Bag Night Challenge 2014

Nanda · Aug 25, 2014

Aug 14-16. Grand Teton & Yellowstone - 3 nights

Untitled by hopescooter, on Flickr

Total: 6 nights.

wes242 · Aug 25, 2014

April 2 Nights Kodachorme
August 8th 1 Night Uintas
August 14th - 15th 2 Nights Little Lyman Lake
August 20th - 24th Lake Powell 4 Nights

9 nights... Such a slow year.
A timelaspe of the same camp with @Nick

Scott Chandler · Aug 26, 2014

Almost to 40!

Total 39

March 7-8: 2 Nights at Big Bend by Moab.
March 21: 1 Night above the Irish Canyons of North Wash.
March 28: 1 Night north of Goblin Valley near the San Rafael Reef
March 29: 1 Night in the San Rafael Desert
April 11-12: 2 Nights nearly Straight Wash on the San Rafael Reef
April 19: 1 Night at Blarney Canyon in the North Wash
April 20: 1 Night at Angel Cove
April 21: 1 Night outside Castle Dale
April 22: 1 Night at The Wedge Overlook
May 13: 1 Night at the Green Valley Gap, St G
May 27th: 1 Night in Mosier Gulch outside Buffalo WY
June 9th: 1 Night Medicine Lodge State Park WY
June 29th: 1 Night at Lake Solitude, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
July 4-7: 3 Nights at Trail Park, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
July 8: 1 Night at Oliver Creek, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
July 16: 1 Night at Lake Helen, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
July: 19-21: 2 Nights at Lake Helen, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
July 25-26: 2 Nights at Crystal Lake, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
July 27: 1 Night at Emerald Lake, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
Aug 3-4: 2 Nights at Trail Park, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
Aug 8-9: 2 Nights at Upper Kintla Lake, Glacier National Park MT
Aug 13: 1 Night by Lost Twin Lakes, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
Aug 15-18: 3 Nights at Lake Helen, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
Aug 22-24: 2 Nights in Highland Park, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
Aug 24: 1 Night at Shell Ranger Station, Bighorn Mountains WY

I wasn't pleased when I learned the cabins at Shell were all occupied and the residents weren't friendly. I was really looking forward to drying out.

Camp pictures up in Highland Park. Definitely one of the most gorgeous camps I've ever been in, even if it was dry.

IntrepidXJ · Aug 26, 2014

Artemus · Aug 26, 2014

DAA said:
8 day trip with 6 bag nights.

Total 47 nights.

Rubicon Trail/Bodie-Mono Lake/Yosemite/Ancient Bristlecone, Aug - 6 nights
- DAA

Dave, you are ripping it up! And even Underscore (@slc_dan ) is ahead of me. Dang. I am going out right now to camp on the deck in the rain...

You drove the Rubicon Trail???? Do tell... Please please put up a TR. Please! Did your jeep deserve the name?

steve · Aug 27, 2014

I want to hear about the Rubicon as well.

DAA · Aug 27, 2014

The Rubicon was a lot of fun! My little Jeep handled it pretty well - came through without a scratch anywhere scratches aren't supposed to be. The skids did get a pretty good workout but that is what they are for. We had four rigs, with me in front, I was able to drive the wole trail without a spotter, but did ask for a spot on a few of the tougher obstacles. We had a full size K5 Blazer along and he got a couple small dents in his rear fenders, just a big rig to be piloting on such a tight/technical trail. But, the dents are small and he didn't care, so no harm no foul. He sheared all the bolts off holding on his driver side hub, but still made it up Cadillac Hill with only one front wheel turning.

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Bodie and Mono lake were both very cool too.

- DAA

steve · Aug 27, 2014

awesome. Did you start at loon or at wentworth?

Artemus · Aug 27, 2014

Cool!
but isn't that your front shield hanging/falling down in front or ????

DAA · Aug 27, 2014

steve said:
awesome. Did you start at loon or at wentworth?

Loon. I wanted to both camp at Loon Lake and do the Granite Bowl. Glad we did, too. From what I saw/have heard, all we missed out on is a long rough dirt road doing Wentworth. Whereas camping at Loon Lake and the views from inside the Granite Bowl were fantastic!

langutah said:
Cool!
but isn't that your front shield hanging/falling down in front or ????

