Bag Night Challenge 2022

[Udink]

Post up your camping nights for 2022! Include a photo or two if you got 'em. The "rules" from @Artemus:

There are no official rules, but a bag night in the tread is typically defined by a night out camping in some form. It doesn't matter if you sleep on a tarp, in a tent, or in the back of your car. It is more of an attitude thing. If you are outside to enjoy nature, if it's camping baby, it's a Bag Night.

 

[Udink]

My friend @Chris Mosbacker is moving to Germany next week, so for his last hurrah we spent eight days and seven nights around the New Year's holiday on a 1,900-mile road trip through Nevada and California, looking at rock art and camping along the way. My goals for this year are to camp each month, break 40 nights, and camp somewhere between the lanes of an interstate highway (my plans for that last year got dashed due to a death in the family).

Total: 5 Nights

1/1/2022 - Alkali Lake, NV
1/2/2022 - Fish Slough, CA
1/3/2022 - Swansea, CA
1/4/2022 - Indian Wells Canyon, CA
1/5/2022 - Soda Lake, CA

 

[IntrepidXJ]

Since it's the last day of January, here's my update for the month.

Total: 5 Nights

January 14 – 17 | The Needles | 3 Nights
January 21 – 22 | Burr Pass | 1 Night
January 21 – 22 | Mestaa’Ėhehe Mountain Fire Lookout | 1 Night



Morning Stone by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Rippled Roof Ruin by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Frosted Canyon by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Bluejohn Canyon Glow by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Mestaa’Ėhehe Mountain Fire Lookout by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Good Morning Sunshine by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr

 

[IntrepidXJ]

I've decided to take this weekend off, so I guess that's my February.

Total: 11 Nights

February 4 - 6 | Airport Tower | 2 Nights
February 11 - 13 | Fremont Indian State Park | 2 Nights
February 18 - 20 | Pleasant Creek & Cedar Mesa | 2 Nights



Repairs in the Field by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Musselman Arch by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Totem Pole by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Morning at Cabin 1 by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Water Panel by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Tafoni Slot by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Spring Canyon Narrows by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Jared On Ice by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr

 

[Janice]

I've decided to take this weekend off, so I guess that's my February.

Total: 11 Nights

February 4 - 6 | Airport Tower | 2 Nights
February 11 - 13 | Fremont Indian State Park | 2 Nights
February 18 - 20 | Pleasant Creek & Cedar Mesa | 2 Nights



Repairs in the Field by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Musselman Arch by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Totem Pole by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Morning at Cabin 1 by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Water Panel by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Tafoni Slot by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Spring Canyon Narrows by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Jared On Ice by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr

Beautiful! The skating rink in the last one is remarkable!

 

[Udink]

I took Loa on her first car camping trip this weekend. With a forecasted low temperature in the single digits in most nearby places, I headed for the Moab area where it was only 17 degrees overnight. We slept in the back of the Jeep (where it got down to 19 degrees inside) near Beehive Butte and then hiked around for a bit today.

Total: 6 Nights

1/1/2022 - Alkali Lake, NV
1/2/2022 - Fish Slough, CA
1/3/2022 - Swansea, CA
1/4/2022 - Indian Wells Canyon, CA
1/5/2022 - Soda Lake, CA
2/25/2022 - Beehive Butte, UT

 

[westy]

February, 14 nights between Grand Canyon-Parashant NM (Parashant canyon) and Mojave desert (Lake Mead NRA, Colorock and Whitney Pocket).

 

[balzaccom]

Five nights, after last week's trip to the Pinnacles and Death Valley.

Ravens at Stovepipe Wells


Marble Canyon


Red Wall Canyon


Barrel cactus in the Grapevine Mountains Moonrise over Mesquite Springs

 

[IntrepidXJ]

That's all for March!

