Bag Night Challenge 2017

[John Morrow]

Total: 46 Nights

(nights of..)

April 4-8, 2017: Capitol Reef; 5 nights
April 9-15, 2017 : Maze; 7 nights
April 16-17, 2017: Up the Creek Campground, Moab; 2 nights
April 18-21: Natural Bridges Campground; 4 nights
April 22: outside Bryce; 1 night
April 23-May 1: Paria Hackberry Loop; 9 nights
May 2: Escalante Outfitters Tent sites; 1 night
May 3: Bryce Sunset Campground; 1 night
July 1 and 2: Pete Lake, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA; 2 nights
July 14-17: Waptus lake, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA; 4 nights
July 29 and 30, 2017: Cathedral Pass, Alpine Lakes Wilderness WA; 2 nights
Aug 5 and 6, 2017: Tuck and Robin Lakes, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA; 2 nights

Aug 18-21: Marion Lake, Mt Jefferson Wilderness, OR; 4 nights

Jeff from Marion Lake, Whitewater Fire smoke



Three Fingered Jack above Marion Lake



Blue Lake and Saddle Mountain



Darkening sky approaching totality on eclipse day!!!!!!!!



Morning inversion smoke



Marion Falls




Aug 24 and 25: Pacific Crest Trail, Alpine Lakes Wilderness WA; 2 Nights

Jolly Mountain Fire over Spinola Creek from PCT.



Smoke from Jolly Fire drifting up Waptus River



Iconic shot of Waptus Lake in Alpine Lakes Wilderness

 

[Deleted User]

8 nights in the fart sac!

6.28/6.29- Deer Creek Lake, Boulder Mountain 2 nights
7.1- Capitol Reef National Park 1 night
7.8- Jewel Lake, Uintas 1 night
7.29- Teal Lake, Uintas 1 night
8.5- Dean Lake, Uintas 1 night
8.18 Cuberant Basin, Uintas 1 night
8.26 Marjorie Lake, Uintas 1 night

 

[blueeyes]

Total Nights: 14

Canyonlands March 18th
Zion Eastside March 31st
Mammoth Campground Yellowstone April 15th
Gooseberry Mesa May 26th - 29th
SRMBC race and campout - June 16th-17th
Jackass Meadows, WY- July 16th: Slept in back of my 4runner on my way to drive through GTNP hiked to Taggart Lake.
South Fork of Snake River, ID - July 30th: put in South Fork Lodge, stayed the night at Pine Creek camp 3, learned to flyfish, took out at Byington boat ramp.
Jug Mountain Ranch McCall, ID Aug 24th - 27th first race of the he mountain bike season.

Trail Flats Hot Springs, Frank Church Wilderness Sep 2nd such a lovely soak.

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[IntrepidXJ]

Total: 35 Nights

March 8-9 | Eureka Dunes | 1 Night
March 9-10 | Panamint Valley | 1 Night
March 10-11 | Afton Canyon | 1 Night
March 11-12 | Lava Beds | 1 Night
March 16-17 | White Sands National Monument | 1 Night
March 31 - April 1 | San Rafael River | 1 Night
April 22-23 | Jones Hole | 1 Night
April 29-30 | Sid and Charley | 1 Night
May 13-14 | Cathedral Valley | 1 Night
May 26-29 | The Orange Cliffs | 3 Nights
June 2-3 | Storm King Mountain | 1 Night
June 3-4 | The Great Sand Dunes* / Carnero Creek | 1 Night
June 9-11 | Bears Ears National Monument | 2 Nights
June 16-17 | Butler Wash | 1 Night
June 17-19 | San Juan River | 2 Nights
June 30 - July 1 | Santaquin Meadows | 1 Night
July 8-9 | South Fork Mineral Creek | 1 Night
July 15-16 | Little Cimarron River | 1 Night
July 22-23 | Wager Gulch | 1 Night
July 28-29 | Cielo Vista Ranch | 1 Night
July 29-30 | Wheeler Geologic Area | 1 Night
August 5-6 | North Fork Clear Creek | 1 Night
August 11-13 | Burrows Creek & Lone Cone | 2 Nights
August 17-21 | Wind Rivers | 4 Nights
August 25-26 | Marshall Pass | 1 Night
September 2-4 | Uncompahgre Wilderness | 2 Nights

http://adventr.co/2017/09/the-cimarron-loop/


Uncompahgre Sunset by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Middle Fork Camp by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr

