Bag Night Challenge 2014

Big jump for an Easter trip

Total: 11

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

Trip reports coming soon
 
One rainy and one windy night out on Antelope Island. I don't stay in campgrounds very often, but I've never seen so many people pack up and bail as I did Friday night in the rain. Wasn't an open spot when we got there of Friday, full up. Only one other site occupied by Saturday (White Rock Bay).

19 nights total.

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

- DAA
 
Total: 10

1 night - Jan 2 @ Diamond Fork Hot Springs with @sixstringsteve
1 night - Jan 18 @ Valley of the Gods with @sixstringsteve and @Miss Buffalo
4 nights - March 12-16 @ the Maze with
@sixstringsteve and @Miss Buffalo
1 night - April 2 @ my backyard testing some gear with @sixstringsteve
2 nights - April 17-18 @ Robbers Roost with @sixstringsteve and @Miss Buffalo
1 night - April 19 @ San Rafael Swell with @sixstringsteve and @Miss Buffalo

I changed my work schedule so as of this week, I no longer work on Saturdays. After 9 years, I'll get to have normal 2 day weekends! I may never spend another Friday night at home so look out!
 
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Total: 10 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
 
Backpacked Salt Creek with Randy and Jared. Loved every second of it! Well, except maybe the last mile or so of death march in the sand. But even that, I didn't hate. Just maybe didn't love it as much as the 59 miles we hiked before that :D.

23 nights total.

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

- DAA
 
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

Total: 13 nights
 
Total: 19 nights

1 night - Jan 2 @ Diamond Fork Hot Springs with Tess
1 night - Jan 18 @ Vally of the Gods with Tess and Miss Buffalo
1 night - Feb 7 @ Boulter Peak (outside Eureka)
2 nights - Feb 13-14 @ Yant Flats with Miss Buffalo
1 night - March 7 @ The Wedge Overlook
4 nights - March 12-16 @ the Maze with Tess and Miss Buffalo
1 night - March 29 @ SRS Lone Warrior Campsite
1 night - April 2 @ backyard testing gear with Tess
1 night - April 5 @ Alpine with Tess
1 night - April 11 @ Torrey, UT
3 nights - April 16-19 Bluejohn Canyon with Tess and Miss Buffalo
2 nights - May 2-3 Zion NP, Kolob with pixie1339, Tess, and Laura

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Total: 4 Nights
Mar 28-29 @ Capitol Reef
May 3-4 @ Capitol Reef
 
I'm not really a competitive person by nature, but i love the idea of a little friendly competition to get people motivated on getting outside under the stars, next to rivers and lakes, for as many nights as possible, as often as possible.
i dont care who you pray to, or what you believe in, i think you would all agree that its so important for the soul to do just that.

new to BCP...
so, what qualifies as a bag night? any camping or strictly backpacking?

so, if only backpacking in counts, then dont bother reading on, because i have only camped thus far and got a little long winded and excited to share my excitement.

camping thus far: total 12 nights

Bryce canyon
-Jan 23-26 (3 nights with nice days but whopping low lows of 5-7 degrees. first time i've ever camped in the snow, and coldest i have been camping by far, we were definitely the only dummies in a tent and not an rv - thank god for merino wool, propane heater, and multiple down comforters)

Zion
-feb 21-23 (3 nights) watchman campground.
this was a great trip because it was cold enough and early enough to ward off the millions of fairweathered visitors. the shuttles were not yet running so we got to drive up the canyon and do some road bike shuttles back down. this was also my first experiences with a dslr cam which im having alot of fun with. did angels landing solo, and kolob canyon hike as well with the lady.

Moab
-april 16-19 (4 nights) Blm camping willow creek trail rd.
weather was phenomenal, first time taking my shirt off in 2014 for an extended preiod and busted out the shorts. we rode bikes 5.5 miles uphill from camp into the west border arches natl park near balancing rock, and enjoyed the downhill for the ride back. a day of lounging around camp all day, with a night hike to corona arch to do my first light painting... cant take credit for the photos, that was my real photographer buddy, but i get an assistant credit for doing the painting with a maglight and the creative incentives of lighting angle etc. i was pumped on the great opportunity to learn a fun new skill with a veteran.