Total: 19 Nights

March 4 – 6 | The Needles | 2 Nights
March 11 – 13 | Trachyte Creek & Trachyte Point | 2 Nights
March 18 – 19 | Middle Point | 1 Night
March 19 – 21 | Halls Creek & Fountain Tanks | 2 Nights
March 25 – 26 | Escalante Rim | 1 Night




Meander Canyon by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


One Oxbow of The Loop by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Trachyte Creek Morning by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


North Fork Curves by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Canyon Curves by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Evening at Camp by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Halls Creek Campsite by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


The Other Grand Gulch by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Narrows & Water by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Escalante Rim by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Dominguez Canyon Wilderness by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr

 

[Udink]

I meant to camp two nights this weekend, but it was too hot in the Moab area for the hike I wanted to do today. On Friday I drove around exploring the Yellow Cat area and did a hike near the Arches boundary to some rock art. Yesterday I poked around in Salt Wash and Cordova Canyon but didn't see anything terribly interesting.

Total: 7 Nights

1/1/2022 - Alkali Lake, NV
1/2/2022 - Fish Slough, CA
1/3/2022 - Swansea, CA
1/4/2022 - Indian Wells Canyon, CA
1/5/2022 - Soda Lake, CA
2/25/2022 - Beehive Butte, UT
3/25/2022 - The Highlands, UT


The Highlands camp

 

[CodyL]

@IntrepidXJ . I was in a few of those areas myself. My pics look nothing like yours...ha ha! My compliments- you have a real talent with your camera!

 

[IntrepidXJ]

@IntrepidXJ . I was in a few of those areas myself. My pics look nothing like yours...ha ha! My compliments- you have a real talent with your camera!

Thanks!

 

[westy]

28 nights for March. GSENM, GCNRA, Cedar Mesa. Wind and rain and/or snow every 5-7 days. Nice temperatures otherwise. Love the Colorado Plateau.

 

[Udink]

Yesterday I returned to the Arches area and finished the hike I'd planned but didn't get to two weeks ago. The weather was perfect this time and I saw some pretty cool stuff.

Total: 8 Nights

1/1/2022 - Alkali Lake, NV
1/2/2022 - Fish Slough, CA
1/3/2022 - Swansea, CA
1/4/2022 - Indian Wells Canyon, CA
1/5/2022 - Soda Lake, CA
2/25/2022 - Beehive Butte, UT
3/25/2022 - The Highlands, UT
4/9/2022 - Jug Rock, UT

Jug Rock camp


Jug Rock camp

 

[balzaccom]

Now up to 16 nights with a nice trip to see petroglyphs and ruins in Arizona and New Mexico:

Joshua Tree, Aravaipa Canyon, Gila Cliff Dwellings, Three Rivers Petroglyphys, Tajique, La Cieneguilla, Bandelier, El Morro, Petrified Forest....there are some wonderful places out there!

 

[westy]

Just 20 night's for April. That big dummy Putin is screwing up my investment income! Coming off the road, gonna have to get a job maybe for a while.
But more time around Cedar Mesa, Temples of the Sun, and Moqui canyon.

 

[Udink]

I just got home from a quick overnight trip with @regehr to Cedar Mesa. We camped up top and hiked down into a canyon on an old stock trail to visit some ruins. For my first real trip to the area it was pretty sweet despite being so short (had to be home for Mother's Day tomorrow!).

Total: 9 Nights

1/1/2022 - Alkali Lake, NV
1/2/2022 - Fish Slough, CA
1/3/2022 - Swansea, CA
1/4/2022 - Indian Wells Canyon, CA
1/5/2022 - Soda Lake, CA
2/25/2022 - Beehive Butte, UT
3/25/2022 - The Highlands, UT
4/9/2022 - Jug Rock, UT
5/6/2022 - Cedar Mesa, UT

Cedar Mesa camp


@regehr on the stock trail

 

[Yvonne]

I finally had a few camp nights this year

Total: 2 nights

2/10 -2/11: Southwest Desert, Zion NP |1 night
5/25-5/26: Dungeness Recreation Area, WA | 1 night

 

[balzaccom]

20 nights to date
After our early spring trips, we spent four days hiking 35 miles (and 8500 feet of climbing) in Kings Canyon:


The Waterfalls were booming



And the views, once you climbed up out of the canyon, were pretty darn nice

 

[Yvonne]

Total: 3 nights

2/10 -2/11: Southwest Desert, Zion NP |1 night
5/25-5/26: Dungeness Recreation Area, WA | 1 night
6/14 -6/15: Olympic NP, Mora campground, WA | 1 night