Musings

A hike in the museum

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Paul Mags — Leave a reply

Try to not to make “museum displays” as those displays can destroy the archeological record.

Mise en Place and the outdoors

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Paul Mags — Leave a reply

“Everything in its place.” That culinary phrase, when applied to outdoor pursuits, helps maximize time in the outdoors and makes it more enjoyable.

Industry Terms, Outdoor Gear, and Marketing Buzz

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Paul Mags — 5 Comments ↓

Some musings on how industry terms for outdoor gear become marketing buzz. And how people use buzzwords to purchase gear without thinking what the terms mean.

Yogi Berra – Outdoor Philosopher

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Paul Mags — Leave a reply

Yogi Berra may be a baseball Hall of Famer. But his Zen-like koans are perhaps his most lasting legacy. And many of these observations apply to the outdoors.

Pumpkin Beer is the Delaware of craft beer

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Paul Mags — 4 Comments ↓

A few thoughts on Pumpkin Beer as I settle in my new home. ‘Tis the Season. With apologies to the fine people of Delaware.

One year ago today

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Paul Mags — 2 Comments ↓

One year ago today, my life became much different.

On my 1000th post

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Paul Mags — Leave a reply

Damn. I wrote my 1000th post at some point in Canada. Some quick thoughts on this dubious milestone. 🙂

The Great Divide Trail Pt1 – On to Jasper

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Paul Mags — 7 Comments ↓

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

End of the Road (Trip) – Some Thoughts

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Paul Mags — 4 Comments ↓

The road trip portion of my sabbatical has come to an end. Here are some random thoughts about being on the road since late November 2017.

Times are a changin’ – Walking in time of weather extremes

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Paul Mags — 2 Comments ↓

Call it climate change, weather events, cycles, or bad juju. But there are more fires, swings in snow levels, droughts, closures, etc. Some thoughts.