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Home » Archive for  Long Walks (Page 2)

Category: Long Walks

Thoughts or information of about thru-hikes I’ve done on routes with start and end points and typically with an acronym. :)
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For the curious, my alphabet soup resume is: Vermont’s Long Trail (twice), Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Colorado Trail, Continental Divide Trail, Ring The Peak Trail (Pike’s Peak, twice) Benton Mackaye Trail, Tahoe Rim Trail, Collegiate Loop, Walk Across Southern Utah, Canada’s Great Divide Trail

NNML – Pt 1 – The Pilgrim’s Path

Posted onAugust 8, 2019September 3, 2019AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

The first stage of my journey from Santa Fe to Ghost Ranch. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsNew Mexico, Northern New Mexico Loop

The Northern New Mexico Loop – An Overview

Posted onJuly 31, 2019September 3, 2019AuthorPaul Mags10 Comments

A look at my overall plans for the ~500 mile Northern New Mexico Loop. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsNew Mexico, Northern New Mexico Loop

The Great Divide Trail : Overall thoughts

Posted onAugust 26, 2018April 26, 2025AuthorPaul Mags11 Comments

A summary of my experience thru-hiking Canada’s Great Divide Trail. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagscanada, Great Divide Trail

The Great Divide Trail Pt5 – One journey’s End

Posted onAugust 22, 2018January 8, 2019AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Part five of my Great Divide Trail thru-hike. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagscanada, Great Divide Trail

The Great Divide Trail Pt4 – The Smoky Path South

Posted onAugust 15, 2018August 25, 2018AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Another tough stretch of trail. But the trail continues to bring satisfaction on.many levels. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagscanada, Great Divide Trail

The Great Divide Trail Pt3 – Halfway to the Border

Posted onAugust 6, 2018August 25, 2018AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Part 3 of my Great Divide Trail hike. From The Crossing to Banff. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagscanada, Great Divide Trail

Great Divide Trail Pt 2: Alpine passes galore

Posted onJuly 31, 2018August 25, 2018AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Another stunning stretch on the GDT from Jasper to The Crossing. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsGreat Divide Trail

The Great Divide Trail Pt1 – On to Jasper

Posted onJuly 24, 2018August 25, 2018AuthorPaul Mags7 Comments

The first part of my Great Divide Trail thru-hike from Robson to Jasper. Read More …

CategoriesLong Walks, MusingsTagscanada, Great Divide Trail

The Great Divide Trail – An Overview

Posted onJuly 12, 2018April 26, 2025AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

An initial look at my overall plans for thru-hiking Canada’s Great Divide Trail. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagscanada, gift of time, Great Divide Trail

O’ Canada! – The Great Divide Trail

Posted onJuly 9, 2018August 25, 2018AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

From July 20th until the end of August, I’ll be trekking along the Great Divide in Canada. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagscanada, gift of time, Great Divide Trail

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

WASU : Overall thoughts

Posted onNovember 17, 2017January 3, 2021AuthorPaul Mags13 Comments

A summary of my Walk Across Southern Utah. More information about the route, resupply, water, permits, gear, etc. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsutah, utah-tip, wasu

WASU Part 6:Journey’s End

Posted onNovember 13, 2017August 15, 2018AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

The final days of my walk from Moab to the Colorado border. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsutah, wasu

WASU Part 5:Across the Colorado

Posted onNovember 11, 2017October 13, 2022AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Another memorable stretch on my Utah journey. Culminating with a crossing of the Colorado River. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagspackrafting, utah, wasu

WASU Part 4:Northward Bound

Posted onNovember 2, 2017November 15, 2017AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

The route is taking me north. And into places I fondly recall. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsutah, wasu

WASU Part 3:Midpoint of the journey

Posted onOctober 26, 2017November 15, 2017AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

The midpoint of my Southern Utah journey has been reached. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsutah, wasu

WASU Part 2:Entering red rock canyon country

Posted onOctober 18, 2017November 15, 2017AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

I now have entered Utah’s red rock canyon country. And it has been phenomenal. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsutah, wasu

WASU Part 1: Sage to Pine

Posted onOctober 14, 2017November 21, 2017AuthorPaul Mags6 Comments

My first few days on my Walk Across Southern Utah. Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsutah, wasu

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Some local hiking this weekend. I scouted a route for a possible packrafting trip later this month, and on Sunday, @ramblinghemlock and I meandered through a canyon we’ve been curious about for a while.
I can’t imagine this landscape with a wall.
Two years inside the Park Service, trying to balance trade and calling. I left in fall 2025, and I’m still making sense of it - part grief, part gratitude, and part closure.
With a brief but noticeable bit of winter this past week, we opted not to travel the muddy, snowy roads into more remote areas. Instead, we tackled some home projects on Saturday and spent Sunday revisiting a place we hadn’t seen in a while. Red rock, canyon wrens, images, and late winter desert light accompanied the day.
@ramblinghemlock and I pivoted from an original trip after much-needed rain on Friday. On Saturday, we avoided muddy roads that would have derailed our original plan and spent two nights poking around a place we could reach only because of temporary, water-filled potholes and a handy Ziploc bag that made it possible. We also revisited sights we hadn’t seen in a while. Red rock, grand views, and old images marked the unofficial long weekend kickoff of spring around Moab.
@ramblinghemlock and I finally felt better and took a long-overdue trip into the backcountry. We slept outside and enjoyed the peace of the wild places. Canyon wrens filled the canyon with song during the day, and owl calls echoed off the walls at night. We returned to places we had not seen in a while and saw places new to us. The land endures.

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