Bag night challenge 2014

[CobraNutt]

2 nights - July 25th & 26th @ Near Causey Reservoir, My three kids took me camping for my B-Day.


TOTAL NIGHTS: 7

 

[nnnnnate]

I guess I'll throw up my numbers....

March 21-22: Moab with Family (2 nights)
March 28: Expedition Utah PET (1 night)
June 17-18: Moab with Friends (2 nights)
June 19-21: S. Utah Backcountry with WC (3 nights)
July 3-4: Mirror Lake with Family (2 nights)

10

The list looks better written down, I didn't think I had gotten out this much and with a few more trips planned I think I'll post up some decent numbers for a novice.

 

[mesha]

1 night-Jan. 2nd hot pots spanish fork
2 nights-Jan 18 monticello utah.
3 nights - April 10-12 Moab utah.
2 nights - April 18-19 Little Ds Bday camping(he wanted the yard).
2 nights - May 17-18 Monticello, Utah
1 night - May 27 American Fork, Utah
1 night - June 2 American Fork, Utah
8 nights June 6-14 Moab, Utah.
5 nights June 16-21 Havasupai, Arizona
1 night june 27 american fork utah with rock taco
2 nights july 1 and 2 AF utah.
3 nights july 17-20 at martins cove wyoming
3 nights july 27-30 potters pond
Total= 34

 

[ID Bronco]

2 nights at scout camp (Little Lemhi near Palisades, ID) in the Cabela's Alaskan Guide tent - Great time with my 12 year old boy. Then headed home, shower, 4 hrs sleep and out to a great creek to fish for Cutthroats. It's a bit of a hike in wading shoes but good times and lots of fish. The Rattle Snake that I nearly got nose to nose with put a damper on my excitement for the day. I kept fishing but boy that scared me. 4.5 ft of rattle and fear!


That brings me to 17 NIGHTS so far. (with my situation I am really happy about how this summer is shaping up.)

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Sorry for the long post. It's for my benefit.

Two more nights! This is a cool one, little background: Every year my wife and her sisters get a plan together and put on what they call "Cousins Camp". It is where the cousins all come together (and their Mom's) to do activities, hang out, and party for a few days.

This year was cool because we rented a lodge between Victor and Swan Valley Idaho called Pine Basin. It began in the 50's as a ski resort (a lodge and tow rope) and operated into the 70's. Since then it has been operated by a School district here in Idaho.

Anyway, my Brother and I went there as kids to camp, so it was cool to go back.

3 full days, 18 cousins and the first time the Dad's were invited. (we got to fish and hike on our own. It was great)

2 more nights puts me at 19 nights total

It was funny because the Lodge sleeps a lot of people, but me + sleeping + lots of other people snoring, farting, wiggling do not mesh, so I was in a tent sleeping cozy, quietly and happily.

Everyone thought I was the nut job until the next morning when I was rested and they weren't.

Snakes, hikes, fish, fossils, games, and dutch oven cooking made it a great time for everyone.

Also in one photo you will see we were protected by a samurai warrior all weekend!

 

[sixstringsteve]

^ Great report!

 

[sixstringsteve]

Total: 35 nights

1 night - Jan 2 @ Diamond Fork Hot Springs with mesha and rocktaco
1 night - Jan 18 @ Vally of the Gods with fat tony, rocktaco, and hardcastle
1 night - Feb 7 @ Boulter Peak (outside Eureka) with fat tony
2 nights - Feb 13-14 @ Yant Flats
1 night - March 7 @ The Wedge Overlook with fat tony and rocktaco
4 nights - March 12-16 @ the Maze with hardcastle and fat tony
1 night - March 29 @ SRS Lone Warrior Campsite with cruiseroutfit, box rocket, and a few other wasatch cruisers hooligans
1 night - April 2 @ backyard testing gear in a snowstorm
1 night - April 5 @ Alpine
1 night - April 11 @ Torrey, UT with Orviskrawler
3 nights - April 16-19 @ Bluejohn Canyon with jentschman, fat tony, and rock taco
2 nights - May 2-3 @ Kolob Canyon
3 nights - May 7-10 @ Green River with fat tony
1 night - May 23 @ AF Canyon
1 night - May 30 @ AF Canyon - mom's first backpacking trip
1 night - June 2 @ SRS Float Trip
2 nights - June 5-7th @ Great Basin NP
3 nights - June 19-22 @ Coyote Gulch
2 nights - June 29-July 2 @ Martin's Cove Wyoming
1 night - July 4 @ Alpine
1 night - July 18@ Lake Hardy & South Thunder
1 night - Aug 1@ Uintas Whitney Res with @TJDukit, @Kevin B., @Ozzy702, @TRD270, @chocflip

 

[Troop92]

Total: 10

1 night - Jan 24th @ Crystal Hot Springs near Honeyville, UT
1 night - Feb 21st @ Blacksmith Fork Canyon
1 night - March 21st @ Brigham Peak above Mantua
1 night - May 16th @ Horseshoe Springs in Skull Valley.
5 nights - July 7-11 @ New Fork Lakes, Wyoming for Scout Camp
1 night - Aug 1 @ Ruth Lake in the Uintas.

