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Category: Trip Planning

Trips ideas and how to plan you own.

How to plan routes

Posted onJune 28, 2023August 5, 2024AuthorPaul Mags3 Comments

Here are the steps, resouces, and ideas I use to plan out the routes I’ve done over the years. Read More …

CategoriesTrip PlanningTagstrip ideas

Arches Highlights

Posted onSeptember 20, 2022September 21, 2022AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Here’s an ~45-mile driving tour of Arches National Park that touches upon the park’s highlights. Takes in ~5 miles or so of hiking and about 4+ hours. Read More …

CategoriesTrip PlanningTagsArches National Park, utah, utah-tips

Planning Trips – All about the Air Quality Index

Posted onAugust 12, 2021August 12, 2021AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

What’s AQI, why you should care about it, and some resources to check it when planning trips. Read More …

CategoriesTrip PlanningTagsAQI, climate change, smoke

Perma-camping kit: What the heck is it?

Posted onJanuary 13, 2021December 7, 2021AuthorPaul Mags12 Comments

Another way to maximize outdoor time: Having some gear pre-packed and ready to go. Read More …

CategoriesGear, Trip PlanningTagscamping, car camping, favorite, gear list, organization, time bank

How to get outdoor trip ideas

Posted onNovember 25, 2020August 5, 2024AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

How to get ideas for backcountry trips? Here’s how I do it. Updated for 2020. Read More …

CategoriesGetting Started, Trip PlanningTagsbackpacking, trip ideas

Intro to Backpacking: Part 3 – Deciding where to go: risk management & factors to consider

Posted onMay 3, 2020AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Part 3 – Deciding where to go: risk management & factors to consider. I discuss different factors on deciding where to go. Read More …

CategoriesGetting Started, Trip PlanningTagsdiscovery, planning, safety, trip ideas, videos

Those we left behind: What to tell the people at home

Posted onOctober 22, 2019October 22, 2019AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

Here are some ideas and tips for information to leave with friends and family when you take off on a backcountry trip. Read More …

CategoriesGetting Started, Trip PlanningTagscommunication, emergencies

Quick Tip: Instagram for trail conditions

Posted onApril 18, 2019April 18, 2019AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

How to use Instagram for quick and dirty researching of trail conditions. Read More …

CategoriesGetting Started, Quick Tips, Trip PlanningTagsquick tip

Website of the week: GJ Hikes

Posted onApril 17, 2019January 3, 2021AuthorPaul Mags1 Comment

Essentially an online hiking guidebook for ~1500 hikes a few hours from Grand Junction. Including almost 200 for Moab alone. Read More …

CategoriesTrip PlanningTagscolorado-tip, utah-tip, Website of the week

A Quick and Dirty Guide to Moab

Posted onMarch 24, 2019January 16, 2023AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

A quick and dirty overview of activities, supplies, and amenities available in the Moab, UT area. Read More …

CategoriesQuick and Dirty Guides, Trip PlanningTagsMoab, quick and dirty, utah, utah-tip

Website of the week: Hiking Project

Posted onFebruary 19, 2019February 27, 2019AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

A free and useful and alternative for AllTrails. Read More …

CategoriesTrip PlanningTagsmaps, Website of the week

Book overview: 4WD Adventures Utah

Posted onDecember 21, 2018January 13, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

An older but still useful book that works well as an adjunct to trip planning using Utah’s often rough roads for outdoor pursuits. Read More …

CategoriesBooks and Media, Trip PlanningTagsbooks, utah, utah-tip

A Quick and Dirty Guide to the GDT

Posted onSeptember 26, 2018January 31, 2022AuthorPaul Mags5 Comments

A quick and dirty overview of Canada’s Great Divide Trail. Read More …

CategoriesQuick and Dirty Guides, Trip PlanningTagscanada, Great Divide Trail, quick and dirty

More off-season backpacking ideas in Colorado

Posted onFebruary 22, 2018January 3, 2021AuthorPaul MagsLeave a comment

Additional ideas for spring or late fall shoulder season backpacking destinations in Colorado. Read More …

CategoriesTrip PlanningTagsBeaver Creek Wilderness Study Area, Black Ridge Canyon Wilderness, Colorado, Colorado Plateau, colorado-tip, Golden Gate Canyon State Park, High Plains, shoulder season, White Ranch Open Space

Tahoe Rim Trail and The Collegiate Loop

Posted onSeptember 20, 2017November 17, 2023AuthorPaul Mags2 Comments

A look at two similar “vacation” thru-hike length routes in terms of logistics, planning, red-tape, and ease of access. Read More …

CategoriesLong Walks, Trip PlanningTagscollegiate loop, Colorado Trail, colorado-tip, Tahoe Rim Trail

Ghost Trails

Posted onSeptember 19, 2017November 17, 2023AuthorPaul Mags4 Comments

Find an old trail on a map or even stumble upon it? That’s a Ghost Trail. And it is an interesting way to walk a little bit of forgotten outdoor history. Read More …

CategoriesMusings, Trip PlanningTagsGhost Trails, off trail

Collegiate Loop 2017: How the Walk Went

Posted onSeptember 15, 2017May 5, 2021AuthorPaul Mags29 Comments

Some highlights, planning information, photos, and logistic info for The Colorado Trail’s 165 mile Collegiate Loop. Read More …

CategoriesLong Walks, Trip PlanningTagscollegiate loop, Colorado Trail, colorado-tip

Colorado outdoor issues and concerns

Posted onJuly 31, 2017January 19, 2021AuthorPaul Mags15 Comments

Some issues and concerns for Colorado backpacking, hiking, and camping that may not be readily apparent. Read More …

CategoriesGetting Started, Trip PlanningTagsclimate, colorado-tip, concerns, issues, questions

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@ramblinghemlock had relatives in town over the ho @ramblinghemlock had relatives in town over the holiday. After our backpacking trip we met up with them for dinner and took them for a sunset stroll at Arches. #hiking #utah #moab #moabutah #archesnationalpark
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@ramblinghemlock and I camped with our good friend @ramblinghemlock and I camped with our good friends @hollywoulddream and @danielgarey at Fish Lake, the home of Pando, and where the Old Spanish Trail traveled. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pando_(tree)
More San Juan fun during August, "The Sunday of Su More San Juan fun during August, "The Sunday of Summer." ... We did our customary camp the night before and then went backpacking. We followed an old mining trail currently used for the Hardrock 100 and then looped back to the CT. .. A touch of fall up high, with the ground cover starting to show yellow and red and the wildflowers fading. ... #hiking #backpacking #camping #colorado #ColoradoTrail #sanjuanmountains
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