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Home » Archive for  Long Walks (Page 3)

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

Harpers Ferry 1998 : A Blast From My Past!

Posted onJune 10, 2011November 17, 2023AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

The Appalachian Trail confernece now has their hiker photos from Harpers Ferry online! Below is a photo of my from May 16th, 1998.  

CategoriesLong WalksTagsAppalachian Trail, long-walks

Walking The Backbone – A Backpacking Light article

Posted onApril 5, 2011May 3, 2011AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

An article I wrote for Backpacking Light.  A photo essay and a briefy synopsis of the  lightweight backpacking gear I used from the trail. Check it out!  

CategoriesGear, Long Walks, Musings, PressTagscdt, Continental Divide Trail, lightweight backpacking, lightweight gear

Tahoe Rim Trail – Ring around the lake

Posted onJuly 15, 2009November 17, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Paul Magnanti’s 2009 Tahoe Rim Trail thru-hike with journal, photos, and planning information. The hiking bug just won’t go away! Even after a 300 mile backpack in the Appalachians,  a jaunt in Utah, and going forthwith on the Arizona Trail , I still wanna do Read More …

CategoriesLong Walks, Trip PlanningTagsTahoe Rim Trail

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Return to the hills – 300-miles-on-the-benton-mackaye-trail-2009

Posted onMarch 15, 2009October 1, 2017AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Paul Magnanti’s 2009 thru-hike of the Benton MacKaye Trail; with journal, photos and trip planning information. To walk. To see. To see what you see. –Benton MacKaye on the purpose of the Appalachian   Trail. In 2009, I became a casualty Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsBenton Mackaye Trail, thru hiking

Ring Around The Peak

Posted onSeptember 13, 2008January 3, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

An article I wrote about the “Ring The Peak Trail”.   This ~60 mile trail circles around Pikes Peak. Currently it is not completed, but the route does give an awesome way to see a unique side of this popular Read More …

CategoriesLong Walks, PressTagsbackpacking, Colorado, colorado-tip, lightweight backpacking, Pikes Peak, Ring The Peak

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Walking the Backbone – Continental Divide Trail Thru-Hike

Posted onMay 15, 2006August 29, 2018AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Paul Magnanti’s Continental Divide Trail journey with planning info, journal, and photos… The Continental Divide Trail is the third of the “Big Three” trails. Unlike the Appalachian and Pacific Crest Trails, it is still very much a work in progress. No Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsContinental Divide Trail

Cruising Thru Colorado: Paul Magnanti’s 2004 Colorado Trail Thru-Hike

Posted onSeptember 14, 2004January 3, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Paul “Mags” Magnanti’s 2004 Thru-Hike of the Colorado Trail. With photos, journal and thru-hike information.     On August 21st at 9:30 AM I was at the Denver Terminus of the Colorado Trail. Twenty-days later on September 10th at 7:30, I arrived Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsColorado Trail, colorado-tip

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Another Long Walk: Paul Magnanti’s 2002 Pacific Crest Trail Trail Thru-Hike

Posted onSeptember 17, 2002March 24, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Paul Magnanti’s 2002 Pacific Crest Trail Trail Thru-Hike: Photos, journal and planning information

CategoriesLong WalksTagsPacific Crest Trail

A Long Walk: Paul Magnanti’s 1998 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike

Posted onFebruary 17, 1998March 24, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Paul Magnanti’s 1998 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike: Journal and Photos

CategoriesLong WalksTagsAppalachian Trail

Green Mountain Gallivants – Vermont’s Long Trail

Posted onAugust 16, 1997August 29, 2018AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Paul Magnanti’s Long Trail hikes of 1997 and 1999. With photos and planning information.                                                       Read More …

CategoriesLong WalksTagsLong Trail, Vermont

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