Bag Night Challenge 2021

Four nights on the Green last week. Conditions were very muddy, especially in the upper half of Labyrinth. There's a massive new sand bar at the mouth of Horseshoe Canyon that wasn't there last year, and a fire at Bowknot Bend burned away some tamarisk which made reaching some mining ruins much easier. I didn't even bring a tent--luckily the weather forecast held and nights were perfect for a cot.

Total: 21 Nights

1/15/2021 - Dead Mountains, CA
1/16/2021 - Marl Spring, CA
1/17/2021 - Rock Tank, CA
1/18/2021 - Rock Tank, CA
2/26/2021 - Horse Canyon, UT
2/27/2021 - Horse Canyon, UT
3/26/2021 - Beaver Canyon, UT
3/27/2021 - Beaver Canyon, UT
4/30/2021 - West Tavaputs Plateau, UT
5/1/2021 - West Tavaputs Plateau, UT
6/25/2021 - Pine Creek, UT
6/26/2021 - Bone Flat, UT
7/8/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
7/9/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
7/10/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
8/27/2021 - Pine Creek, UT
8/28/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
9/22/2021 - Ruby Ranch, UT
9/23/2021 - Labyrinth Canyon, UT
9/24/2021 - Labyrinth Canyon, UT
9/25/2021 - Bowknot Bend, UT


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1. Virgin Falls, TN
2. Sipsey Wilderness, AL
3. Big South Fork, KY
4. Savage Gulf, TN
5. Fiery Gizzard, TN
6. Big South Fork, TN
7-9. Canyonlands NP, UT
10. Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness, CO
11. Walls of Jericho, AL
12. Sipsey Wilderness, AL
13. Cheaha Wilderness, AL
14. Cohutta Wilderness, GA
15. Big South Fork, TN
16. Panthertown Valley, NC
17. Mountain Bridge Wilderness, SC
18. Daniel Boone NF, KY
19. Fiery Gizzard, TN
20-24. High Uintas Wilderness, UT
25-30. Weminuche Wilderness, CO

Closed out September with a 3rd trip out West. What a blessed year I'm having in that respect!
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Thermometer read 15F in Vestal Basin on my first night. 30-45 for lows after that, even up high.
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See the moose? I didn't, until I got closer...
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50 nights now...

A week+ in Arizona at Saguaro, Chricachua, Organ Pipe etc.
A second week+ in Death Valley and the Grand Canyon
Three days on the Central Coast in Cerro Alto:
Four days in Sequoia National Park.
Five days in Kings Canyon,
A four day trip into Buckeye Canyon in the Hoover Wilderness
Three weeks in Yellowstone, Tetons, Rocky Mountain NP and the Rubies...
A short trip to Gibbs Lake, east of Yosemite in the Sierra
Santa Barbara and the Los Padres NF where the air was clean
A quick trip to Tuolumne Meadows and the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne
Yosemite Valley in the Fall---one night at the Upper Pines CG.

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My plans to "step up my camping game" (mentioned in my July post) haven't really panned out, at least not in the way I expected it to. Spent many nights in the new RV over the last few months, but not as many as I'd like roughing it. I only got one night in October, last night at the Utah Launch Complex near Green River, Utah. And I didn't even sleep in a cot under the stars, just set up in the back of my Jeep and watched @Jammer's latest video and read a book before falling asleep.

Total: 22 Nights

1/15/2021 - Dead Mountains, CA
1/16/2021 - Marl Spring, CA
1/17/2021 - Rock Tank, CA
1/18/2021 - Rock Tank, CA
2/26/2021 - Horse Canyon, UT
2/27/2021 - Horse Canyon, UT
3/26/2021 - Beaver Canyon, UT
3/27/2021 - Beaver Canyon, UT
4/30/2021 - West Tavaputs Plateau, UT
5/1/2021 - West Tavaputs Plateau, UT
6/25/2021 - Pine Creek, UT
6/26/2021 - Bone Flat, UT
7/8/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
7/9/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
7/10/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
8/27/2021 - Pine Creek, UT
8/28/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
9/22/2021 - Ruby Ranch, UT
9/23/2021 - Labyrinth Canyon, UT
9/24/2021 - Labyrinth Canyon, UT
9/25/2021 - Bowknot Bend, UT
10/29/2021 - Utah Launch Complex, Green River, UT

