Musings

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.

Top Ten Reasons Why Top Ten Gear Lists (Mostly) Suck

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Paul Mags — 9 Comments ↓

Top Ten Gear Lists are perhaps the most popular articles in any community. Be it backpacking, music, movies, etc. But they are typically useless.

The Appalachian Trail: The People’s Trail

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Paul Mags — 6 Comments ↓

The Appalachian Trail is not wilderness nor is it isolated. But it is a trail gives many people a sense of the wild and a sense of nature.

Golden Age of the outdoors?

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Paul Mags — 1 Comment ↓

Accessibility is relatively easy. Information is painless to acquire. Are we in a Golden Age of the outdoors? And how long will this Golden Age last?