Bag Night Challenge 2014

I guess for the sake of the challenge

3/23-29--Missouri River--6 nights
4/20-26--Missouri River--6 nights
6/8-14--West fork of the Madison River--6 nights
6/28-7/7-- Miner Lake, Bitteroot Mtns--9 nights
7/28-8/5-- Beartooth Plateau--8 nights
8/19-23--Missouri River--4 nights

Total of 39 nights. Its a little slow for me but I'm heading to S Utah for a month in a couple of weeks so that should help.

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24 nights in 2014

- 3 Anza Borrego, southern CA
- 2 Needles District, Canyonlands
- 4 Below the north rim, Kanab Creek Wilderness/GCNP
- 1 San Rafael wilderness survey
- 2 Long Canyon
- 4 Absarokas and Crazy Mountians, MT
- 2 Paintbrush Divide, Tetons
- 3 Wind Rivers, climbed Warrior II
- 3 The Maze, Canyonlands

Green means Great.
Yellow means Not So Great.

2014: TBD
2013: 45
2012: 45
2011: 36
2010: 47
2009: 24
2008: 41
2007: 40
2006: 54 !!
2005: 38
2004: 24
2003: 26
2002: 39

Horse Canyon/Pictograph Fork Camp in the Maze
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I spent my first night of backpacking in The Maze in that exact spot in late April 2011. It looks like every rock is still right where it was when I was there. Awesome.
 
Finally got to break out the backpacking gear again and get in some high country before it's too late.

Total: 26 Nights

Jan 10 | Ticaboo Mesa | 1 Night
Jan 18-20 | Boulder Mail Trail | 2 Nights
Feb 21-23 | Lake Powell | 2 Nights
Mar 7-9 | Wingate Wandering | 2 Nights
Apr 6-9 | Cathedral in the Desert | 3 Nights
May 22-27 | Bowns Canyon/Lake Powell | 5 Nights
June 6-8 | Starvation Reservoir | 2 Nights
July 5-9 | Lake Powell | 4 Nights
August 20-24 | Lake Powell | 4 Nights
Sept 6-7 | Joan Lake, Uintas | 1 Night

@slc_dan fishing at Joan Lake last night.
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10 nights.

07-11 - 07-12 - 1 night - Ruth Lake
07-25 - 07-26 - 1 night - Ruth Lake
07-31 - 08-01 - 1 night - Timp
08-09 - 08-12 - 3 nights - Olympic NP
08-14- 08-17 - 3 nights - North Cascades NP
08-29- 08-30 - 1 night - Amethyst Basin

I spent my first solo night in the Uintas at the end of August. I was a little nervous but it ended up being quite enjoyable. A little spooky at night, but not too bad. I was amazed at how many people I actually so going solo up there, apparently I am not the only crazy one.
 
It was definitely the least pleasant bag night of the year for me, but it was still a bag night. I stayed in the Anderson Cove campground at Pineview with my brother and his family. They scored a pretty killer campsite overlooking the lake, but the nearby pit toilet with it's noxious cloud and ridiculous bright light quickly reminded me why I avoid this kind of place. I love sleeping on the floor of that boat though.

Total: 27 Nights

Jan 10 | Ticaboo Mesa | 1 Night
Jan 18-20 | Boulder Mail Trail | 2 Nights
Feb 21-23 | Lake Powell | 2 Nights
Mar 7-9 | Wingate Wandering | 2 Nights
Apr 6-9 | Cathedral in the Desert | 3 Nights
May 22-27 | Bowns Canyon/Lake Powell | 5 Nights
June 6-8 | Starvation Reservoir | 2 Nights
July 5-9 | Lake Powell | 4 Nights
August 20-24 | Lake Powell | 4 Nights
Sept 6-7 | Joan Lake, Uintas | 1 Night
Spet 12-13 | Pineview | 1 Night

And it's always fun to take some nieces and nephews out on the boat.
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i think i'm only at 28, but i could still be forgetting some thing. but i don't think so any more.

2 nights, fish and owl canyons, cedar mesa, ut, february
4 nights, zion np, march
2 nights, sawtooths, id, june
2 nights, middle fork payette river, id, june
4 nights, grand teton np, july
2 nights, yosemite np, july
2 nights, seven devils, id, july
1 night, sawtooths, id, july
3 nights, sawtooths, id, august
6 nights, mt rainier np, august

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27 nights total

02/22-02/23: 1 night, Little Finland with @Miss Buffalo
03/21-03/23: 2 nights, Kodachrome Basin
04/19-04:20: 1 night, Island In The Sky
05/02-05/04: 2 nights, Smith Mesa and LaVerkin Creek with @sixstringsteve, @Tess, and @Laura
05/22-05/25: 3 nights, Grand Gulch with @Miss Buffalo
06/14-06/21: 7 nights Yosemite National Park
07/04-07-06: 2 nights Allsop Lake, Uintas
07/17-07/20: 3 nights Ice Lakes Basin, CO with @Miss Buffalo
07/26-07/27: 1 night Cutthroat Lake, Uintas
08/08-08/10: 2 nights, Naturalist Basin, Uintas
08/22-08/24: 2 nights, Mesa Verde National Park
09/13-09/14: 1 night, Ibantik Lake, Uintas
 
langutah said:
24 nights in 2014

- 3 Anza Borrego, southern CA
- 2 Needles District, Canyonlands
- 4 Below the north rim, Kanab Creek Wilderness/GCNP
- 1 San Rafael wilderness survey
- 2 Long Canyon
- 4 Absarokas and Crazy Mountians, MT
- 2 Paintbrush Divide, Tetons
- 3 Wind Rivers, climbed Warrior II
- 3 The Maze, Canyonlands

Green means Great.
Yellow means Not So Great.