This one was perhaps the most relaxing of any scout campout I've gone on, which is saying something being 3 years in as assistant scoutmaster. Gorgeous lake, tent right by a babbling creek, and boys that were unusually well behaved. Combine that with moderate weather and a gorgeous night sky - perfection.

 

[STAG]

Finally used my tent for it's first time.

1 night - June 7th/8th - Bush Eaters Off-road Club - Sunshine Canyon

Had a gnarly windstorm around 4:30 am, tent held up great!

1 night - August 1st/2nd - Uinta National Forest Invitational - Whitney Resevoir

2 nights total. Whoof that's depressing. Better than 0

 

[ID Bronco]

1 night - August 2nd/3rd - Uinta National Forest Invitational - Whitney Resevoir

2 nights total. Whoof that's depressing. Better than 0

Cool Healer!

 

[sixstringsteve]

I love all healers, but chocflip's healer is one of my favorite dogs ever.

 

[Gravy]

3/28 Knolls USRA Race
4/18 Knolls USRA Race
4/19 Area BFE EJS
5/2 Jericho Sage Rider's USRA Race.
5/17 Cherry Creek Sugar Loafers USRA race.
5/23 Cherry Creek Sugar Loafers USRA race
5/24 Delta OSRC!
6/6 Monticello USRA Bull Hollow Race
6/7 Moab Kane Springs
6/29 Pineview Reservoir and Pleasant View Founder's Day Parade
7/10 This Is The Place Monument Park: Youth Conference Trek with the special needs group
7/11 Mutual Dell: Youth Conference
7/26 Bear Lake: Babymooning and Tony Grove.





Total: 13

 

[mesha]

1 night-Jan. 2nd hot pots spanish fork
2 nights-Jan 18 monticello utah.
3 nights - April 10-12 Moab utah.
2 nights - April 18-19 Little Ds Bday camping(he wanted the yard).
2 nights - May 17-18 Monticello, Utah
1 night - May 27 American Fork, Utah
1 night - June 2 American Fork, Utah
8 nights June 6-14 Moab, Utah.
5 nights June 16-21 Havasupai, Arizona
1 night june 27 american fork utah with rock taco
2 nights july 1 and 2 AF utah.
3 nights july 17-20 at martins cove wyoming
3 nights july 27-30 potters pond
2 nights aug 8-10 moab utah
Total= 36

 

[ID Bronco]

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Sorry for the long post. It's for my benefit.

Two more nights! This is a cool one, little background: Every year my wife and her sisters get a plan together and put on what they call "Cousins Camp". It is where the cousins all come together (and their Mom's) to do activities, hang out, and party for a few days.

This year was cool because we rented a lodge between Victor and Swan Valley Idaho called Pine Basin. It began in the 50's as a ski resort (a lodge and tow rope) and operated into the 70's. Since then it has been operated by a School district here in Idaho.

Anyway, my Brother and I went there as kids to camp, so it was cool to go back.

3 full days, 18 cousins and the first time the Dad's were invited. (we got to fish and hike on our own. It was great)

2 more nights puts me at 19 nights total

It was funny because the Lodge sleeps a lot of people, but me + sleeping + lots of other people snoring, farting, wiggling do not mesh, so I was in a tent sleeping cozy, quietly and happily.

Everyone thought I was the nut job until the next morning when I was rested and they weren't.

Snakes, hikes, fish, fossils, games, and dutch oven cooking made it a great time for everyone.

Also in one photo you will see we were protected by a samurai warrior all weekend!

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Well, just got back from Yellowstone a couple of days ago. I am putting a better report together, but it was truly magical.

9 Deer, 4 otters, 3 eagles, 1 grizzly, a few lake trout, lizards, frogs and some ravenous Scouts were all the wildlife we saw. It was pretty dang cool.

35 miles canoeing in 3 days on the water. Did I mention canoeing uses muscles you don't normally use? lol

This brings me to 3 more nights in Yellowstone - 22 Nights Total


***After looking at how clean Mesha's list was I decided to try to do that:

January 1 night on Southfork/skiing
March 4 Nights
April 3 Nights turkey hunting near Chesterfield, ID
May 3 Nights @ Birch Creek/Lone Pine, ID
June 1 Night backpacking on the Bear River
June 2 Nights Driggs/Victor Idaho fishing/family
July 1 Night in Island Park - fishing the mighty Madison River in Montana
July 2 Nights Little Lemhi scout camp
August 3 Nights in Yellowstone Lewis Lake/Shoshone Lake

I will have to go back through this entire thread to see what I missed.