 

[Jackson]

Total: 13 nights

February 24: Notom Road - 1 night
March 12: The Wedge - 1 night
March 13: along the San Rafael - 1 night
May 5: Boulder Mountain - 1 night
May 6: Death Hollow - 1 night
May 14-16: Slickhorn Canyon - 2 nights
July 14-16: Allsop Lake with @Parma, @Blake Merrell, @WasatchWill, and Brett - 2 nights
July 21-22: Bench Lake, Uintas - 1 night
August 10-12: Teton Wilderness - 2 nights
September 2-3: Uinta National Forest (near Shoestring and Shallow Lakes) - 1 night



13 nights, although not really impressive, is more than I've ever done in a year. Looking to add a few more before year's end.

 

[Deleted User]

10 nights in the fart sac!

6.28/6.29- Deer Creek Lake, Boulder Mountain 2 nights
7.1- Capitol Reef National Park 1 night
7.8- Jewel Lake, Uintas 1 night
7.29- Teal Lake, Uintas 1 night
8.5- Dean Lake, Uintas 1 night
8.18- Cuberant Basin, Uintas 1 night
8.26- Marjorie Lake, Uintas 1 night
9.2- Shadow Lake, Uintas 1 night
9.3- Fehr Lake, Uintas 1 night

 

[Michael]

04/24/17 - 1 night car camping Steep Creek - relaxing
04/25/17 - 1 night car camping Wolverine Rd - hiking King Bench route
04/26-28/17 - 2 nights tent - backpacking loop Wolverine Rd --> Wolverine --> Horse Canyon --> LDH --> Wolverine Rd
04/29/17 - 1 night car camping Lower Gulch - hiking Lower Gulch Cattle trail
04/30/17 - 1 night car camping Steep Creek - hiking Steep Creek Bench loop
05/01/17 - 1 night car camping Upper Calf Creek area - hiking Deer Creek Bench loop
05/02/17 - 1 night car camping Upper Calf Creek area - hiking Upper Calf Creek Falls
05/03/17 - 1 night car camping Spencer Flat road - hiking Arc de Triomphe
05/04/17 - 1 night car camping Escalante area
05/05-06/17 - 2 nights car camping Head of the Rocks area - hiking Cream Cellar Road, great WE w/ @Artemus , Becky and Luna , hiked w/ the Park City Gang Phipps Arch overland route
05/07/17 - 1 night car camping Head of the Rocks area
05/08-09/17 - 1 night tent - backpacking loop South Boynton Road --> Escalante River --> Cream Cellar Road
05/10/17 - 1 night car camping The Blues area
05/11/17 - 1 night car camping Diana's Throne area - hiking up to Diana's Throne
05/12/17 - 1 night car camping East Fork of Virgin - hiking Merwin Canyon
05/13/17 - 1 night car camping Diana's Throne area - hiking Diana's Throne Canyon loop
05/14/17 - 1 night car camping Meadow Creek area - hiking Meadow Creek waterfalls
05/16/17 - 1 night car camping Arizona Strip

hiked miles: 101


Total:
3 nights tent
17 nights car camping in the nature
That's all for our season - Utah 2017. Maybe more in the next year - if the weather will be better.

