Bag Night Challenge 2013

[Nick]

6/22-6/23 The Narrows with 10 other amazing strong outdoor women!

Awesome!

due to knee problems I had no bigger trips this month.
I had to cancel a lot of planned trips.

Copycat! But really, that sucks. I know the feeling.

 

[Yvonne]

Copycat! But really, that sucks. I know the feeling.

maybe it's your fault, who knows.
In March during our camp out I was proudly announcing of not having any problems for years. But in May it was a different story.
I guess I've overdone it a bit with all the sandy desert hikes and backpacks.
Damn patella tendon, I had issues for weeks.
But still looking forward for my upcoming mountain trips.
Hope your knee is getting better now.

I am sorry to hear that Yvonne. But you are still at 29 nights!! I will never catch up.

you will get your next chance the coming weekend

 

[pixie1339]

22 nights total

3/02: 1 night Yant Flat
3/28-3/31: 3 nights Virgin River Gorge, Valley Of Fire, Little Finland
4/05-4/07: 2 nights Poison Springs Canyon
4/12-4/14: 2 nights Kane Creek Canyon, Lower Onion Creek
4/26-4/28: 2 nights Sunglow Campground
5/02-5/05: 3 nights Meeks Mesa, Egypt, Willow Gulch
5/10-5/12: 2 nights Halls Creek Narrows
5/24-5/28: 4 nights Salt Creek Canyon
6/22-6/23: 1 night Lake Blanche
6/28-6/30: 2 nights Cedar Breaks, Ashdown Gorge

 

[blueeyes]

Total 13 Nights

3/15 Backyard
4/5-4/7 Little Creek Mesa
4/19 Gooseberry Mesa
4/27 Zion South Campground
5/3 Eagle Crags Mesa
5/9-5/11 The White Rim
5/25-5/27 Kolob Reservoir
6/22-6/23 The Narrows with 10 other amazing strong outdoor women!
7/29-7/30 Ashdown Gorge with awesome people from BCP!!

 

[Yvonne]

Total: 30 nights

1/3-3/3 | Yant Flats Area | 2 nights
3/12 | Mojave Desert | 1 night
3/13-3/15| Joshua Tree NP | 2 nights
3/15 | Mojave Desert Preserve | 1 nights
3/22-3/24| Toroweap | 2 nights
3/30-3/31| Little Finland | 1 night
4/20-4/21 | Square Top Mtn near St. George | 1 night
5/1 - 5/3 | Meeks Mesa | 2 nights
5/3 - 5/4 | Egypt | 1 night
5/4 - 5/5 | Willow Gulch | 1 night
5/9 - 5/10 | Meeks Mesa, Capitol Reef | 1 night
5/10 - 5/12 | Halls Crek Narrows | 2 nights
5/20 | Kane Creek, Moab Area | 1 night
5/21- 5/24 | Needles District | 3 nights
5/24- 5/28 | Salt Creek Canyon | 4 Nights
5/28 - 5/29 | Moab Area | 1 night
6/6 - 6/7 | La Verkin Creek, Zion NP | 1 night
6/17-6/18 | Kodachrome Basin SP | 1 night
6/23 - 6/24 | Dixie National Forest near Cedar Breaks | 1 night
6/29-6/30 | Ashdown Gorge | 1 night

 

[DAA]

So I'm sucking even more than I thought I would this year... Squeeked in 3 nights BP'ing in the Uintas over the weekend or I'd have gone the whole month of June without camping. I bet it has been more than thirty years since the last time I didn't go camping in June.

Total 22 nights.

White Pine/Elko counties NV, Jan - 2 nights.
West Desert, Jan - 1 night.
Newfoundland Mtns, Feb - 2 nights.
Cedar Mesa, Mar - 3 nights
Starr Springs/Poison Springs, Apr - 4 nights
Cedar Mesa/Grand Gulch, Apr - 4 nights
Wendover to St. George, May - 2 nights
West Desert, May - 1 night
Uintas/Upper Rock Creek, June - 3 nights

- DAA

 

[pixie1339]

So I'm sucking even more than I thought I would this year... Squeeked in 3 nights BP'ing in the Uintas over the weekend or I'd have gone the whole month of June without camping. I bet it has been more than thirty years since the last time I didn't go camping in June.

