Bag Night Challenge 2019

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Total 15 nights.

Nov 8-11 | Muddy Creek & Chimney Canyon | 3
Oct 4-5 | Holt Draw | 1
Sep 27 - Oct 4 | GSENM | 7
Apr 10-14 | Salt Creek | 4

I don't normally set a goal, but 20 for 2020 has a ring to it.

 

[IntrepidXJ]

I don't normally set a goal, but 20 for 2020 has a ring to it.

I'll help you beat that goal next year

 

[John Morrow]

TOTAL: 45 NIGHTS

Sept 13 and 14, 2019

Alpine Lakes Wilderness

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Sept 27 and 28, 2019

Alpine Lakes Wilderness

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Waptus Pass Meadows

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Pete Lake

TOTAL: 71 NIGHTS

26 Nights; Nov 7 to Dec 4, 2019:

Pahranagat NWR, NV

Pahranagat Lake by John Morrow, on Flickr

Valley of Fire, NV

Petroglyphs by John Morrow, on Flickr

Spirit Mountain Wilderness, NV

View northeast from Spirit Mountain by John Morrow, on Flickr


Mojave National Preserve, CA

Making the way up NY Mountain by John Morrow, on Flickr

Death Valley National Park, CA


Marble Canyon, 2nd narrows by John Morrow, on Flickr


Cottonwood Canyon side canyon slot by John Morrow, on Flickr


Mesquite Dunes sunset by John Morrow, on Flickr

Hiko Springs Canyon, NV


Hiko Springs Canyon narrows by John Morrow, on Flickr


Mt Nutt Wilderness, AZ


Heading down that way by John Morrow, on Flickr

Havasu Wilderness, AZ


Chemehuevi Wilderness across river by John Morrow, on Flickr

Lake Mead National Recreation Area, NV


DSC02843 by John Morrow, on Flickr


DSC02867 by John Morrow, on Flickr



Death Valley National Park, CA

Talc Hills and Black Mountains by John Morrow, on Flickr

tram heading down by John Morrow, on Flickr

Hole in the Wall Wash by John Morrow, on Flickr

 

[IntrepidXJ]

Well, this is it for me. It wasn't planned, but I ended up having the same amount of bags nights that I had last year. We spent the weekend in Goblin Valley at a yurt since we've never stayed in a yurt before. It was fun exploring the park with the snow this weekend.

Total: 80 Nights

Dec 27-29 | Goblin Valley Yurt | 2 >> http://adventr.co/2019/12/first-yurt-experience-goblin-valley-state-park/
Dec 13-15 | Labyrinth & Big Flat | 2
Dec 6-7 | Whitbeck Rock | 1
Nov 22-24 | Big Flat | 2
Nov 15-17 | Range Creek | 2
Nov 8-11 | Muddy Creek & Chimney Canyon | 3
Nov 2-3 | Whitbeck Rock | 1
Oct 24-26 | Havasu Canyon | 2
Oct 4-5 | Holt Draw | 1
Sep 27 - Oct 4 | GSENM | 7
Sep 21-22 | Fancy Lake | 1
Sep 13-14 | Ingram Basin | 1
Sep 6-9 | Peru Creek, Soda Creek & Longs Peak CG | 3
Aug 30 - Sept 1 | Beartown & West Ute Lake | 2
Aug 21-24 | Wind Rivers | 3
Aug 10-11 | Frenchman Creek | 1
Aug 2-3 | Corkscrew Pass | 1
Jul 27-28 | Middle Cottonwood Creek | 1
Jul 26-27 | Spring Creek Pass | 1
Jul 21-22 | Jersey Jim Fire Lookout Tower | 1
Jul 19-21 | West Mancos River | 2
Jul 13-14 | Crater Lake | 1
Jul 5-6 | Miners Basin | 1
Jul 3-4 | Dominguez Rim | 1
Jun 28-30 | White River | 2
Jun 21-23 | Buckhorn Wash & Price River | 2
Jun 14-16 | Dolores River | 2
Jun 7-8 | Hondu Country | 1
May 30 - Jun 2 | Navajo National Monument | 3
May 24-26 | Cedar Mesa | 2
May 18-19 | Big Dominguez Canyon | 1
May 10-13 | San Juan River | 3
May 3-5 | Dinosaurland | 2
Apr 24-25 | Sand Island | 1
Apr 19-21 | Bears Ears | 2
Apr 10-14 | Salt Creek | 4
Apr 5-6 | Flat Top | 1
Mar 22-24 | The Needles | 2
Mar 14-17 | The Needles | 3
Jan 24-27 | Paria Plateau | 3
Jan 18-21 | Squaw Flat | 3


Yurt After A Snowstorm by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Four Goblins In Snow by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr

 

[Nick]

Total: 64 Nights

Jan 1 | Gold Butte | 0 - Technically a 2018 night, but I still think NYE should count as a bonus double!
Jan 18 | Gold Butte | 2 Nights
Mar 15-17 | The Swell | 2 Nights
Mar 20 | St. George | 1 Night
Mar 21 | Kanab | 1 Night
Mar 22-27 | Salt River | 5 Nights
Mar 27 | Butler Wash | 1 Night
Mar 28 | North of Moab | 1 Night
Apr 4-7 | Backcountry Fest - Swell Edition | 3 Nights
May 3-5 | San Rafael River | 2 Nights
May 26-Jun 1 | Yampa River | 6 Nights
Jun 14-16 | The Colorado Plateau | 2 Nights
July 4-14 | Tatshenshini & Alsek Rivers | 10 Nights
July 19-21 | Westwater Canyon | 2 Nights
Aug 8-14 | Glen Canyon | 6 Nights
Sep 12-14 | Bear Lake | 2 Nights
Sep 24-28 | SW Colorado | 4 Nights
Oct 4-6 | The Swell | 2 Nights
Oct 16-21 | Gates of Lodore | 5 Nights
Nov 8-10 | The Roost | 2 Nights
Dec 26-31 | Mojave Desert | 5 Nights

Stick a fork in me. Had to come back a night early from our New Years trip due to impending snowpocalypse, but still an awesome trip. Met up with @Artemus for a pre-NYE celebration that was just as good as the real thing. Not quite the 70 nights that I hit last year, but I'm more than happy with it. I ended up camping further north, east, south and west, then ever before in 2019.

Some shots of our camp in Mojave National Preserve. Art was in this spot up until the day we showed up there.



On top of the Kelso Dunes. Sage just saw a human approaching.


Happy to see the pins on my campsite map spiraling further out.

 

[Titans]

TOTAL = 15 NIGHTS

Oct 21 | San Rafael Desert | 1
Oct 22 | Horseshoe Canyon area | 1
Nov 1 | Grand Staircase National monument | 1
Nov 3 | East of Capitol Reef | 1
Nov 11-14 | Squaw Flat CG, The Needles | 3
Nov 17-19 | Squaw Flat CG, The Needles | 2
Dec 1-3 | Squaw Flat CG, The Needles | 2
Dec 11-15 | Tonto National Forest | 4

San Rafael Desert, our first night - really regret we didn’t stay there longer, amazing views




Horseshoe Canyon TH, down the road away from everyone. Best sunrise ever!






Grand Staircase National Monument


East of Capitol reef, a prescribed burn delivered a lovely sunset





Multiple stays at The Needles, full moon many nights.... it was super bright. But we still saw many meteors on most nights
















Tonto National Forest for 4 nights and we did absolutely nothing for days, pretty unusual for us. Fabulous 360 views and we watched the moon rise & set, same with the sun. The moon and the stars were reflected in the lake (waiting for Rick’s photos still).