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Home » Archive for  Other Outdoor Jaunts (Page 14)

Category: Other Outdoor Jaunts

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Other side of the La Sals

Posted onOctober 27, 2020October 27, 2020AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

We did some camping and hikng on the other side of the La Sals from our home. So close, yet so lightly visited. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, La Sals, Paradox Valley, Unaweep Canyon, utah

Grand Mesa – Crags Crest

Posted onOctober 19, 2020October 20, 2020AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

I’ve wanted to check out Grand Mesa for over a decade now. And this past weekend, Joan and I enjoyed some backpacking there. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, Grand Mesa

More time in The Maze – Horseshoe Canyon

Posted onOctober 14, 2020October 14, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Some time spent hiking and camping at the detached Horseshoe Canyon of The Maze district. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagshoreshoe canyon, The Maze, utah

More time in The Maze

Posted onOctober 13, 2020October 14, 2020AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

More backpacking in “The Maze” and the nearby detached unit of Horseshoe Canyon. Part 1. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCanyonlands, The Maze, utah

Bugling elks and blazing aspen – The La Sals

Posted onOctober 6, 2020October 6, 2020AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Perhaps our last high country trip before playing in the desert for a while. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsLa Sals, utah

Autumnal Bliss in the San Juans

Posted onSeptember 28, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

More San Juans bliss. Perhaps our last weekend this year in my favorite Colorado Range? Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, San Juan Mountains, san juans

Some time to ourselves in Bears Ears

Posted onSeptember 22, 2020September 22, 2020AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Some much needed time to disconnect, get out, and enjoy each other’s company. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsBears Ears, utah

Moab in the smoke

Posted onAugust 24, 2020January 19, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A weekend of hiking makes me think of an article I wrote two years ago. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsclimate, utah, wildfires

San Juans in the Smoke

Posted onAugust 17, 2020January 19, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A smoky weekend exploring more of the San Juan Mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsclimate, Colorado, San Juan Mountains, san juans

San Juan Lollipop

Posted onAugust 10, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A classic weekend backpacking on a stick, to a loop, and back again in the not-so-distant San Juan Mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, San Juan Mountains, san juans

Edge of our World – San Juan Mountains

Posted onAugust 4, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A trip to the San Juans mountains of Colorado – fewer than three hours away. But a world of a difference. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, San Juan Mountains, san juans

On the roof top of Moab

Posted onJuly 21, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Another weekend where we leave the desert floor to enjoy alpine delights. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsLa Sals, utah

Down in The Abajos

Posted onJuly 14, 2020July 21, 2020AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

More local travels in the mountains just to the south of us. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsabajo mountains, utah

More La Sal exploration

Posted onJuly 7, 2020July 7, 2020AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Another weekend of hiking and camping in our backyard mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsLa Sals, utah

A Blue Solstice

Posted onJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Chasing butterflies, wildflowers, and mountain tops while looking at our corner of the Colorado Plateau during the Summer Solstice. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsabajo mountains, utah

La Sal Traverse – Meandering lower option

Posted onJune 17, 2020June 17, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A local backpack that went from a planned ridge-top traverse of the La Sal mountains to traveling along the shoulder of these mountains. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsLa Sals, utah

Enjoying the local gems: Fisher Mesa

Posted onJune 10, 2020June 10, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Continuing to discover local gems this spring and summer. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsdinosaurs, utah

Desert and Mountains

Posted onJune 2, 2020June 2, 2020AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

In one weekend we went from a high mountain pass and then spent another day on the canyon bottom, Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsLa Sals, utah

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Some local hiking this weekend. I scouted a route for a possible packrafting trip later this month, and on Sunday, @ramblinghemlock and I meandered through a canyon we’ve been curious about for a while.
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Two years inside the Park Service, trying to balance trade and calling. I left in fall 2025, and I’m still making sense of it - part grief, part gratitude, and part closure.
With a brief but noticeable bit of winter this past week, we opted not to travel the muddy, snowy roads into more remote areas. Instead, we tackled some home projects on Saturday and spent Sunday revisiting a place we hadn’t seen in a while. Red rock, canyon wrens, images, and late winter desert light accompanied the day.
@ramblinghemlock and I pivoted from an original trip after much-needed rain on Friday. On Saturday, we avoided muddy roads that would have derailed our original plan and spent two nights poking around a place we could reach only because of temporary, water-filled potholes and a handy Ziploc bag that made it possible. We also revisited sights we hadn’t seen in a while. Red rock, grand views, and old images marked the unofficial long weekend kickoff of spring around Moab.
@ramblinghemlock and I finally felt better and took a long-overdue trip into the backcountry. We slept outside and enjoyed the peace of the wild places. Canyon wrens filled the canyon with song during the day, and owl calls echoed off the walls at night. We returned to places we had not seen in a while and saw places new to us. The land endures.

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