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Category: Other Outdoor Jaunts

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Another weekend, another pocket

Posted onFebruary 12, 2024February 12, 2024AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Another weekend in a pocket of solitude and seeing places new to us. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsutah

Grand times in the monument

Posted onFebruary 1, 2024April 13, 2025AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Though we enjoy our life in Moab, we do not find as many services in our desert home as in other places. So, like many good Moab-ites, we find we do more and more of our errands in the “big Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagsColorado, Colorado National Monument

A weekend in the pocket

Posted onJanuary 24, 2024AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Another backpacking trip in a favorite winter place. Read More …

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South to Arizona

Posted onJanuary 21, 2024April 13, 2025AuthorPaul Mags8 Comments

A few days of hiking and backpacking Petrified Forest National Park. Read More …

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New Year’s on the Colorado Plateau

Posted onJanuary 7, 2024January 8, 2024AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A few days of solo backpacking to bring in 2024. Read More …

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December Fog

Posted onDecember 21, 2023AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Some camping and hiking in the cold and dense fog.
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Another December overnight

Posted onDecember 17, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Another December weekend backpacking in canyon country. Read More …

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An overnight in December

Posted onDecember 10, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Joan and I enjoy going to certain places at specific times of the year. We enjoy going to the more well-known places in winter because we see fewer people, and the winter light and the red rock mixed in with Read More …

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Thanksgiving 2023 – In the desert

Posted onDecember 1, 2023December 4, 2023AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Thanksgiving in the desert with friends means camping, hiking, and some turkey dinner cooked in a Dutch oven. Read More …

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A swell time with friends

Posted onNovember 25, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A swell time with friends over a Novemember weekend. Read More …

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A little camping, some backpacking, and goats!

Posted onNovember 9, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

We spent some time camping, got in a backpacking trip, met up with friends for a day. And hung out with goats. Read More …

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Packraft around the island

Posted onNovember 6, 2023AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

A fine October weekend for a three-day packrafting trip. Read More …

CategoriesOther Outdoor JauntsTagspackrafting, utah

Eclipse 2023 – Goosenecks State Park

Posted onOctober 19, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Joan and I worked an event for the Eclipse at Goosenecks State Park, had the privilege of camping on the rim, and then went to see some equally amazing sights along an old travel path.
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Wandering the Labyrinth

Posted onOctober 17, 2023October 18, 2023AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Four days and a bonus night of camping that we that never fails to entice more and more. Read More …

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Fall on the Plateau

Posted onOctober 12, 2023October 12, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Another weekend out and about in Utah’s Canyon Country. Read More …

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Outside of Moab

Posted onOctober 1, 2023October 1, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Joan and I poked around in a place with litle info. Perfect! Read More …

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The Abajos in September

Posted onSeptember 21, 2023June 9, 2026AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Backpacking in the Abajos on a fine September weekend. Read More …

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Canyon country early

Posted onSeptember 13, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Enering canyon country a bit earlier in the fall than normal for us but we found it delightful. Read More …

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Joan and I hosted some friends this past week. We gave them the classic tour, starting with an early morning visit to the Fiery Furnace in Arches National Park. While Joan attended a meeting, I played tour guide a bit for other parts of the park. That afternoon, we headed to the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park to take in the sweeping views across the Colorado Plateau. Today? We escaped to our local mountains, looking down at the desert floor far below.
Not a good year for backpacking in the Abajos or the San Juans, but our local mountains still offer some good opportunities for camping and hiking. And only an hour away. With @ramblinghemlock
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@ramblinghemlock and I went to some local(ish) mountains to avoid the fires and smoke in our usual places.
A hike to our local mountains did not go quite as planned. With an AQI of 176 in Moab due to the fires in our corner of the world, we sought refuge in the mountains.
"Effective today, June 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM, all Forest Service lands, roads, and trails within the Monticello Ranger District of the Manti-La Sal National Forest (San Juan County, Utah) are temporarily closed due to the Babylon Fire. "

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