 

[Artemus]

04/24/17 - 1 night car camping Steep Creek - relaxing
04/25/17 - 1 night car camping Wolverine Rd - hiking King Bench route
04/26-28/17 - 2 nights tent - backpacking loop Wolverine Rd --> Wolverine --> Horse Canyon --> LDH --> Wolverine Rd
04/29/17 - 1 night car camping Lower Gulch - hiking Lower Gulch Cattle trail
04/30/17 - 1 night car camping Steep Creek - hiking Steep Creek Bench loop
05/01/17 - 1 night car camping Upper Calf Creek area - hiking Deer Creek Bench loop
05/02/17 - 1 night car camping Upper Calf Creek area - hiking Upper Calf Creek Falls
05/03/17 - 1 night car camping Spencer Flat road - hiking Arc de Triomphe
05/04/17 - 1 night car camping Escalante area
05/05-06/17 - 2 nights car camping Head of the Rocks area - hiking Cream Cellar Road, great WE w/ @Artemus , Becky and Luna , hiked w/ the Park City Gang Phipps Arch overland route
05/07/17 - 1 night car camping Head of the Rocks area
05/08-09/17 - 1 night tent - backpacking loop South Boynton Road --> Escalante River --> Cream Cellar Road
05/10/17 - 1 night car camping The Blues area
05/11/17 - 1 night car camping Diana's Throne area - hiking up to Diana's Throne
05/12/17 - 1 night car camping East Fork of Virgin - hiking Merwin Canyon
05/13/17 - 1 night car camping Diana's Throne area - hiking Diana's Throne Canyon loop
05/14/17 - 1 night car camping Meadow Creek area - hiking Meadow Creek waterfalls
05/16/17 - 1 night car camping Arizona Strip

hiked miles: 101


Total:
3 nights tent
17 nights car camping in the nature
That's all for our season - Utah 2017. Maybe more in the next year - if the weather will be better.

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Interesting tactic, @Michael , Alien across the Pond, adding in your miles walked. Maybe we should all do that. Good job on your bag nights considering you live in Germany!

 

[wsp_scott]

Total: 26 nights

1/26 - Mt Leconte - 1 night
2/24 - 2/26 - Laurel River Lake - 2 nights
3/9 - 3/12 - Fontana Lake/ Smoky Mountains - 3 nights
4/20 - Rockcastle Narrows DBNF - 1 night
6/6 - Elkmont/ Smoky Mountains - 1 night
6/16 - 6/19 - Banff - 3 nights
6/25 - 6/27 - Princess Falls in Big South Fork (KY) - 2 nights
7/4 - 7/9 - Beartree Campground (Damascus VA) - 5 nights (car camping)
7/12-7/13 - Big South Fork packraft - 1 night
7/29 - 7/31 - Laurel River Lake - 2 nights (car camping)
8/3 - 8/6 - Abrams Creek (Great Smoky Mountains) - 3 nights (car camping)

9/2 - 9/4 - O&W Trail (Big South Fork, TN) - 2 nights

 

[IntrepidXJ]

Total: 36 Nights

March 8-9 | Eureka Dunes | 1 Night
March 9-10 | Panamint Valley | 1 Night
March 10-11 | Afton Canyon | 1 Night
March 11-12 | Lava Beds | 1 Night
March 16-17 | White Sands National Monument | 1 Night
March 31 - April 1 | San Rafael River | 1 Night
April 22-23 | Jones Hole | 1 Night
April 29-30 | Sid and Charley | 1 Night
May 13-14 | Cathedral Valley | 1 Night
May 26-29 | The Orange Cliffs | 3 Nights
June 2-3 | Storm King Mountain | 1 Night
June 3-4 | The Great Sand Dunes* / Carnero Creek | 1 Night
June 9-11 | Bears Ears National Monument | 2 Nights
June 16-17 | Butler Wash | 1 Night
June 17-19 | San Juan River | 2 Nights
June 30 - July 1 | Santaquin Meadows | 1 Night
July 8-9 | South Fork Mineral Creek | 1 Night
July 15-16 | Little Cimarron River | 1 Night
July 22-23 | Wager Gulch | 1 Night
July 28-29 | Cielo Vista Ranch | 1 Night
July 29-30 | Wheeler Geologic Area | 1 Night
August 5-6 | North Fork Clear Creek | 1 Night
August 11-13 | Burrows Creek & Lone Cone | 2 Nights
August 17-21 | Wind Rivers | 4 Nights
August 25-26 | Marshall Pass | 1 Night
September 2-4 | Uncompahgre Wilderness | 2 Nights
September 8-9 | Henson Creek | 1 Night

http://adventr.co/2017/09/american-flats-peaks/


San Juan Rays by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr

 

