Paul “Mags” Magnanti is an active Backpacking Light contributor, a writer for Trail Groove Magazine, and a blogger. Learn more about Mags in this interview!
I enjoy Paul M’s “simple and what works” approach to backpacking. His blog is always insightful. It was shocking however, to read in TrailGroove that he had given out the location of my secret backpacking spot in the Oglala Grasslands!! I will now be forced to share stock tank water with another hiker, maybe even two hikers!
I’ve been wondering why the crowds at Lost Creek suddenly appeared since I moved to the region in 2009. I took my daughter to Goose Creek last Memorial Day and not only was the little parkplatz full but cars were lined up for 100 meters along the access road. (It also happened to be the first beautiful weekend that year.) So I guess I can blame Mags..
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More seriously- the western trailheads remain half-empty almost all year.
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