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Moab area – January 2026

Posted onJanuary 12, 2026AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Local meanderings in winter. Read More …

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Two More Nights to Close Out New Year’s

Posted onJanuary 4, 2026January 4, 2026AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Two more nights in the backcountry to welcome 2026. Read More …

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The last days of 2025

Posted onJanuary 1, 2026January 1, 2026AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Joan and I spent the last days of 2025 the best way we know how: backpacking on the Colorado Plateau. Read More …

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Solstice over the canyons

Posted onDecember 31, 2025January 1, 2026AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A quiet, Honda-friendly solstice wander on the Colorado Plateau. Old stock trails, mesas, winter light, and a sunset worth the walk. Read More …

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December backpacking on the plateau, oh deer!

Posted onDecember 17, 2025December 17, 2025AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Some images, desert light, red rock, and unexpected “adulting” before we go see family next week. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

“Adulting” and some hikes

Posted onDecember 11, 2025December 15, 2025AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

“Adulting”, hiking, and trail work. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Thanksgiving by the Oregon Coast

Posted onDecember 4, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Holiday hikes on the Oregon coast—rain, sun, ocean, and family time. My second ocean in a month’s time. Both beautiful in their own way, but the desert still calls us home. Read More …

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Red Rocks, and then, the coast

Posted onNovember 23, 2025November 23, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

a local hike on Moab before we visit our family. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

A Structured Rambling: The Eight-Hour, One-Mile Day

Posted onNovember 17, 2025November 19, 2025AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Joan and I set a new PR for structured rambling as we wandered into a canyon country nook. Read More …

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Desert Quartet

Posted onNovember 16, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A backpacking trip to another remote desert location with some friends. Read More …

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WANE Bonus : A Post-Hike History Tour

Posted onNovember 12, 2025November 12, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A “bonus” entry from my New England Walk where I took in colonial, early US, and early 20th century era history. Read More …

CategoriesLong Walks, Musings, Other Outdoor JauntsTagsRhode Island, wane

My desert homecoming

Posted onNovember 11, 2025November 11, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

I’m away for over a month, I’ve been home two days…let’s go backpacking! Read More …

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Root Beer Float Season

Posted onSeptember 23, 2025September 23, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Root Bear Float season commences! Read More …

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Remote and Connected

Posted onSeptember 23, 2025September 24, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A last-minute trip to a favorite area. Read More …

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A Return to Mesa Verde

Posted onSeptember 9, 2025AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Joan and I spent a few days in Mesa Verde and walked among the Ancestral Pueblo structures with a different perspective from previous visits. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

Solo in the San Juans

Posted onSeptember 4, 2025September 4, 2025AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A few days solo in the San Juans. Read More …

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Into the south San Juans

Posted onAugust 28, 2025September 4, 2025AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

An enjoyable trip to the Southern San Juans Mountains followed by a trip to Chimney Rock National Monument. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado

Ten Minutes of Terror in the San Juans

Posted onAugust 25, 2025September 4, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A gorgeous loop in the San Juans Mountains with a spicy scramble not to Joan’s liking. Read More …

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