 

[amp713]

Spend a night at the cabin then backpacked in and spent a night then packed out and spent a night at the cabin. Guy going with me was limited on time or we would have stayed longer, about 15 miles of hiking for me in the 2 days. dog ran about 30 though and is still sore. Not sure what my total is but the hunt starts next days off so its gonna increase quickly

 

[Jeromy]

Man jealous of all you all. I need to get on it. I haven't been out at all this year and no one in our group drew tags so no hunt this year either.

 

[CobraNutt]

2 nights - Aug 8th & 9th @ Pineview, "Campground" camping with some work peeps & shooting the moon!.




TOTAL NIGHTS: 9

 

[TJDukit]

Well I guess now I can join in.

2 nights Whitney Reservoir 8 and 9 August. For a grand total of 2 nights.

I'm actually really disappointed in myself for this, I love camping... I just don't do it enough, obviously.

I'll get in a couple more nights this weekend thanks to the Elk Archery opener at Strawberry.

 

[ID Bronco]

Well I guess now I can join in.

2 nights Whitney Reservoir 8 and 9 August. For a grand total of 2 nights.

I'm actually really disappointed in myself for this, I love camping... I just don't do it enough, obviously.

I'll get in a couple more nights this weekend thanks to the Elk Archery opener at Strawberry.

Good luck to you on the Elk Hunt!!!!

 

[CobraNutt]

1 night - Mar 28th @ Simpson Springs/Death Canyon road, with ExpUt folks (West Desert Wanderings) in my 26 year old North Face tent.
1 night - Mar 29th @ Granite Canyon, with ExpUt folks (West Desert Wanderings) in my tent.
1 night - May 16th @ PET/Indian Spring Rd, solo camp - First trip with my new trailer.
1 night - May 30th @ Avon Pass, solo camp with my trailer.
1 night - July 18th @ Duchesne Ridge, solo camp with my trailer.
2 nights - July 25th & 26th @ Near Causey Reservoir, My three kids took me camping for my B-Day.
2 nights - Aug 8th & 9th @ Pineview, "Campground" camping with some work peeps & shooting the moon!
1 night - Aug 15th @ Loggers Lake , with Sixstringsteve, Spork & Skylinerider at 10,000 ft.





TOTAL NIGHTS: 10
Yay! I'm in double digits!

 

[ID Bronco]

Possibly the best campout ever

Last Friday I finally got it done. This is proof that you have to schedule some things and plan them to make them happen.

My daughter has been wanting to go out, just the two of us for a while. I love going places with her and although we do our daddy/daughter dates pretty frequently, it is tough to get out overnight without all of her brothers. (We have 4 boys and just one princess)

After talking to her a little bit we decided she wanted to invite some of her best friends along, so I called some Dad's and got commitments. Then someone's wife (of course) told me that we would be inadvertently excluding one or two girls in their Primary class so it expanded. I was a little grumpy at first but then realized that good ideas travel fast and it couldn't hurt. So, we ended up having a total blast!

We went to dinner on the way to our camping spot at Big Judds in Archer Idaho. (Man Vs. Food had an episode on their other location) The girls split a couple of HUGE burgers and had a great time. Then the camping spot was only another 20 minutes up the road. It is a private family camping spot of a friend of mine. It is great because there are no facilities, (power, water, cabins) but it does have a good fire ring, a creek running by and a rodent hole covered field. 7 girls 9 years old are a total blast. After playing tons of dancing games, eating deserts from the pie irons and giggling like crazy we all looked at a completely dark, star ridden sky. About 11:30 we headed to bed.

I got up earlier than everyone else, because that's just me and hiked to a rock outcropping on top of the ridge. It was a beautiful sunrise. I left my camera charging in the car of course, so no pics but they are great in my mind.

After a superb breakfast, we loaded up and hit the road to go swimming at Heise Hot Springs. It has a pool, a water slide and some natural hot pools, all in the mountains along the South Fork of the Snake River. Little girls love to swim and the weather was awesome. I handed out sun glasses to everyone when I took off my shirt and we had 4-5 hours of fun!

On the way home we had pizza at the best small town, dive pizza place in the country. Stop Light Pizza in Rire, ID.

It was a great time. Total is 23 nights!!

IF YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER - TAKE HER CAMPING. YOU WON'T REGRET IT.







***After looking at how clean Mesha's list was I decided to try to do that:

January 1 night on Southfork/skiing
March 4 Nights
April 3 Nights turkey hunting near Chesterfield, ID
May 3 Nights @ Birch Creek/Lone Pine, ID
June 1 Night backpacking on the Bear River
June 2 Nights Driggs/Victor Idaho fishing/family
July 1 Night in Island Park - fishing the mighty Madison River in Montana
July 2 Nights Little Lemhi scout camp
August 3 Nights in Yellowstone Lewis Lake/Shoshone Lake
August 1 Night Moody Meadows Girls Campout

I will have to go back through this entire thread to see what I missed.