Musings – PMags.com https://pmags.com Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:48:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pmags.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-fav-ico-160x160.jpg Musings – PMags.com https://pmags.com 32 32 81463906 More thoughts on the once and future Bears Ears https://pmags.com/more-thoughts-on-the-once-and-future-bears-ears https://pmags.com/more-thoughts-on-the-once-and-future-bears-ears#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:44:16 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=44263 More thoughts on the once and future Bears Ears

Backpacking is about more than gear and permits. Drawing on the Babylon Fire and the recent Bears Ears reduction, here are some thoughts on why stewardship also means caring about the future of our public lands. Read More ...

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A gathering of some pictographs and petroglyphs we've seen over the years. Updated July 2026. Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/rock-images-gallery-2/feed 2 44162 Communication Technology Options: Seven Years Later https://pmags.com/communication-technology-options-seven-years-later https://pmags.com/communication-technology-options-seven-years-later#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:40:59 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=44045 Communication Technology Options: Seven Years Later

I wrote about backcountry communication technologies in 2019; here are my updated thoughts seven years later. Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/communication-technology-options-seven-years-later/feed 11 44045 Digital mapping tools, my use in 2026 https://pmags.com/digital-mapping-tools-my-use-in-2026 https://pmags.com/digital-mapping-tools-my-use-in-2026#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:18:53 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=44010 Digital mapping tools, my use in 2026

State of the union for my mapping tool usage. Read More ...

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My mug got scooped up by an AI churn factory. Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/austin-grandfather/feed 2 43980 Ultralight as an auto hobby https://pmags.com/ultralight-as-an-auto-hobby https://pmags.com/ultralight-as-an-auto-hobby#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:50:03 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=43774 Ultralight as an auto hobby

Ultralight hobbyists reminds me classic car aficionados. Some thoughts. Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/ultralight-as-an-auto-hobby/feed 1 43774 Off-Piste – Brother 2170w Printer (2009 vintage) https://pmags.com/off-piste-brother-2170w-printer-2009-vintage https://pmags.com/off-piste-brother-2170w-printer-2009-vintage#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:13:25 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=43755 Off-Piste – Brother 2170w Printer (2009 vintage)

Another off-piste article; this time about our circa 2009 Brother printer. Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/off-piste-brother-2170w-printer-2009-vintage/feed 2 43755 Two days meandering near Moab https://pmags.com/two-days-meandering-near-moab https://pmags.com/two-days-meandering-near-moab#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:51:24 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=43729 Two days meandering near Moab

Local hikes near our Moab home. Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/two-days-meandering-near-moab/feed 0 43729 The Gilded Age, a Catholic Nun, and Public Lands https://pmags.com/the-gilded-age-a-catholic-nun-and-public-lands https://pmags.com/the-gilded-age-a-catholic-nun-and-public-lands#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2026 02:37:56 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=43608 The Gilded Age, a Catholic Nun, and Public Lands

Public lands once felt like places anyone could enter with a pair of boots and a bit of curiosity. Today they feel increasingly exclusive. A lesson from a Rhode Island nun still lingers. Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/the-gilded-age-a-catholic-nun-and-public-lands/feed 3 43608 Thoughts on two years with the National Park Service https://pmags.com/thoughts-on-two-years-with-the-national-park-service https://pmags.com/thoughts-on-two-years-with-the-national-park-service#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2026 04:52:35 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=43567 Thoughts on two years with the National Park Service

Thoughts on two years balancing my trade with my passion at the National Park Service, and on still processing the decision to leave. Read More ...

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