I think I see what you are seeing, but it's just an optical illusion. That's actually the shadow line of the big rock my driver side front wheel is on. Not that "some" parts didn't fall off on this trip, just not on my rig... We had a newish/stockish 2 door JK that had a couple small issues...

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That was my very good friend Steve. We've been on a lot of trips and McGyver'd a lot of stuff together. He was the only one in our group that had done the Rubicon before (back in 2001) and he just took the dings to his rig in stride. Didn't let it spoil his fun.

- DAA

WasatchWill · Aug 27, 2014

pixie1339 said:
26 nights total

... 07/17-07/20: 3 nights Ice Lakes Basin, CO with @Miss Buffalo...

I just noticed you had Ice Lakes on here. A show we air at work had an episode shot between Durango and Silverton which got me looking into places to hike around there. After checking out Google maps/photos, Ice Lakes & Island Lake made it on my to-do list.

Now I'm hopeful to see a TR from you or @Miss Buffalo on that trip soon.

IntrepidXJ · Sep 1, 2014

DAA · Sep 1, 2014

Long weekend in the Uintas with the family and friends.

Total 50 nights.

Owyhee Desert, Jan. - 2 nights
San Rafael Desert, Feb. - 2 nights
Henry Mtns/Capitol Reef, Mar. - 4 nights
Maze/Poison Spr., Mar. - 4 nights
The Swell, Mar. - 2 nights
Polly Mesa, Apr. - 3 nights
Antelope Island, Apr. - 2 nights
Salt Creek, May - 4 nights
West Desert, May - 2 nights
Clover Mtns Nevada, May - 1 night
Deep Creek Mtns, June - 3 nights
YNP, June - 6 nights
Beaver Dam Nevada, July - 1 night
Tushar Mtns, July - 2 nights
Henry Mtns, Aug - 3 nights
Rubicon Trail/Bodie-Mono Lake/Yosemite/Ancient Bristlecone, Aug - 6 nights
Uintas, Aug - 3 nights

- DAA

pixie1339 · Sep 1, 2014

WasatchWill said:
I just noticed you had Ice Lakes on here. A show we air at work had an episode shot between Durango and Silverton which got me looking into places to hike around there. After checking out Google maps/photos, Ice Lakes & Island Lake made it on my to-do list.

Now I'm hopeful to see a TR from you or @Miss Buffalo on that trip soon.

It sure was pretty up there! I would definitely recommend that you check it out sometime. That area has a lot to offer. I know I'll be back in the future.

Yellowstone 1 · Sep 1, 2014

Total: 14 Nights
Mar 28 & 29 @ Capitol Reef
May 3 & 4 @ Capitol Reef
May 30 & 31 @ Uinta's (Shady Dell)
June 7 @ Uinta's (Shady Dell)
July 18 & 19 @ Uinta's (Butterfly Lake)
August 2 & 3 @ (Canyon) Yellowstone
August 29- Sept 1 @ Uinta's (Butterfly Lake)

Yvonne · Sep 1, 2014

uintahiker · Sep 2, 2014

1/3-1/4 Prehistoric Trackways National Monument, New Mexico - 2 nights
2/7 Kartchner Caverns State Park, AZ - 1 night.
2/14-16 Tucson Mountain Park, AZ- 3 nights
3/14 Road Canyon, AZ - 1 night
3/21 Carr Canyon, AZ - 1 night
4/9-4/12 Prehistoric Trackways, NM (2) Guadalupe Mountains, TX (2) - 4 nights
5/2 Hot Well Dunes, AZ - 1 night
5/16- 5/24 Various locations in Northern Arizona- 9 nights
6/13- Reef Townsite, AZ - 1 night
7/11- San Pedro River, AZ - 1 night
8/22- Dragoon Mtns, AZ - 1 night
8/29-9/1 Chiricahua Mountains- 3 nights