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1. Virgin Falls, TN
2. Sipsey Wilderness, AL
3. Big South Fork, KY
4. Savage Gulf, TN
5. Fiery Gizzard, TN
6. Big South Fork, TN
7-9. Canyonlands NP, UT
10. Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness, CO
11. Walls of Jericho, AL
12. Sipsey Wilderness, AL
13. Cheaha Wilderness, AL
14. Cohutta Wilderness, GA
15. Big South Fork, TN
16. Panthertown Valley, NC
17. Mountain Bridge Wilderness, SC
18. Daniel Boone NF, KY
19. Fiery Gizzard, TN
20-24. High Uintas Wilderness, UT
25-30. Weminuche Wilderness, CO
31. Big South Fork, TN
32. Big South Fork, KY

Just two this month; overnighters in Big South Fork NRRA, one each in TN and KY.
Finally starting to cool off around here, though!
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October is in the books! It was a great month :)


Total: 92 Nights

October 1 – 8 | Beef Basin to Cedar Mesa | 7 Nights
October 15 – 17 | Ely Creek Camp & Rainbow Park | 2 Nights
October 22 – 24 | Runts Knob & Keg Knoll | 2 Nights
October 30 – 31 | The Wedge | 1 Night



Cedar Mesa Evening by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Hunting Camp Panel by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Driving In The Clouds by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Blue Mountain Rainbow by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Roof Beams & T-Shaped Door by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Autumn Along Jones Hole Creek by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Narrow Ledge Panel by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Island Park Fog by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


The Good Gallery by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Mud Ripples by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


An Evening on The Wedge by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr
 
I camped two nights last weekend in Utah's West Desert. Lately I've wanted to camp on a dry lake bed so I made it happen at Pahvant Dry Lake. This year will hopefully be the latest in only two years that I managed to camp at least once each month. Plans for the next two months include camping between the lanes of an interstate highway, and camping on a frozen lake.

Total: 24 Nights

1/15/2021 - Dead Mountains, CA
1/16/2021 - Marl Spring, CA
1/17/2021 - Rock Tank, CA
1/18/2021 - Rock Tank, CA
2/26/2021 - Horse Canyon, UT
2/27/2021 - Horse Canyon, UT
3/26/2021 - Beaver Canyon, UT
3/27/2021 - Beaver Canyon, UT
4/30/2021 - West Tavaputs Plateau, UT
5/1/2021 - West Tavaputs Plateau, UT
6/25/2021 - Pine Creek, UT
6/26/2021 - Bone Flat, UT
7/8/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
7/9/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
7/10/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
8/27/2021 - Pine Creek, UT
8/28/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
9/22/2021 - Ruby Ranch, UT
9/23/2021 - Labyrinth Canyon, UT
9/24/2021 - Labyrinth Canyon, UT
9/25/2021 - Bowknot Bend, UT
10/29/2021 - Utah Launch Complex, Green River, UT
11/12/2021 - Pahvant Dry Lake, UT
11/13/2021 - Gunnison Bend, Sevier River, UT

Pahvant Dry Lake
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Gunnison Bend
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Since I am not camping over Thanksgiving this year, my November is done. I had hoped to reach 100 nights before Thanksgiving, but because of a medical issue last weekend I had to cut that trip short by one night.

Total: 99 Nights

November 5 – 7 | Twin Corral Flats & Hans Flats | 2 Nights
November 10 – 13 | Kanab Creek Wilderness | 3 Nights
November 19 – 21 | Horsethief Point & Trin-Alcove Bend | 2 Nights



Descent Into North Trail Canyon by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Boiler View by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Esplanade Camp at Dawn by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Ram Skull & Faded Pictographs by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Overhead Pictographs by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Labyrinth Canyon Rim by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr
 
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IntrepidXJ said:
Since I am not camping over Thanksgiving this year, my November is done. I had hoped to reach 100 nights before Thanksgiving, but because of a medical issue last weekend I had to cut that trip short by one night.

