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Edge of The Sagebrush Sea

Posted onMay 30, 2017AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

A camping and hiking trip to a remote part of Wyoming near the Utah border. Where the sagebrush ends before the higher mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsSagebrush Sea, Wilderness Study Area, Wyoming

Top Campsites – A Baker’s Dozen

Posted onFebruary 28, 2017November 25, 2023AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A look at thirteen of my favorite campsites from over the years. Read More …

CategoriesMusings, Other Outdoor JauntsTagsAncestral Pueblo, Appalachian Trail, camping, campsites, Colorado, Colorado Plateau, Colorado Trail, High Plains, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, utah, winter, Wyoming

“The Big Hole” loop

Posted onNovember 21, 2016November 22, 2016AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A roughly twelve mile loop in three different open space lands located on the High Plains at the Wyoming/Colorado border. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsgeology, High Plains, hiking, Wyoming

A trip to the Tetons and a change

Posted onOctober 31, 2016January 25, 2017AuthorPaul Mags7 Comments

A weekend up in the Tetons. A weekend that signifies a life change. Read More …

CategoriesPMags NewsTagsIdaho, Tetons, Wyoming

Wind River Obscure Route

Posted onSeptember 19, 2016July 10, 2017AuthorPaul Mags10 Comments

A simple backpacking trip mainly on the Wind River Indian Reservation land. Obscure and faded trails. Washed out bridges. Cold and wet weather. And all good. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsTrailGroove, Wind River Obscure Route, wind river range, Wyoming

Wind River Dreaming

Posted onSeptember 9, 2016September 9, 2016AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Off to the Winds for a week of backpacking bliss. Read More …

CategoriesPMags NewsTagswind river range, Wyoming

Ferris Mountain WSA Walkabout

Posted onJune 21, 2016July 31, 2019AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

A backpack of the length of the Ferris Mountains. An obscure range in Wyoming with no maintained trails. A wonderful and isolated jaunt. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagscontinental divide, Great Divide Basin, Wilderness Study Area, Wyoming

Into The Sagebrush Sea – Wyoming’s Red Desert

Posted onMay 31, 2016January 10, 2018AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A camping and hiking trip into a lightly used area that was gorgeous in this wet spring. The Wilderness Study Area nearby was stunning. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsAdobe Rim, camping, Great Divide Basin, Red Desert, Sagebrush Sea, Skull Rim, Wilderness Study Area, Wyoming

In the Sagebrush Sea along the Oregon Trail

Posted onSeptember 9, 2015March 7, 2019AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Some road tripping and camping along the old Oregon Trail in Wyoming and nearby Nebraska. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagscamping, High Plains, Nebraska, Oregon Trail, Sagebrush Sea, Wyoming

Bighorns – Cloud Peak Wilderness

Posted onSeptember 8, 2015August 3, 2016AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Some backpacking in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming. The Cloud Peak Wilderness in particular. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCloud Peak Wilderness, Wyoming

Off to the Mountains

Posted onAugust 27, 2015August 27, 2015AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Gone for ten days. Can’t wait. Respond when I get back. Read More …

CategoriesPMags NewsTagsbackpacking, camping, Wyoming

Labor Day in the Snowy Range

Posted onSeptember 15, 2013December 17, 2015AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A quick over night trip to the Snowy Range in Wyoming.

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagscamping, hiking, Wyoming

Wind River Dreams

Posted onAugust 9, 2012April 29, 2017AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Some backpacking in the Wind River Range of Wyoming. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsbackpacking, hiking, wind river range, Wyoming

Teton Valley – Winter Becoming Spring

Posted onApril 16, 2012April 15, 2019AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

someone and I had planned a ski trip to the Teton Valley and nearby areas in later March. Some Nordic backcountry in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and the surrounding area was the idea.. An early spring altered our Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagshike, National Parks, ski, Wyoming

A Grand Weekend – Grand Teton

Posted onAugust 21, 2011November 17, 2023AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Over the past two seasons, I've dabbled in climbing.  Started off with sport climbing and progressed to what is known as alpine climbing. Combining the endurance and long days of hiking with the more technical aspects of rock climbing, it Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsclimbing, hiking, Wyoming

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Snowy Range Sauntering

Posted onJuly 10, 2010November 17, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

There are some trips (such as the one to the Rawah Wilderness)) where I want high mileage, physical challenges and getting off the beaten path. These trips are (usually) solo and are an intense experience for me. Sometimes, though, I Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsbackpacking, camping, lightweight, Snowy Range, Wyoming

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Joan and I hosted some friends this past week. We gave them the classic tour, starting with an early morning visit to the Fiery Furnace in Arches National Park. While Joan attended a meeting, I played tour guide a bit for other parts of the park. That afternoon, we headed to the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park to take in the sweeping views across the Colorado Plateau. Today? We escaped to our local mountains, looking down at the desert floor far below.
Not a good year for backpacking in the Abajos or the San Juans, but our local mountains still offer some good opportunities for camping and hiking. And only an hour away. With @ramblinghemlock
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@ramblinghemlock and I went to some local(ish) mountains to avoid the fires and smoke in our usual places.
A hike to our local mountains did not go quite as planned. With an AQI of 176 in Moab due to the fires in our corner of the world, we sought refuge in the mountains.
"Effective today, June 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM, all Forest Service lands, roads, and trails within the Monticello Ranger District of the Manti-La Sal National Forest (San Juan County, Utah) are temporarily closed due to the Babylon Fire. "

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