favorite places with fewer people. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Bears Ears, utah

Images, not vandalism

Posted onFebruary 26, 2021March 18, 2021AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Thoughts on why images are not vandalism. And reasons why people are calling them images rather than “rock art” as well. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Arizona, Colorado, favorite, New Mexico, Petroglyphs, pictrographs, utah

Down and dirty backpacking

Posted onFebruary 23, 2021AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

A lesser-known route with some excellent scenery, a river, memorable images…and tacos on the way home! Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Four Days in The Needles

Posted onFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Two days of backpacking followed by two days of camping in The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCanyonlands, utah

A classic revisited

Posted onFebruary 9, 2021February 9, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

We did another winter backpack along a classic route. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCanyonlands, utah

The Alcove

Posted onFebruary 2, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Our first backpacking trip of the year proved as memorable and previous ones. And double special as Joan received the OK from her PT. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, pictrographs, utah

A locals’ walk

Posted onJanuary 28, 2021AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

Having wilderness in our backyard is a key to life happiness for us. And one place, quite literally, is just out our door. Read More …

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Wandering below Cedar Mesa

Posted onJanuary 21, 2021January 21, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Continuing to connect the areas with ancients paths. And thinking more of the role of the river “trails.” Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Bears Ears, Cedar Mesa, utah

Another winter camp

Posted onJanuary 14, 2021January 14, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Enjoying more winter delights on the Colorado Plateau. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Bears Ears, comb ridge, utah

A local New Years

Posted onJanuary 4, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Winter continues to be more my favorite time to savor and explore the very local areas around Moab. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsMoab, utah

Holidays in Hovenweep

Posted onDecember 28, 2020December 28, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Joan and I spent the Christmas holiday camped out and enjoying Hovenweep and the Canyons of the Ancients national monuments. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCanyons the Ancients, Colorado, Hovenweep, utah

Our favorite time of the year – In Moab

Posted onDecember 21, 2020December 21, 2020AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

We continue to enjoy the delights of the wild spaces of the Moab winter. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsMoab, utah

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@ramblinghemlock and I another weekend camped out. @ramblinghemlock and I another weekend camped out. The warm weather did cause some concern in December but admittedly made for some pleasant days and temperate nights. … A quick camp on a Friday, some hiking on Saturday, and then spending the night in Cortez with the following day hiking with them made for a mix of the isolated camps Joan and I prefer and enjoy the company of friends who share the love for this area. …. #Colorado #hiking #camping #petroglyphs #FourCorners #Canyonsoftheancients
The ever cool @ramblinghemlock #Repost @ut_shpo . The ever cool @ramblinghemlock #Repost @ut_shpo ... Pictured here is UCSS Steward Joan West. She is monitoring an incredible site on land managed by our partners the @utahsitla (Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA)) near Moab Utah. ⠀ ⠀ Despite some significant natural and human caused damage in the past this site is in amazing shape and a well known stop along the extensive trail systems around Moab. ⠀ ⠀ Local communities play a big role in the preservation of Utah Archaeology. This site is an excellent example of cultural resources being monitored and appreciated by all who visit them. Playing no small part in this site's preservation are the trail regulars who are sure to check-in on the site during their hikes. Here's a huge thank you to our community of preservationists!⠀ ⠀ #preservation #utahhistoricsites #archaeology
November often means some dispersed camping and hi November often means some dispersed camping and hiking. And @ramblinghemlock and I spent the past holiday savoring a relatively small area from our camp with minimal driving but lots of hiking to make the best use of the limited daylight hours. … Our friend Mike joined us on this trip to see both previously seen favorites and places new to Joan and me. … We saw the Ancestral Pueblo structures, images, red rock canyons, and a wickiup with scattered lithics nearby. And no Thanksgiving would not seem complete without at least one photo of preparing a meal (PCO @ramblinghemlock) …. #Utah #hiking #camping #pictographs
The ultimate 2021 gift guide .. It’s better for The ultimate 2021 gift guide .. It’s better for the environment and better than any so-called “green friendly” label ... You probably don’t need another new gadget ... Outdoors, a passion about minimizing the clutter of life often seems yet another way to acquire more stuff. Don’t need it? Don’t buy it. Replace what needs replacing instead. ... “Do not be in a hurry to spend money on new inventions. Every year there is put upon the market some patent knapsack, folding stove, cooking-utensil, or camp trunk and cot combined; and there are always for sale patent knives, forks, and spoons all in one, drinking-cups, folding portfolios, and marvels of tools. Let them all alone” — How to Camp Out by John Mead Gould, 1877
@ramblinghemlock and I continue to enjoy our volun @ramblinghemlock and I continue to enjoy our volunteering at @fremontindianstateparkmuseum. One step at a time we are learning the park a bit better as we hike the trails and see more of the nooks and crannies of this delightful place. ... #hiking #camping #Utah #Fremont #Ute #Paiute #Numic #pictographs #petrogylphs
Just an afternoon in Utah. ... #moab #utah #MoabUt Just an afternoon in Utah. ... #moab #utah #MoabUtah
The shorter daylight hours means lower mileage. An The shorter daylight hours means lower mileage. And an excellent reason to enjoy a well-known loop, with side canyons, for a couple of days and a morning. .. In the spring or early fall, this loop tends to the busy side. In mid-November, I only saw a handful of people. ... #hiking #backpacking #utah #camping #pictographs
A weekend on Uncompahgre Plateau …. A weekend of A weekend on Uncompahgre Plateau …. A weekend of dispersed camping on a plateau we also visited two weeks ago. The routes we took led to the canyon we hiked recently. And we saw more signs that many of the trails and canyons we follow have seen centuries of use. … #hiking #camping #Colorado #UncompahgrePlateau
Bears Ears - The enemy is us. ... With the reinsta Bears Ears - The enemy is us. ... With the reinstatement of the Bears Ears National Monument, many people seemed quite pleased and even triumphant. The land, the beauty, and the sacred get more protection from traditional western industries such as mining or energy exploration. . ... However, protecting public land without the education, resources, and staff to effectively administer it makes for an empty gesture in many ways. Though volunteers help fill the gap, the many archaeologists and people who work for the public land agencies can’t adequately keep up with the many people who come to a place once it gets advertised and becomes a bucket list item “to do.” ... While an oil derrick and the infrastructure put in place to extract said oil certainly causes issues. However, do 5,000 people visiting a previously quiet site with their footprints, body oils on rock images, and the large carbon footprint used to fly into a regional hub and then travel further to such areas cause as much harm? ... Further thoughts via link in profile. ...
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