[blueeyes]

Total Nights: 16

Canyonlands March 18th
Zion Eastside March 31st
Mammoth Campground Yellowstone April 15th
Gooseberry Mesa May 26th - 29th
SRMBC race and campout - June 16th-17th
Jackass Meadows, WY- July 16th: Slept in back of my 4runner on my way to drive through GTNP hiked to Taggart Lake.
South Fork of Snake River, ID - July 30th: put in South Fork Lodge, stayed the night at Pine Creek camp 3, learned to flyfish, took out at Byington boat ramp.
Jug Mountain Ranch McCall, ID Aug 24th - 27th first race of the he mountain bike season.
Trail Flats Hot Springs, Frank Church Wilderness Sep 2nd such a lovely soak.

Grand Targhee for the Grand Charge 2nd race of the season. Sep 8-10th. Races went well. Took Moxie, I haven't put much time in to her this summer because I was sidelined with a bum knee. On Sunday I rode Phillips Canyon and went OTB twice. I like Philips Ridge better than the Canyon.

Here is a pic of all the campers my rig is out there somewhere. Then a pic of some of our middle school racers before staging. And last one Sarah coming across the finish line.

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[blueeyes]

Total Nights: 18

Canyonlands March 18th
Zion Eastside March 31st
Mammoth Campground Yellowstone April 15th
Gooseberry Mesa May 26th - 29th
SRMBC race and campout - June 16th-17th
Jackass Meadows, WY- July 16th: Slept in back of my 4runner on my way to drive through GTNP hiked to Taggart Lake.
South Fork of Snake River, ID - July 30th: put in South Fork Lodge, stayed the night at Pine Creek camp 3, learned to flyfish, took out at Byington boat ramp.
Jug Mountain Ranch McCall, ID Aug 24th - 27th first race of the he mountain bike season.
Trail Flats Hot Springs, Frank Church Wilderness Sep 2nd such a lovely soak.
Grand Targhee for the Grand Charge 2nd race of the season. Sep 8th - 10 the.

Galena Lodge Sep 15th-17th Mid season race and probably my favorite venue. Soaked in a couple of hot springs. Got a good ride in today before heading home.


Moxie with a snazy new draperies
A monster I found on the trail
A beautiful view
Dylan a sophomore racer in his first race ever. Not sure he liked it. [emoji12] Guess ya can't win them all to join your favorite sport.

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[Deleted User]

11 nights in the fart sac!

6.28/6.29- Deer Creek Lake, Boulder Mountain 2 nights
7.1- Capitol Reef National Park 1 night
7.8- Jewel Lake, Uintas 1 night
7.29- Teal Lake, Uintas 1 night
8.5- Dean Lake, Uintas 1 night
8.18- Cuberant Basin, Uintas 1 night
8.26- Marjorie Lake, Uintas 1 night
9.2- Shadow Lake, Uintas 1 night
9.3- Fehr Lake, Uintas 1 night
9.16- Cutthroat Lake, Uintas 1 night

11 nights on the 11th page of this thread! Winter is coming......

 

[Venchka]

2017 Total YTD: 17 nights.
Jan. 5, 24 degrees.
Jan. 6, 12 degrees.
Mar 23, Tyler State Park. Testing new TarpTent StratoSpire 1.
Aug 26, Capulin RV Park, Capulin, NM
Aug 27-31, Belle of Colorado CG
Sept 2, South Brushy Creek CG, WY
Sept 3-4, Big Sandy CG, Sublette County, WY
Sept 5, Meeks Lake Bridger WA
Sept 6, Dads Lake Bridger WA
Sept 7-8, Big Sandy CG
Sept 12, Rio Chama RV Park, Chama, NM

SS 1 fly alone @ Meeks Lake.

