Musings – PMags.com https://pmags.com Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, packrafting, and camping. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:38:06 +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 Brave New Industrial Tourism – Chiricahua National Park https://pmags.com/brave-new-industrial-tourism-chiricahua-national-park https://pmags.com/brave-new-industrial-tourism-chiricahua-national-park#respond Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:16:07 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=45865 Brave New Industrial Tourism – Chiricahua National Park

Chiricahua may soon become a national park. But will increased tourism bring the resources needed to protect it? Some thoughts on industrial tourism and public lands. Read More ...

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A fire ring at an archaeological site, an unleashed dog where dogs are prohibited, and a reminder that protecting public lands means more than saying we value them. The tragedy of the commons, backcountry edition. Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/tragedy-of-the-commons/feed 5 45756 Thoughts on 9/11 https://pmags.com/thoughts-on-9-11 https://pmags.com/thoughts-on-9-11#respond Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:13:57 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=45662 Thoughts on 9/11

Thoughts on 9/11 on its 25th anniversary. Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/thoughts-on-9-11/feed 0 45662 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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]]> https://pmags.com/more-thoughts-on-the-once-and-future-bears-ears/feed 1 44263 Rock Images Gallery https://pmags.com/rock-images-gallery-2 https://pmags.com/rock-images-gallery-2#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:17:26 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=44162 Rock Images Gallery

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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