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America’s Outdoor Recreation Act – Boon or bust?

Posted onApril 6, 2023AuthorPaul Mags9 Comments

America’s Outdoor Recreation Act seems promising. But I see many loopholes potentially exploited for financial interests. Or, business as usual. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsNational Parks, Wildness

Bears Ears – The enemy is us

Posted onNovember 4, 2021November 4, 2021AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Thoughts on Bears Ears and what the re-instated protection may actually mean. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsBears Ears, outdoor ethics, Wildness

Back to the 1920s – Thoughts on outdoor rec

Posted onOctober 22, 2020September 14, 2023AuthorPaul Mags15 Comments

Thoughts on the state of outdoor recreation in our modern times. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsfavorite, National Parks, time bank, Wildness

LNT, cyber-shaming, and slacktivism: Public Lands Hate You

Posted onDecember 12, 2019October 8, 2020AuthorPaul Mags7 Comments

Musings on a popular Instagram account, the recent Outside Magazine article about it, and thoughts around click-button activism. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsactivism, social media, Wilderness Ethics, Wildness

Review: Desert Cabal by Amy Irvine

Posted onOctober 30, 2018January 3, 2021AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

An overlook at a book that is lauded as a response to Desert Solitaire on the 50th anniversary of its publication. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsbooks, Ed Abbey, utah-tip, Wildness

Golden Age of the outdoors?

Posted onApril 24, 2018April 24, 2018AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Accessibility is relatively easy. Information is painless to acquire. Are we in a Golden Age of the outdoors? And how long will this Golden Age last? Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsWildness

Signs of the times

Posted onApril 12, 2018April 12, 2018AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Two signs of our current state of connectivity. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsconnectivity, electronics, Wildness

Decline in Hunting : Impact on outdoor places?

Posted onMarch 22, 2018October 31, 2018AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

A fascinating NPR piece discussed the number of hunters declining. What does trend mean for non-hunters and anglers? Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsactivism, hunting, Wildness

Social Media ethics

Posted onDecember 29, 2017December 29, 2017AuthorPaul Mags14 Comments

An article I recently wrote for TrailGroove Magazine about the ethics of social media. “Obscurity, not secrecy” Read More …

CategoriesMusings, PressTagssocial media, TrailGroove, Wilderness Ethics, Wildness

Accessibility,wildness,and politics 

Posted onDecember 11, 2017December 11, 2017AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

Does everything have to be accessible? Can’t some places remain wild? Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsWildness

The Incredible Shrinking Monuments

Posted onDecember 7, 2017December 8, 2017AuthorPaul Mags9 Comments

Some thoughts on the recent announcement about the proposed reduction of National Monuments. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsNational Monuments, Wildness

National Park fee increase

Posted onOctober 27, 2017November 27, 2017AuthorPaul Mags21 Comments

Thoughts on the proposed NPS fee increases. Ad what it means for the wild and egalitarian nature of our parks. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsadvocacy, National Parks, Wildness

NPS Campground privatization and other changes

Posted onSeptember 6, 2017July 19, 2019AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

In the near future, most NPS campground will be privatized. And connected. Some thoughts on an ongoing trend. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsconnectivity, electronics, National Parks, Wildness

The Culture of Connectivity Continues

Posted onJune 8, 2017January 8, 2021AuthorPaul Mags9 Comments

Thoughts on how our connectivity culture is increasing. And its impact upon the wild spaces. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsconnectivity, favorite, Wildness

Ten outdoor documentaries to watch

Posted onJune 7, 2017January 19, 2021AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

Some documentaries I’ve enjoyed over the years. These are all available for streaming. Some for free! Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsclimate, documentaries, High Plains, Sagebrush Sea, Wildness

National Trails Day – More than just a day

Posted onJune 6, 2017AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Some thoughts about National Trails Day and what it means in terms of the outdoors overall. Read More …

CategoriesMusingsTagsNational Trails Day, stewardship, Wildness

Uncertain Path: A search for the future of national parks

Posted onJanuary 31, 2017January 19, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Reviewing “Uncertain Path – A search for the future of national parks.” A timely read in this current political climate. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsbooks, climate, National Parks, Wildness

Urban wildness: A peaceful setting found

Posted onJanuary 23, 2017July 4, 2018AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A bit of wildness found nearby. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, hiking, Wildness

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