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Journals of longer hikes I took on named routes.

Tahoe Rim Trail

Ring Around The Lake: Tahoe Rim Trail journal 2009

Posted onJuly 1, 2009June 18, 2017AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

My journal from my 2009 Tahoe Rim Trail thru-hike.  Additionally I have planning information in case you’d like to do the trail as well. Note May 2016: This journal is seven years old. I have no intention of updating the information. Read More …

CategoriesJournals, Trip PlanningTagshiking, lightweight backpacking, Tahoe Rim Trail

Benton MacKaye Trail

Return to the Hills – 2009 Benton MacKaye Trail Journal

Posted onMarch 6, 2009June 16, 2019AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

The journal from my 2009 thru-hike of Benton MacKaye Trail. This article also has planing info.  

CategoriesJournals, Trip PlanningTagsBenton Mackaye Trail, lightweight backpacking, lightweight gear

Continental Divide Trail Journal 2006 – Part 1 – Montana and Idaho

Posted onJuly 3, 2006August 15, 2018AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Here is my journal from my journey on the Continental Divide Trail .    

CategoriesJournalsTagsContinental Divide Trail, journal, thru hiking

Colorado Trail Journal 2004

Posted onSeptember 3, 2004November 6, 2011AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

My original plan in 2004 was to hike the Continental Divide Trail (CDT). However it just did not feel right. So I did the Colorado Trail instead. Walking the length of the Colorado Trail was a great way to see Read More …

CategoriesJournalsTagsColorado Trail, journal, thru-hike

Pacific Crest Trail Journal 2002 – Part 1 : California

Posted onApril 3, 2002November 6, 2011AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Here is my 2002 journal of my Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike. It was four years since I took a long walk on the Appalachian Trail, so the theme of this hike was "Another Long Walk" And a long walk it Read More …

CategoriesJournalsTagsjournal, Pacific Crest Trail, thru-hike

Appalachian Trail Journal 1998 : Part 1 – The South

Posted onFebruary 28, 1998November 6, 2011AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

This journal was originally hosted onTrailplace.com originally hosted by Dan "Wingfoot" Bruce. The current site is now a bit different than the original site. My Appalachian Trail journal was not the  first online hiking journal, but I would not be  Read More …

CategoriesJournalsTagsAppalachian Trail, journal, thru-hike

Pacific Crest Trail Journal 2002 – Part 2 : Oregon and Washington

Posted onNovember 6, 1980November 6, 2011AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Pacific Crest Trail Journal Part 2 – Oregon and Washington  

CategoriesJournalsTagsjournal, Pacific Crest Trail, thru-hike

Continental Divide Trail Journal – Part 4 : New Mexico

Posted onNovember 6, 1980December 18, 2015AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Continental Divide Trail Journal – Part 4 : New Mexico  

CategoriesJournalsTagsContinental Divide Trail, journal, thru-hike

Continental Divide Trail Journal – Part 3: Colorado

Posted onNovember 6, 1980December 18, 2015AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Contiental Divide Trail Journal – Part 3 : Colorado  

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Continental Divide Trail Journal – Part 2 : Wyoming

Posted onNovember 6, 1980December 18, 2015AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Continental Divide Trail Thru-Hike Journal 2006 – Part 2 : Wyoming  

CategoriesJournalsTagsContinental Divide Trail, journal, thru-hike

Appalachian Trail Journal : Part 3 – New England

Posted onNovember 6, 1980November 6, 2011AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Appalachian Trail Journal  : Part 3 – New England  

CategoriesJournalsTagsAppalachian Trail, journal, thru-hike

Appalachian Trail Journal 1998 : Part 2 – The Mid-Atlantic

Posted onNovember 6, 1980November 6, 2011AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Part 2 of my Appalachian Trail journal. Read More …

CategoriesJournalsTagsAppalachian Trail, journal, thru-hike

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@ramblinghemlock used a cotton bandanna pee rag re @ramblinghemlock used a cotton bandanna pee rag regularly since 2010 in environments as diverse as the desert of the Colorado Plateau to hikes in the Smokies. ... This past year she started using the well-known and popular @kulacloth favored by many backpackers. ... Here are Joan’s thoughts on contrasting the Kula Cloth to the humble bandanna EDIT: For the curious, we added a link to a $10 MYOG kit (with 100 fasteners) that requires no sewing! ... 🥾More thoughts via link in profile.⛺ ... #hiking #backpackpacking #camping #LNT
Hiking and camping with friends in the La Sal Moun Hiking and camping with friends in the La Sal Mountains. ... #hiking #camping #utah #Moab #LaSals
After our time in the San Juans, we went to the ed After our time in the San Juans, we went to the edge of the Colorado Plateau to Chimney Rock National Monument. This Ancestral Pueblo settlement perches on a prominent overlook with rock formations that line up with an 18.5-year lunar cycle. … Located at the edge of the mountains and the Colorado Plateau, this area also served to trade with various goods found onsite. Most prominently, Chimney Rock is in direct alignment with Chaco Canyon ninety miles away, with possible signal fires getting seen across the distance between these two points. The Pueblo founded other settlements in the area. … I last went there just after Chimney Rock became a national monument but glad to return as there’s always more to see, and it is a place where Joan’s never visited. We both enjoyed seeing Chimney Rock while in the area. .. #colorado #sanjuans #sanjuansmountains #ChimneyRock #ChimneyRockNationalMonument #archeoastronomy #ColoradoPlateau #AncestralPueblo
@ramblinghemlock and I went to the Weminuche Wilde @ramblinghemlock and I went to the Weminuche Wilderness in the San Juan Mountains.  Though still summer in our desert home, autumn’s arrived in the alpine terrain. The ground cover’s russet, you can hear the elks bugle, and there’s a nip to the night air. … With no 14ers or prominent alpine lakes, we had this stretch mainly to ourselves. Just how we like it! ... #colorado #sanjuans #sanjuansmountains #continentaldividetrail #Weminuche #hiking #backpacking #camping
@ramblinghemlock shows her patented technique for @ramblinghemlock shows her patented technique for drying tents. .. #hiking #Backpacking #colorado
@ramblinghemlock and I started a volunteer role as @ramblinghemlock and I started a volunteer role as a Utah cultural site stewards ( @ut_shpo ) at @fremontindianstateparkmuseum. What does this mean? Joan and I perform monitoring, make notes about site conditions, outreach, and give information about the sites we assist in overlooking. … The state park is just off I70, has camping, and makes an excellent stopover point on your way to and from other areas in Utah. The park itself is along a vital travel corridor both now and in the past. Additionally, the park had a significant settlement of the Fremont people ~700 years ago and later formed an important place for the Paiute, Shoshone, and Ute. In the 19th century, traders and settlers came through. … Pictured here is the well-known and easily accessed “Cave of 100 Hands” that features petroglyphs and pictographs created by the Fremont. And one of the sites we’ll monitor. .. #utah #fremont #fremontindianpark #petrogylphs #pictographs
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