Total 22 nights.

White Pine/Elko counties NV, Jan - 2 nights.
West Desert, Jan - 1 night.
Newfoundland Mtns, Feb - 2 nights.
Cedar Mesa, Mar - 3 nights
Starr Springs/Poison Springs, Apr - 4 nights
Cedar Mesa/Grand Gulch, Apr - 4 nights
Wendover to St. George, May - 2 nights
West Desert, May - 1 night
Uintas/Upper Rock Creek, June - 3 nights

- DAA

Ha! I guess it's all about perspective. We're tied right now, and I'm psyched about my current total. By the end of July I'll have beaten my total from all of last year. I think Miss Buffalo may end up kicking all of our butts this year. As long as I meet my goal of 40 nights I'll be happy.

 

[DAA]

The way this year is shaping up, I'll be happy if I make it to 40 as well!

- DAA

 

[Howells Outdoors]

Guess I can get in on this!

Total:12

3/8-9 Paruanaweep
3/13-16 Zion NP
4/12-14 Silver Reef area
4/19-20 Brown Canyon
5/16-20 Zion NP
5/27-28 Navajo Lake
6/29-30 Ashdown Gorge

 

[IntrepidXJ]

Total: 22 Nights

February 9-18 | Little Finland, Death Valley, Owens River, Little Black Mountain | 9 Nights
March 2-3 | Grand Flat | 1 Night
March 11-12 | Kings Bottom | 1 Night
March 15-17 | The Needles & Canyonlands Overlook | 2 Nights
March 29-31 | Valley of the Gods | 2 Nights
April 5-7 | Poison Springs Canyon | 2 Nights
May 7-10 | San Juan River | 3 Nights
July 5-7 | Fourmile Creek | 2 Nights

 

[Artemus]

18 nights in 2013
- 2 Uintas Amethyst Lake
- 1 Uintas Notch Mtn
- 4 Salt Creek, Canyonlands
- 2 San Rafael Swell - wilderness survey
- 2 UMT/Capital Reef recon.
- 3 Dark Canyon
- 2 shores of Lake Foul
- 2 Utah Hills

Green means Great.
Yellow means Not So Great.
2013 total: TBD
2012: 45
2011: 36
2010: 47
2009: 24
2008: 41
2007: 40
2006: 54 !!
2005: 38
2004: 24
2003: 26
2002: 39

 

[pixie1339]

25 nights total

3/02: 1 night Yant Flat
3/28-3/31: 3 nights Virgin River Gorge, Valley Of Fire, Little Finland
4/05-4/07: 2 nights Poison Springs Canyon
4/12-4/14: 2 nights Kane Creek Canyon, Lower Onion Creek
4/26-4/28: 2 nights Sunglow Campground
5/02-5/05: 3 nights Meeks Mesa, Egypt, Willow Gulch
5/10-5/12: 2 nights Halls Creek Narrows
5/24-5/28: 4 nights Salt Creek Canyon
6/22-6/23: 1 night Lake Blanche
6/28-6/30: 2 nights Cedar Breaks, Ashdown Gorge
7/04-7/07: 3 nights Grand Teton NP

 

[Nick]

Total: 27 Nights

Feb 15 | San Rafael Reef | 1 Night
Mar 2 | Near St. George | 1 Night
Mar 13-17 | Llewellyn & Cottonwood Gulches, Escalante | 4 Nights
Mar 29-31 | Sandthrax | 2 Nights
Apr 11-14 | Halls Creek Narrows | 3 Nights
Apr 25-28 | Escalante | 3 Nights
May 3-5 | Capitol Reef | 2 Nights
May 16-19 | Zion | 3 Nights
June 6-9 | Boulder Creek | 3 Nights
June 15-16 | Cutthroat Lake, Uintas | 1 Night
July 3-7 | Wind Rivers - Big Sandy Area | 4 Nights

The view from camp this morning:

 

[HomerJ]

OH Man! I'm excited for both @pixie1339's and @Nick's trip reports!!!