Total: 99 Nights

November 5 – 7 | Twin Corral Flats & Hans Flats | 2 Nights
November 10 – 13 | Kanab Creek Wilderness | 3 Nights
November 19 – 21 | Horsethief Point & Trin-Alcove Bend | 2 Nights



Descent Into North Trail Canyon by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Boiler View by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Esplanade Camp at Dawn by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Ram Skull & Faded Pictographs by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Overhead Pictographs by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Labyrinth Canyon Rim by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr
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Scary story to read this morning @IntrepidXJ , glad to hear your medical check up was good.
 
Udink said:
I camped two nights last weekend in Utah's West Desert. Lately I've wanted to camp on a dry lake bed so I made it happen at Pahvant Dry Lake. This year will hopefully be the latest in only two years that I managed to camp at least once each month. Plans for the next two months include camping between the lanes of an interstate highway, and camping on a frozen lake.

Total: 24 Nights

1/15/2021 - Dead Mountains, CA
1/16/2021 - Marl Spring, CA
1/17/2021 - Rock Tank, CA
1/18/2021 - Rock Tank, CA
2/26/2021 - Horse Canyon, UT
2/27/2021 - Horse Canyon, UT
3/26/2021 - Beaver Canyon, UT
3/27/2021 - Beaver Canyon, UT
4/30/2021 - West Tavaputs Plateau, UT
5/1/2021 - West Tavaputs Plateau, UT
6/25/2021 - Pine Creek, UT
6/26/2021 - Bone Flat, UT
7/8/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
7/9/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
7/10/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
8/27/2021 - Pine Creek, UT
8/28/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
9/22/2021 - Ruby Ranch, UT
9/23/2021 - Labyrinth Canyon, UT
9/24/2021 - Labyrinth Canyon, UT
9/25/2021 - Bowknot Bend, UT
10/29/2021 - Utah Launch Complex, Green River, UT
11/12/2021 - Pahvant Dry Lake, UT
11/13/2021 - Gunnison Bend, Sevier River, UT

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Gunnison Bend
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Nice @Udink ! Congratulations on camping every month. It looks pretty frosty. Also, the beer cans… a job well done! ;)
 
1. Virgin Falls, TN
2. Sipsey Wilderness, AL
3. Big South Fork, KY
4. Savage Gulf, TN
5. Fiery Gizzard, TN
6. Big South Fork, TN
7-9. Canyonlands NP, UT
10. Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness, CO
11. Walls of Jericho, AL
12. Sipsey Wilderness, AL
13. Cheaha Wilderness, AL
14. Cohutta Wilderness, GA
15. Big South Fork, TN
16. Panthertown Valley, NC
17. Mountain Bridge Wilderness, SC
18. Daniel Boone NF, KY
19. Fiery Gizzard, TN
20-24. High Uintas Wilderness, UT
25-30 Weminuche Wilderness, CO
31. Big South Fork, TN
32. Big South Fork, KY
33. Virgin Falls, TN
34. Savage Gulf, TN
35. Cheaha Wilderness, AL
36. Sipsey Wilderness, AL

Done for November. Been doing 1 per week. A couple of favorites, one that was just convenient, and another in a particular area I hadn't seen in 18yrs.

Virgin Falls is always my #1 waterfall:
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I hadn't visited Ranger Falls at Savage Gulf in a bit, though.
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Cheaha is close, and I got to hike in the clouds.
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I've been to Sipsey a couple of times this year, but trails I hadn't hiked since 2003 were "new" to me, and fun to explore.
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That's a wrap for 2021! Overall, it was a pretty good year :)

Total: 105 Nights

December 3 – 5 | Goblin Valley State Park | 2 Nights
December 10 – 12 | Hardscrabble Bottom & Taylor Canyon | 2 Nights
December 17 – 19 | Spring Canyon Point & Tenmile Point | 2 Nights



Goblin Valley Sunset by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Back From the Ride by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Buttes of the Cross Reflection by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Moses & Zeus by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Bowknot Bend Saddle at Dusk by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr
 
Its was an okay year. Spring saw a couple stays on the Colorado Plateau. Summer in the northern Rockies and North Cascades. Autumn, the Great Basin and Mojave, as well as the Colorado Plateau again. Spent time with family and friends, and made some new ones on the trail. 90 days or so total in the tent or truck this year. Not everything got recorded, but here's a taste of what was.