Total: 28 nights

slc_dan · Sep 2, 2014

Miss Buffalo said:
Total: 43 nights

1/17 - 1/20 : Goosenecks SP, Valley of the Gods, Natural Bridges NM | 3 nights|
2/14 - 2/15: Yant Flats area with sixstringsteve |1 night|
2/22 -2/23 : Little Finland with pixie1339 |1 night|
3/8 -3/9: Wedge Overlook, Swell |1 night|
3/9-3/10: Goblin Valley |1 night|
3/10-3/12: Arches |2 nights|
3/13 - 3/16: The Maze, Canyonlands NP with sixstringsteve and @Tess | 3 nights|
4/11 -4/12: |1 night| Monument Valley during a school field trip ( never camp at Gouldings, it's awful)
4/18-4/20: | Bluejohn Canyon with sixstringsteve and Tess |3 nights|
5/21-5/22: Valley of the Gods | 1 night |
5/22-5/25: Grand Gulch with pixie1339 | 3 nights|
5/25 - 5/26: Old Sheffield Road near Escalante | 1 night|
6/2-6/3 : San Rafael Swell with sixstringsteve | 1 night|
6/5-6/9: Great Basin NP with sixstringsteve , Tess and Mike K | 4 nights |
6/18-6/22 : Escalante Area & Coyote Gulch with sixstringsteve ,Tess , jentzschman , Corinne Nyman | 4 nights|
7/18-7/20: Ice Lake Basin, Colorado with @pixie1339 | 3 nights|
8/11 -8/12: Pine Valley |1 night|
8/13/ - 8/15: Panguitch Lake | 2 nights|
8/15 - 8/17: Bryce Canyon |2 nights |
8/17 - 8/19 : Escalante, Wide Hollow Reservoir |2 nights|
8/30 - 9/1/ : Lake Powell |3 nights|

Where did you go in Powell? Looks like a cool canyon!

Scott Chandler · Sep 2, 2014

The downside of my ranger patrols being on the eastern side of the Cloud Peak Wilderness is that I can day hike and stay in my nice warm cabin when the weather is crummy. One more night added though!

Total: 40

March 6-8: 2 Nights at Big Bend by Moab.
March 21: 1 Night above the Irish Canyons of North Wash.
March 28: 1 Night north of Goblin Valley near the San Rafael Reef
March 29: 1 Night in the San Rafael Desert
April 11-12: 2 Nights nearly Straight Wash on the San Rafael Reef
April 19: 1 Night at Blarney Canyon in the North Wash
April 20: 1 Night at Angel Cove
April 21: 1 Night outside Castle Dale
April 22: 1 Night at The Wedge Overlook
May 13: 1 Night at the Green Valley Gap, St G
May 27th: 1 Night in Mosier Gulch outside Buffalo WY
June 9th: 1 Night Medicine Lodge State Park WY
June 29th: 1 Night at Lake Solitude, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
July 4-7: 3 Nights at Trail Park, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
July 8: 1 Night at Oliver Creek, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
July 16: 1 Night at Lake Helen, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
July: 19-21: 2 Nights at Lake Helen, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
July 25-26: 2 Nights at Crystal Lake, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
July 27: 1 Night at Emerald Lake, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
Aug 3-4: 2 Nights at Trail Park, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
Aug 8-9: 2 Nights at Upper Kintla Lake, Glacier National Park MT
Aug 13: 1 Night by Lost Twin Lakes, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
Aug 15-18: 3 Nights at Lake Helen, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
Aug 22-24: 2 Nights in Highland Park, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY
Aug 24: 1 Night at Shell Ranger Station, Bighorn Mountains WY
Aug 31: 1 Night at Trail Park, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY

Yvonne · Sep 2, 2014

slc_dan said:
Where did you go in Powell? Looks like a cool canyon!

I just went to the Wahweap Marina area as I couldn't drive very long because of school and lots of assignments due.
I put in at Antelope Point and explored Antelope Canyon and a bit of Navajo Canyon. I also explored a bit of Lone Rock Canyon, but is was so crazy stormy that day that I didn't take any pictures.

The picture I added is from a narrow section of Antelope Canyon
Next time I want to explore the Bullfrog area and some of the side canyons there.

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