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Bag Night Challenge: 2023

For a couple of years I have been keeping track of all my ‘bag nights’ and then posting the total at the end of the year on my microBLOG. A few years ago I decided to try changing things up by keeping a running total throughout the year posted on this page and I think it worked out pretty well, so I’m going to continue doing it.

If you are interested in checking out my previous year totals, you can find those below:

[2022]  [2021]  [2020]  [2019]  [2018]  [2017]  [2016]  [2015]  [2014]  [2013]  [2012]

This friendly competition of keeping track of ‘bag nights’ started a number of years back on the forum at Backcountry Post, and I follow the very simple ground rules that were set up over there:

There are no official rules, but a bag night here 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 vehicle. It’s more of an attitude thing. If you are outside to enjoy nature, if it’s camping, then it’s a bag night.

 

Total Bag Nights: 58

January 6 – 8 | Indian Creek | 2 Nights
January 12 – 15 | Pahranagat Valley | 3 Nights
January 28 – 29 | Painted Desert Ranger Cabin | 1 Night
Jan 30 – Feb 1 | Bonita Canyon Campground | 2 Nights
February 1 – 3 | Gilbert Ray Campground | 2 Nights
February 24 – 26 | Butler Wash | 2 Nights
March 4 – 5 | Swett Creek | 1 Night
March 15 – 20 | Canyons of Navajo Mountain | 5 Nights
Mar 31 – Apr 3 | The Maze | 3 Nights
Apr 14 – 16 | Hell Hole Swale | 2 Nights
Apr 21 – 23 | Little Wedge | 2 Nights
Apr 28 – 29 | Pasture Canyon Rim | 1 Night
May 5 – 9 | Yampa River & Jones Hole | 4 Nights
May 20 – 21 | Little Yampa Canyon | 1 Night
May 26 – 27 | Bradfield Recreation Site | 1 Night
June 2 – 4 | San Rafael River | 2 Nights
June 16 – 17 | Muddy Creek | 1 Night
June 23 – 24 | Munsey Creek | 1 Night
June 24 – 25 | Mesa Creek | 1 Night
July 1 – 2 | Marvine Lakes | 1 Night
July 14 – 16 | Rocky Gulch & Maggie Gulch | 2 Nights
July 22 – 23 | Capitol Lake | 1 Night
July 26 – 28 | Chris Park Campground | 2 Nights
July 28 – 31 | Schinzel Flats & Elwood Cabin | 3 Nights
August 4 – 5 | Big Bear Creek | 1 Night
August 13 – 15 | Mee Canyon & Black Rocks | 2 Nights
August 15 – 16 | Red Canyon Overlook | 1 Night
August 18 – 19 | Brooks Lake | 1 Night
Aug 30 – Sep 1 | Wasatch Plateau & Awapa Plateau | 2 Nights
September 8 – 9 | Thousand Lake Mountain | 1 Night
September 15 – 17 | Red Table Mountain | 2 Nights
September 22 – 24 | Taylor Mesa & The Meadows | 2 Nights

 


 

4 Comments

  1. Robert W Burton
    Robert W Burton January 11, 2023

    Randy I certainly do enjoy your amazing trips and the wonderful photography. I absolutely enjoy Utah and have already been to many of the places you have shown.

  2. Jeff Bluhm
    Jeff Bluhm August 17, 2023

    Hi, curious if you are sleeping in your Jeep or still going with the Tent Cot when car camping?

    • Randy Langstraat
      Randy Langstraat August 17, 2023

      I don’t use the Tent Cot anymore (and haven’t for many years) since it’s just too big to carry around in my Jeep. When I am alone I typically sleep in my Jeep since I’m too lazy to set up a tent. If I don’t sleep in my Jeep I use a tent.

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