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

Thru-Hiker’s Journey

Posted onMay 17, 2017September 20, 2019AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

A mash-up of The Oregon Trail game from years past with a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. Fun and entertaining! Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsAppalachian Trail, game

On The Trail: A History of American Hiking

Posted onMay 10, 2017May 7, 2019AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

A review of On The Trail: A History of American Hiking by Silas Chamberlin. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsbooks, hiking, history

The Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide – 2nd Edition

Posted onMarch 28, 2017June 22, 2017AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A look at the second edition of The Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide by Andrew Skurka. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and Media, Getting StartedTagsAndrew Skurka, books

Looking back: Thru-Hiker’s Handbook by Dan Bruce

Posted onMarch 10, 2017March 14, 2017AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

The guide to carry when hiking the Appalachian Trail throughout the 1990s and the first years of the 2000s by Dan “Wingfoot” Bruce. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsAppalachian Trail, books

TBT Book: Skiing Colorado’s Backcountry

Posted onFebruary 23, 2017January 3, 2021AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

A book about a nearly forgotten form of skiing: Nordic Backcountry. No book this comprehensive about Nordic Backcountry has been written since for Colorado. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsbooks, colorado-tip, nordic, skiing, TBT, winter

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

Gear pick of the year 2016 – A library card

Posted onDecember 16, 2016June 13, 2019AuthorPaul Mags14 Comments

The not-so-long-awaited PMags.com gear pick of the year for 2016: A library card! Read More …

CategoriesBooks and Media, GearTagsbooks, gear pick of the year

Book review: Great Plains

Posted onDecember 13, 2016June 6, 2017AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A review of Great Plains by Ian Fraizer. A travelogue, history overview, and discussion about the quintessential American landscape. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsbooks, High Plains

Book review: The Great Divide

Posted onNovember 1, 2016January 31, 2017AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

A review of the The Great Divide by Stephen Pern. An account of backpacking the Continental Divide in 1983. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsbooks, continental divide

Walking Man – The Secret Life of Colin Fletcher

Posted onAugust 19, 2016January 31, 2017AuthorPaul Mags10 Comments

A review of a recently released biography of Colin Fletcher. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsbackpacking, books, Colin Fletcher

Backpacker Magazine – March, 1989

Posted onAugust 16, 2016June 21, 2018AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

A look at an older copy of Backpacker Magazine that details the Triple Crown trails…and shows how discussing the outdoors has evolved. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsbackpacker magazine, books

Book review: Dear Bob and Sue

Posted onAugust 9, 2016January 31, 2017AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A look at a lighthearted read about traveling to all the National Parks in the United States. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsbooks, National Parks, travel

Hiking the Appalachian Trail – Rodale Press

Posted onMay 6, 2016June 18, 2017AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

An overview of a seminal two-volume set about the early years of the Appalachian Trail. A compendium of some of the first 46 people to travel this storied path. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsAppalachian Trail, backpacking, books, camping

Book Review: The End of Night by Paul Bogard

Posted onApril 8, 2016May 13, 2021AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

A look at “The End of Night” by Paul Bogard. The subtitle of the book says it all: Searching for Darkness in an age of artificial light. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsbooks, climate, light pollution, wild places, Wildness

Words of wisdom from 1877

Posted onApril 6, 2016January 3, 2021AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

How to Camp by John M. Gould was written 140 years ago. But it still has some practical advice applicable for any outdoors person today. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and Media, Gear, Getting StartedTagsbackpacking, books, camping, favorite

An outdoor library: Books to own

Posted onMarch 1, 2016January 3, 2021AuthorPaul Mags7 Comments

Some suggested books for the outdoors person that are a wonderful addition to any personal library. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and Media, Getting StartedTagsbooks, favorite, library, outdoors

Mountaineering – The Freedom of the Hills

Posted onFebruary 23, 2016April 13, 2020AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

A look at the classic text book on mountaineering. If there was ever a Gen. Ed. book for the outdoors, it is Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills ! Read More …

CategoriesBooks and Media, Getting StartedTagsbackpacking, books, classics, Mountaineering

Book review: Alone in the Fortress of the Bears

Posted onDecember 8, 2015June 27, 2017AuthorPaul Mags9 Comments

A review of Bruce “Buck” Nelson’s account of seventy days of hunting, fishing and foraging in Alaska. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and MediaTagsAlaska, books

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The Southeast Utah Group (SEUG) Circuit ... My las The Southeast Utah Group (SEUG) Circuit ... My last post on this ~250-mile walkabout/paddle about that connected the four NPS units of SE Utah and the places in between. ... For the curious, I made a post with some more info (but not too much ;-) ), lots of photos, thoughts, and even some gear-wonk ideas for those interested. ... 🎒 Link via profile 🚣🏽 ... #hiking #backpacking #packrafting #camping #utah #moab #petroglyphs #pictographs
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The South East Utah Group (SEUG) Circuit ... More The South East Utah Group (SEUG) Circuit ... More photos from my recent walkabout from Arches NP to Canyonlands (Needles) via the Colorado (Grand) River to Natural Bridges to Hovenweep and the places in between. ..... The jaunt encompassed not quite 70 miles of packrafting and ~180 miles of backpacking while seeing four national park units, two national monuments, and one USFS wilderness area. Feel fortunate to have so much public land within two hours of our home that takes in such beauty in a rich historical and cultural area. ... #hovenweep #canyonlands #archesnationalpark #naturalbbridges #packrafting #backpacking #hiking #camping #utah #pictographs #petroglyphs #ancestralpueblo #moab #moabutah
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