Other Outdoor Jaunts – PMags.com https://pmags.com Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Sat, 20 Jun 2026 03:17:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pmags.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-fav-ico-160x160.jpg Other Outdoor Jaunts – PMags.com https://pmags.com 32 32 81463906 More time in our local mountains https://pmags.com/more-time-in-our-local-mountains https://pmags.com/more-time-in-our-local-mountains#respond Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:55:23 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=44041 More time in our local mountains

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With temperatures continuing their march toward 100F, and fuel prices climbing to almost $5 a gallon, we again looked to our local mountains for outdoor fun and relief from the heat.

Joan and I did a quick overnight camping and hiking trip at 10,000 feet.

We returned to a favorite spot and did our usual hikes from this area.

Cool weather, plenty of wildflowers, and a favorite place to escape the summer heat of Moab.

The local mountains delight us every year and make summer in our desert home that much more enjoyable.

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Starting another chapter soon, so I took a few days for a solo walkabout in canyon country after my WFR recert. Three days of backpacking with a quiet camp on the canyon rim proved memorable. Read More ...

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When the weather shut down our original plan, we shifted to a canyon we hadn’t seen and a float on the Gunnison. It worked out, but the lower flows and changing conditions echo a larger reality across the Colorado Plateau. Read More ...

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A weekend in the Land of Enchantment with Holly and Dan. Read More ...

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A trip to an area we usually see in May and not March. Read More ...

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