 

[Yvonne]

Total: 34 nights

1/3-3/3 | Yant Flats Area | 2 nights
3/12 | Mojave Desert | 1 night
3/13-3/15| Joshua Tree NP | 2 nights
3/15 | Mojave Desert Preserve | 1 nights
3/22-3/24| Toroweap | 2 nights
3/30-3/31| Little Finland | 1 night
4/20-4/21 | Square Top Mtn near St. George | 1 night
5/1 - 5/3 | Meeks Mesa | 2 nights
5/3 - 5/4 | Egypt | 1 night
5/4 - 5/5 | Willow Gulch | 1 night
5/9 - 5/10 | Meeks Mesa, Capitol Reef | 1 night
5/10 - 5/12 | Halls Crek Narrows | 2 nights
5/20 | Kane Creek, Moab Area | 1 night
5/21- 5/24 | Needles District | 3 nights
5/24- 5/28 | Salt Creek Canyon | 4 Nights
5/28 - 5/29 | Moab Area | 1 night
6/6 - 6/7 | La Verkin Creek, Zion NP | 1 night
6/17-6/18 | Kodachrome Basin SP | 1 night
6/23 - 6/24 | Dixie National Forest near Cedar Breaks | 1 night
6/29-6/30 | Ashdown Gorge | 1 night
7/9-7/13 | Uintas - Scudder Lake, Amethyst Lake, Middle Basin with Ryder Lake and McPheters Lake | 4 nights


I guess I'm now completely hooked with the Uintas, even with a slight change in my original plans.

 

[DAA]

Looks like my bag nights are going to tank even worse than I thought... My Daughter, finally, after years of trying, wore me down and talked me into buying a camp trailer. Picked up an older one a few weeks ago, we took it out for a couple nights this weekend for a test run. I don't hate it like I thought I would. Huge hit with Daughter. So, it looks like family car camping trips aren't going to count for bag nights anymore.

- DAA

 

[blueeyes]

Looks like my bag nights are going to tank even worse than I thought... My Daughter, finally, after years of trying, wore me down and talked me into buying a camp trailer. Picked up an older one a few weeks ago, we took it out for a couple nights this weekend for a test run. I don't hate it like I thought I would. Huge hit with Daughter. So, it looks like family car camping trips aren't going to count for bag nights anymore.

- DAA

Oh no you do not! You don't get to take that off the list. If I am in a sleeping bag and there is mesh and tarp I don't care if it rolls I count it. I just bought a small tent trailer and took it for its maiden voyage. Two nights and they count!

Total 15 Nights

3/15 Backyard
4/5-4/7 Little Creek Mesa
4/19 Gooseberry Mesa
4/27 Zion South Campground
5/3 Eagle Crags Mesa
5/9-5/11 The White Rim
5/25-5/27 Kolob Reservoir
6/22-6/23 The Narrows
7/29-7/30 Ashdown Gorge
7/13-7/15 Te-Ah campground in my new tent trailer. I am not ever going back unless I am backpacking. Sorry tenting it is over for this chica. I am officially spoiled and LOVING IT!!

 

[Bill]

I am not ever going back unless I am backpacking. Sorry tenting it is over for this chica. I am officially spoiled and LOVING IT!!

oh please.
you really want to haul that thing everywhere you go?

 

[blueeyes]

Spoiled Bill... I am spoiled now. It rained this weekend and we had an escape and we were not crawling on top of each other and this mother wasn't ready to pull her hair out by the time we came home. LOVED it.

 

[DAA]

LOVED it.

That was pretty much the sentiment from the women in my family too. They loved it and I'll never get them tent camping again. I "kinda liked" the whole trailer "camping(?)" thing. Which, was a pleasant surprise, actually, as I really thought I'd hate it. But I didn't hate it at all. Kinda liked it, actually.

Don't see myself dragging the trailer around much on solo trips, but I do see an entirely new kind of family trip quickly evolving. Still get to go "somewhere" and do some cool stuff, just not quite the same kind of "somewhere" or "cool stuff" I'm used to.

- DAA