2014: TBD
2013: 45
2012: 45
2011: 36
2010: 47
2009: 24
2008: 41
2007: 40
2006: 54 !!
2005: 38
2004: 24
2003: 26
2002: 39

Horse Canyon/Pictograph Fork Camp in the Maze
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Not bad Mr. "Teasing"! :)


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Spent the weekend wandering roads less travelled. Over 200 miles of dirt road without seeing another person. It was nice.

Total 53 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
West Desert, Sep - 3 nights

- DAA
 
Total: 35 Nights

January 31 - February 2 | Stateline | 2 Nights
March 14-16 | Johns Canyon & Butler Wash | 2 Nights
March 29-30 | The Wedge | 1 Night
April 18-19 | No Thoroughfare Canyon | 1 Night
April 30 - May 4 | Salt Creek Canyon | 4 Nights
May 11-14 | Montezuma Canyon & The San Juan River | 3 Nights
May 23-26 | High Spur, Millard Canyon & Maze Overlook | 3 Nights
June 7-8 | Black Canyon of the Gunnison | 1 Night
June 21-22 | Ouray Amphitheater | 1 Night
June 28-29 | Firehole Canyon | 1 Night
July 12-13 | South Fork Clear Creek | 1 Night
July 18-20 | South Fork Mineral Creek | 2 Nights
July 26-27 | Mineral Basin | 1 Night
July 29-30 | Kite Lake | 1 Night
August 2-3 | Blue Lakes | 1 Night
August 9-10 | Lead King Basin | 1 Night
August 16-17 | Lake Fork | 1 Night
August 22-26 | Devils Fire, Whitney Portal, Whitney Trail Camp, Amargosa Desert | 4 Nights
August 30 - September 1 | Wetterhorn Basin & Mineral Basin | 2 Nights
September 12-14 | The White Rim | 2 Nights
 
Falling behind on posting my dates again. Two more nights a couple weekends ago.

Total: 42

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
Sept 6-8: 2 Nights at Lake Helen, Cloud Peak Wilderness WY

Jeez I'm going to have to keep camping after my summer work to win this competition!
 
I hit 40 this weekend!

January Canyonlands/Arches 2 nights.
February GSENM/Kodachrome Basin 2 nights
February Little Egypt/Lake Powell 2 nights
March Kanab Creek/Grand Canyon 4 nights
March North Wash 2 nights
April GSENM 2 nights
May Lava Hot Springs 1 night
June Tetons 3 nights
June GSENM/Stephens Canyon 4 nights
July Uintas 2 nights
July Pacific Northwest 6 nights
August Wind River Range 4 nights
August Boulder Mountain 1 night
September Priord Lake 2 nights
September Joan Lake 1 night
September Zion West Rim 2 nights

Near La Verkin
Guacamole Morning by slc_dan, on Flickr
 
March: 1 Night Arches National Park
April: 2 Nights Coyote GulchMay: 1 Night Little Wild Horse Canyon
June: 4 Nights Green River to Mineral Bottom
July: 5 Nights Uintas - Highline to WFBF
While it's no where near what y'all do, this was the most for me since the summer of 1980 when I slept every night in a sleeping bag in my parent's back yard.
 
Are you all counting car camping? And sleeping inside the vehicle also counts?

I had a sort of funny bag night last weekend. After dinner I hopped on the bike and pedaled around the White Rim from our house. Around 3 am near the top of Hardscrabble I snoozed for 2 hours (the bag night), but got back on the bike to watch sunrise on the cliffs. Eventually the day got hot and I slowed down a bit, but made the 150 mile trip in just under 20 hours. Had 5 liters of water with me, plus supplemental sips from the potholes which are all full due to the most recent pineapple express.
 
Kullaberg63 said:
Are you all counting car camping? And sleeping inside the vehicle also counts?
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We have debated this before in this 15 pages of thread, K. I've been keeping track of the nights I sleep on the ground for many years so gladly joined in the thread. For ME, it is an attitude thing. If I am out on my tarp staring at the stars 30 miles from the closest road then that is ideal. But if I am out anywhere in the wilderness or near wilderness whether I am on my tarp or in my tent or even in my camper in January at -5 deg F I think I have made my goal of fulfilling my life outdoors. Meeting my personal goal of 40 nights "on the ground" each year means I've prioritized my life close to my right path, relieving the daily stress and renewing my constitution by getting back to the natural. John Muir often said it right.

Now if I could only get my life as "in order" as @DAA and @Scott Chandler and @slc_dan and @IntrepidXJ and @Bob and these others....
 
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28 nights total

02/22-02/23: 1 night, Little Finland with @Miss Buffalo
03/21-03/23: 2 nights, Kodachrome Basin
04/19-04:20: 1 night, Island In The Sky
05/02-05/04: 2 nights, Smith Mesa and LaVerkin Creek with @sixstringsteve, @Tess, and @Laura
05/22-05/25: 3 nights, Grand Gulch with @Miss Buffalo
06/14-06/21: 7 nights Yosemite National Park
07/04-07-06: 2 nights Allsop Lake, Uintas
07/17-07/20: 3 nights Ice Lakes Basin, CO with @Miss Buffalo
07/26-07/27: 1 night Cutthroat Lake, Uintas
08/08-08/10: 2 nights, Naturalist Basin, Uintas
08/22-08/24: 2 nights, Mesa Verde National Park
09/13-09/14: 1 night, Ibantik Lake, Uintas
09/20-09/21: 1 night, Yuba Lake with @Wishcat
 
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