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On the South East Utah Group (SEUG) Circuit

Posted onMay 24, 2023April 27, 2025AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

My experiences walking and packrafting ~250 miles connecting the four NPS units and the lands in between of the South East Utah Group (SEUG). Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagspackrafting, SEUG Circuit, utah

North of the canyon

Posted onMay 5, 2023October 17, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Two nights camping out in another obscure neck of the high desert. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

The SEUG Circuit

Posted onMay 2, 2023May 25, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Here’s an ~250-mile route I plan to paddle and hike before I start a new position in June. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsSEUG Circuit, utah

Rim top wanderings

Posted onApril 26, 2023May 26, 2023AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Hiking and camping along the canyon rims. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Some guests and some backpacking

Posted onApril 23, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

We had some guests over and then went backpacking after showing some of the sites. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Stewardship Spotlight

Posted onApril 18, 2023January 30, 2026AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

The SHPO office did a spotlight article on the site stewarding volunteer work we perform. Read More …

CategoriesPressTagsutah, volunteer

Showing the local scenery

Posted onApril 7, 2023April 7, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Spending some time with some dear friends from Boulder. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Wandering to and fro

Posted onApril 2, 2023AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Hiking and camping with some friends before they set forth on another opportunity. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Camping, hiking, and post-COVID recovery

Posted onMarch 21, 2023March 21, 2023AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

A couple of weekends of hiking, camping, and ambling as Joan continues to get better. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Another place in between

Posted onMarch 8, 2023March 8, 2023AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

With Joan feeling better but still not 100%, we went to a quiet place between other, more well-known sites. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Ski and High Desert

Posted onFebruary 28, 2023February 28, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Some skiing with friends and then taking it easy with Joan. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, Dead Horse Point State Park, utah

Trailwork, skiing, and some thoughts

Posted onFebruary 10, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A mixed weekend of outdoor activities and catching up with friends. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsskiing, trailwork, utah

A wintery weekend behind the rocks

Posted onFebruary 2, 2023January 27, 2026AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

We backpacked in a place generally populated with jeeps, UTVs, and MTBs. Except during a snowy January, we had this red rock wonderland to ourselves. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Local Moab winter hikes

Posted onJanuary 29, 2023AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

A weekend at home and enjoying more of our backyard. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Local in the winter

Posted onJanuary 20, 2023January 20, 2023AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Keeping it local and getting some custom gear with the sloppy weather. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsMoab, utah

Roaming the canyon

Posted onJanuary 18, 2023AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

A shorter weekend for backpacking before the potentially sloppy weather moved in for a holiday. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Another winter camp

Posted onJanuary 12, 2023January 12, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Our version of a lazy weekend with truck camping,coffee in the morning, and hiking. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

A wild goose chase

Posted onJanuary 4, 2023AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

With some iffy weather due for the weekend, we went on a local hike that intrigued us for a while. Read More …

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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.
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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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