Colorado Plateau

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Oregon

Washington

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Great Basin

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1. Virgin Falls, TN
2. Sipsey Wilderness, AL
3. Big South Fork, KY
4. Savage Gulf, TN
5. Fiery Gizzard, TN
6. Big South Fork, TN
7-9. Canyonlands NP, UT
10. Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness, CO
11. Walls of Jericho, AL
12. Sipsey Wilderness, AL
13. Cheaha Wilderness, AL
14. Cohutta Wilderness, GA
15. Big South Fork, TN
16. Panthertown Valley, NC
17. Mountain Bridge Wilderness, SC
18. Daniel Boone NF, KY
19. Fiery Gizzard, TN
20-24. High Uintas Wilderness, UT
25-30 Weminuche Wilderness, CO
31. Big South Fork, TN
32. Big South Fork, KY
33. Virgin Falls, TN
34. Savage Gulf, TN
35. Cheaha Wilderness, AL
36. Sipsey Wilderness, AL
37-40. Canyonlands NP, UT
41-43. Pisgah NF, NC

December brought another trip to the Canyonlands Needles District(plus a quickie into Arches to visit Delicate Arch), and one through parts of the Middle Prong and Shining Rock Wilderness areas in NC's Pisgah NF with a good friend and his dog.
So 43 bag nights, unless I suddenly decide to head back to TN in the rain over the next couple days.

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For some reason, I'm accused of trying to steal her every time we hike together...
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Fare thee well, 2021; it's been a lot of fun!
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so, I've been holding off because I've gone back and forth on whether to add my bag nights or not. Most were car camping , but it appears that's fine and idk... its a thing that I can share. I'll be honest that I don't have a day by day itinerary for it all (was easier to calculate based on where I knew I wasn't in a bag) because it was all based around my summer job and subsequent lack of housing once school started up, but the total was

121 Days​

basically from May to October I was living out of my car, working, or traveling. I know for 18 nights in may I was in the john day Oregon area. During my summer as a stream technician for the forest service I went to basically every forest from the Colville in Washington to as far east as the upper Missouri river basin to as far south as Kamiah ID. During the off time I went to the pacific northwest, the Magruder corridor, glacier, met some old family friends, sat at a great campsite for a whole week trying to get a place to live, and explored random forests in the area. September was just me spending all of my time going to school while living out of my car. Truly a strange year, so have some photos and enjoy this as you please. The photos are in no particular order.
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Finished out 2021 with two more nights (plus five more in 2022) and completed my goal of camping every month. This was the first time in about 25 years that I didn't spend New Year's Eve with my wife.

Total: 26 Nights

1/15/2021 - Dead Mountains, CA
1/16/2021 - Marl Spring, CA
1/17/2021 - Rock Tank, CA
1/18/2021 - Rock Tank, CA
2/26/2021 - Horse Canyon, UT
2/27/2021 - Horse Canyon, UT
3/26/2021 - Beaver Canyon, UT
3/27/2021 - Beaver Canyon, UT
4/30/2021 - West Tavaputs Plateau, UT
5/1/2021 - West Tavaputs Plateau, UT
6/25/2021 - Pine Creek, UT
6/26/2021 - Bone Flat, UT
7/8/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
7/9/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
7/10/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
8/27/2021 - Pine Creek, UT
8/28/2021 - Park's Pasture, UT
9/22/2021 - Ruby Ranch, UT
9/23/2021 - Labyrinth Canyon, UT
9/24/2021 - Labyrinth Canyon, UT
9/25/2021 - Bowknot Bend, UT
10/29/2021 - Utah Launch Complex, Green River, UT
11/12/2021 - Pahvant Dry Lake, UT
11/13/2021 - Gunnison Bend, Sevier River, UT
12/30/2021 - Pahroc Summit Pass, NV
12/31/2021 - Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge, NV


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