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Home » Archive for  Other Outdoor Jaunts (Page 26)

Category: Other Outdoor Jaunts

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Lost Creek Wilderness Rambles

Posted onOctober 18, 2015October 19, 2015AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

An unseasonably warm off-trail jaunt to an obscure peak in the Lost Creek Wilderness. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsbackpacking, Colorado, Fall, Lost Creek Wilderness

Nebraska Panhandle Rambles

Posted onOctober 14, 2015May 17, 2017AuthorPaul Mags7 Comments

Hiking and camping in the Nebraska Panhandle. Fossils, canyons, big horns, wild turkeys and fall foliage. And one of the best night skies I’ve seen. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagscamping, fossils, High Plains, hiking, Nebraska, The Great Plains

ALDHA West Gathering 2015

Posted onSeptember 28, 2015December 17, 2015AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

A trip to the ALDHA West Gathering near the base of Mt. Hood. Read More …

CategoriesMusings, Other Outdoor JauntsTagsMt. Hood, Oregon

Continental Divide Trail Coalition hikes

Posted onSeptember 23, 2015September 23, 2015AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A hike on the CDT one fine fall day. And a stroll on The Colorado Trail the following day. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCDTC, hiking

Fall in the Foothills

Posted onSeptember 18, 2015September 18, 2015AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

An afterwork hike to enjoy the oncoming season of autumn. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsBoulder foothills, Fall, hiking

Fall Classic – Chiefs Head

Posted onSeptember 14, 2015September 14, 2015AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

An excellent fall hike on a trailless 13er in Rocky Mountain NP. ~15 miles and 5500′ of class 2 scrambling goodness. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTags13er, Colorado, hiking

In the Sagebrush Sea along the Oregon Trail

Posted onSeptember 9, 2015March 7, 2019AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Some road tripping and camping along the old Oregon Trail in Wyoming and nearby Nebraska. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagscamping, High Plains, Nebraska, Oregon Trail, Sagebrush Sea, Wyoming

Bighorns – Cloud Peak Wilderness

Posted onSeptember 8, 2015August 3, 2016AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Some backpacking in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming. The Cloud Peak Wilderness in particular. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsCloud Peak Wilderness, Wyoming

Backcountry Relaxing

Posted onAugust 17, 2015August 18, 2015AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Not every trip has to be epic. Sometimes I just need to relax. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagssimplicity

South Fork Fun

Posted onAugust 3, 2015August 3, 2015AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

A weekend of backpacking in a lightly used area. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsbackpacking, Colorado, Williams Fork

Wednesday stroll – Chasm Lake

Posted onJuly 27, 2015August 30, 2017AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A Wednesday stroll in the mountains is a way to avoid the crowds, congestion and traffic that is now part of the Colorado mountain experience. Read More …

CategoriesMusings, Other Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, crowded, hiking, Wednesday Reset

Trail Work – Berthoud Pass to Jones Pass

Posted onJuly 20, 2015January 19, 2017AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Some trail work with the Continental Divide Trail Coalition and Colorado Native Lager’s Brew Crew. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado Native Lager, Continental Divide Trail Coalition, trail work, volunteer

Mt Evans Wilderness Trail Work – July 2015

Posted onJuly 13, 2015January 19, 2016AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Some trail work with Friends of Mt. Evans and Lost Creek Wilderness. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsblow downs, mt evans wilderness, The Hiking Life, trail work, volunteer

Mt Evans Wilderness Walkabout

Posted onJune 30, 2015December 17, 2015AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A quick weekend backpack with my buddy Josh. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsbackpacking, hiking, mt evans wilderness

Wild Rivers Recreation Area – Rio Grande del Norte NM

Posted onJune 24, 2015August 23, 2019AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A trip to the Wild Rivers Recreation Area in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Followed by a trip to Taos. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsbackpacking, camping, hiking, New Mexico, Rio Grande, Taos, Wild Rivers Recreation Area

Sloppy Hiking Fun – Lost Creek Wilderness

Posted onJune 16, 2015June 16, 2015AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

An overnight backpacking trip in the Lost Creek Wilderness in the Wigwam Park area. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsbackpacking, hiking, Lost Creek Wilderness

Just some foothill strolls

Posted onJune 1, 2015June 18, 2017AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Waiting for some snow to clear out. Don’t want to drive far. Time to go hiking locally. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsBoulder, Colorado, foothills

More High Plains Drifting – Comanche Grassland canyons

Posted onMay 26, 2015March 16, 2020AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Exploring Carrizo and Picture canyons in the Comanche Grassland. Along with Amache Internment camp and the site of the Sand Creek Massacre. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagscamping, Colorado, Comanche National Grassland, High Plains, hiking

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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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