Zion
-april 28-29 (2 nights) south campground
interesting to see zion transform from what i thought was already crowded in Feb. to the booming natural disney land that it is when the weather cooperates (funny enough, it had just snowed here days before). Did observation point trail for the most stunning vista i have ever witnessed, and some fun night painting with my brother who was visiting from San Fran. and just a chill day around camp relaxing the tired legs. we head to Capitol Reef the next day after a brief hike in fairyland loop in Bryce, and were planning on camping but it was supposed to get down to a balmy 34 degrees, which was a bit cold for my city slicker brother so we decided to call it a road trip instead of a camping trip and got a hotel in torrey for the night.

and beyond...
may 6-?? (14+ potential nights)
headed down to san rafael today to do a few days of car camping around goblin valley and check out some slot canyons with the GF. after 3 or 4 days of camping and working our way over towards Moab to check out Arches and Canyonlands etc, were gonna sack up and do our first backpacking trip in utah which im immensely excited for, and (new thread pending), would love some advice and suggestions/recommendations or any input at all from everyone. I do not foresee many, if any, hotel nights and am so stoked to do the longest camping stretch of my life with at least 2 short backpacking jaunts (hopefully 3) between car camping nights.

judging by what i have seen and read so far on this site, i am just a novice outdoor adventurer compared to a lot of you guys. with big ambitions to up my game, and plans to figure out a way to be outdoors as much as possible.
that being said, i should get some sleep, hope to see you guys getting out there as well and feeding your souls

computer acting funny,
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that is the best light painting I've ever seen. Did you do that in post, or did you do it live?
 
sixstringsteve said:
that is the best light painting I've ever seen. Did you do that in post, or did you do it live?
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thanks, this is all live painting, i still have not gotten familiar with post editing, but when i do, would like to redo that one to slightly expose the zion cliffs in the background.
funny enough that was on the second try. The first shot was cool, but i suggested throwing the wand for a rainbow effect. All i did was press the button, my brother did the rest.
we were up until 4am doing some light painting experiments, that one was the best
if anyone woulda seen it from far, they must have thought a mini rave was happening right outside the campground on the pa'rus trail.
funny how trinkets from the dollar store can be the best toys sometimes, just a little lightwand thing my friend bought in vegas.
 
Total: 22 nights

1 night - Jan 2 @ Diamond Fork Hot Springs with Tess
1 night - Jan 18 @ Vally of the Gods with Tess and Miss Buffalo
1 night - Feb 7 @ Boulter Peak (outside Eureka)
2 nights - Feb 13-14 @ Yant Flats with Miss Buffalo
1 night - March 7 @ The Wedge Overlook
4 nights - March 12-16 @ the Maze with Tess and Miss Buffalo
1 night - March 29 @ SRS Lone Warrior Campsite
1 night - April 2 @ backyard testing gear with Tess
1 night - April 5 @ Alpine with Tess
1 night - April 11 @ Torrey, UT
3 nights - April 16-19 Bluejohn Canyon with Tess and Miss Buffalo
2 nights - May 2-3 Zion NP, Kolob with pixie1339, Tess, and Laura
3 nights - May 7-10 Labyrinth Canyon with Tess

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How do you create those night paintings? They are amazing as well as the photos. Thank you for sharing. I really want to learn how to take night shots like that.
 
I had some friends from Montana down for a quick visit the past couple days. We ended up spending last night at the "Green Valley Gap" just outside of St George.

Total: 12

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
 
Total: 15

1 night - Jan 2 @ Diamond Fork Hot Springs with @sixstringsteve
1 night - Jan 18 @ Valley of the Gods with @sixstringsteve and @Miss Buffalo
4 nights - March 12-16 @ the Maze with
@sixstringsteve and @Miss Buffalo
1 night - April 2 @ my backyard testing some gear with @sixstringsteve
2 nights - April 17-18 @ Robbers Roost with @sixstringsteve and @Miss Buffalo
1 night - April 19 @ San Rafael Swell with @sixstringsteve and @Miss Buffalo
2 nights - May 2-3 @ Kolob Canyon with @sixstringsteve and @pixie1339
3 nights - May 7-9 @ Labyrinth Canyon with @sixstringsteve
 
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