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Reviews and discussions of books, movies, magazines, and other outdoor related media.

Giveaway: Wanderlust USA by Cam Honan

Posted onNovember 20, 2019November 22, 2019AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

I’ll be giving away two copies of the latest book by Cam Honan: Wanderlust USA by Gestalten. Tell me your best outdoor volunteering story for 2019. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and Media, PMags NewsTagsbooks, Cam Honan

GPS Essentials app

Posted onSeptember 25, 2019December 18, 2019AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Another free app that I find very useful. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsapp, electronics, GPS, navigation

Website of the Week – TrailGroove Magazine Premium

Posted onSeptember 24, 2019March 8, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

I’ve looked at TrailGroove Magazine before. Here are some benefits of getting a premium subscription. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and Media, MusingsTagsWebsite of the week

Quick Tip: Read the National Park Service Jr Ranger books

Posted onSeptember 20, 2019November 20, 2019AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

The NPS Junior Ranger books are an excellent way to learn the biology, geology, and history of a national park unit quickly, accurately, and in a fun manner. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and Media, Quick TipsTagsbooks, Junior Ranger, national park, quick tip

How to Survive Your First Trip in the Wild: Backpacking for Beginners

Posted onJuly 19, 2019April 29, 2020AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

My book focused on beginner backpackers will be available on Sept 3rd. And pre-order copies are available for a discount. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and Media, Getting Started, PMags NewsTagsbeginners, books

A revisit: The PCT Hiker’s Handbook

Posted onJune 23, 2019April 26, 2025AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

I wrote an article looking over Ray Jardine’s classic PCT Hiker’s Handbook (1996 edition) almost twenty-five years after the initial publication. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsbooks, Ray Jardine

Seek by iNaturalist

Posted onJune 13, 2019December 18, 2019AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

The “Seek” app is essentially Shazam for the natural world. Free, powerful, simple to use, and immensely useful – an app well worth getting. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsapp, electronics, guidebook

An outdoor library: Colorado Plateau collection

Posted onApril 28, 2019January 2, 2021AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Some suggested books for the outdoors person that make a good read for someone interested in the history, culture, or politics of The Colorado Plateau. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and Media, Getting StartedTagsbooks, Colorado Plateau, library, outdoors, utah-tip

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 Trail with Boots McFarland : Volume 1

Posted onNovember 29, 2018November 29, 2018AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A collection of comics for the thru-hiker tribe that captures the experience of hiking in the dust with sweat, Snicker bar wrappers, bugs, and rain rather well! Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsbooks, Boots McFarland

Review: “Battle Over Bears Ears” documentary

Posted onNovember 21, 2018October 19, 2021AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

A PBS documentary that looks over the debate of Bears Ears from a locals viewpoint. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsBears Ears National Monument, documentaries, PBS, review, utah-tip

The Hidden Tracks by Cam Honan

Posted onNovember 14, 2018AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A collection of lesser-known treks with stunning photography and useful, detailed, and inspiring descriptions. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsbooks, Cam Honan

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

Review: The High Sierra Trail – A Documentary

Posted onJune 16, 2018AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A review of The High Sierra Trail documentary by Outmersive Films. The HST is a 72-mile path in the Sierra that may be shorter than the more well-known John Muir Trail (JMT), it certainly rivals the JMT in the scenery and variety of terrain. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsdocumentaries, High Sierra, Outmersive Fillms, review

Review: Finders Keepers by Craig Childs

Posted onDecember 28, 2017May 19, 2022AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

A timely look at a book about archeological preservation…or plundering. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsAncestral Pueblo, Ancient Sonorans, books, history

WASU : Bonus music edition

Posted onNovember 19, 2017May 13, 2021AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

One last post for my Utah walk. Songs stuck in my head while being out by myself. Call it a bonus post. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and Media, Long Walks, MusingsTagsmusic, utah, wasu

Review: Where the Water Goes

Posted onSeptember 5, 2017January 19, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Where The Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River by David Owen is a book that is a bit of Cadillac Desert crossed with Ian Frazier’s Great Plains. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsbooks, climate, history, water rights

An overview: Grand Obsession

Posted onAugust 15, 2017October 6, 2020AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

An overview of Grand Obsession: Harvey Butchart and the Exploration of Grand Canyon. A book about an iconic Grand Canyon legend. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsArizona, books, Grand Canyon, hiking

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