SS 1 fly in Cowboy mode at Dads Lake.

Wayne




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[Scott Chandler]

Total: 24

2.13-15: Cono Rojo Campsite, El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biophere Reserve, MEXICO
2.21: Ironwood Forest National Monument, AZ
4.20: Strike Valley near Capital Reef NP
4.21: Hurricane Wash Trailhead, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
4.22: Coyote Gulch, GSENM
5.24: Valley of the Gods
5.28: Dead Horse Point State Park
6.6-7: Mesa Verde National Park, CO
6.18: Dead Horse Point State Park
6.21: Uncompahgre Plateau, CO
7.4: Forsyth Reservoir
7.5: Raft Lake, Boulder Mountain
7.11-12: Island Lake, High Uinta Wilderness
8.1-2: Upper Blue Lake Basin, Mt Sneffels Wilderness, CO
8.15-16: Nellie Creek Basin, Uncompahgre Wilderness, CO
9.13-15: North Fork Road/Zion Ponderosa Resort
9.16: Richfield Walmart Parking Lot

Spent a few nights east of Zion for the 2017 Zion Canyoneering Rendezvous and one night in a Walmart parking lot because I blew a tire on the drive home...

 

[Tipi Walter]

Time to update my bag night numbers---126 --- and this comes right after a nice 20 day September trip into the Big Frog/Cohutta wilderness---

https://tipiwalter.smugmug.com/Backpack-2017-Trips-79/20-Day-Quest-For-The-Connie-Pt-2/

Wilderness Ranger Kevin at Jacks River Falls showing some backpackers the map. Note my pack on the rock.

Copperhead on the Jacks River trail. I end up seeing two copperheads and one rattlesnake. Fun times.

Boy Scout leaders crossing Jacks River.

I bail off Frog Mt to a low spot to get thru Hurricane Irma coming across the mountains.

 

[McKee80]

2017 Total: 15

Mar 28 | Laurel Highlands, PA
Apr 14 | Quebec Run Wilderness, PA
Apr 28 | Laurel Highlands, PA
May 16-17 | Joshua Tree NP, CA
Jun 1 | Allegheny National Forest, PA
Jun 12 | Dolly Sods Wilderness, WV
Jul 5 | Lake Erie, PA
Jul 15-16 | Carlsbad Beach SP, CA
Jul 30 | Hickory Creek Wild Area, PA
Sept 7-9 | Ansel Adams Wilderness, CA
Sept 23 | Dolly Sods Wilderness, WV

 

[George_Washington_Hayduke]

Total Nights: 43
2/3-2/6 Escalante 3 nights
2/24 - 3/5 Dirty Devil River 9 nights
4/1 - 4/2 Price River Canyon/Green River 1 night
4/7 - 4/9 North Wash/Trachyte 2 nights
4/28 - 5/1 North Wash/Trachyte 2 nights
5/19 - 5/24 San Rafael River/Muddy Creek 5 nights
6/3 - 6/5 San Rafael River 2 nights
6/16 - 6/18 Upper/Middle/Lower provo river bike rafting tour 2 nights
6/23 - 6/25 Green River Daily 2 nights
7/7 - 7/9 Marysvale Canyon 2 nights
7/21 - 7/24 High Uintas 3 nights
8/11 - 8/13 San Rafael Swell/North Wash 2 Nights
9/16 - 9/25 Desolation Canyon 8 nights

 

[wsp_scott]

Looks like a great trip except for that crazy wind at the beginning, hope that did not last too long.

What was going on with the throw rope? Was the other raft stuck? Or lost a paddle?

 

[George_Washington_Hayduke]

Looks like a great trip except for that crazy wind at the beginning, hope that did not last too long.

What was going on with the throw rope? Was the other raft stuck? Or lost a paddle?

He was stuck on a rock at the bottom of the rapid, i was trying to pull him off. It took about 5 minutes but we finally got it off. We layed over for the worst of the wind....it was brutal