Bag Night Challenge 2019

Total: 9 Nights


2| January 7-8 Goblin Valley, Utah. [emoji3063]

1| July 13th | East Branch Neversink River, Catskills, NY

4| July 18-22 | Marvin’s Mountaintop, WV

2| October 11-13| Alder Lake, Catskills, NY


Approaching my goal of 12 nights for the year.


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Total: 57 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

Wild weather and wild colors in Gates of Lodore over the past weekend.

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2019 total: 19 nights

Dolly Sods (WV) - March 11 - 13 - 2 nights
Citico Creek Wilderness (TN) - May 20 - 21 - 1 night
Red River Gorge (KY) - June 3 - 4 - 1 night
Dolly Sods (WV) w/ kids - June 16 - 19 - 3 nights
Deep Creek (GMNP) w/ kids - June 30 - July 2 - 2 nights
Laurel River Lake (KY) - July 25 - 26 - 1 night
SEKI - July 29 - August 6 - 7 nights

Roaring Plains Wilderness (WV) - October 4 - 6 - 2 nights
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- 9/16 - Cooks Mesa - 1 night car camping
- 9/17 - SR 24 - 1 night car camping
- 9/18 - New Notom Rd - 1 night car camping
- 9/19 - SR 24 - 1 night car camping
- 9/20 - SR 24 - 1 night car camping
- 9/21 - CRNP, Capitol Gorge/Pleasant Creek Loop - 1 night tent
- 9/22 - SR 24 - 1 night car camping
- 9/23 - 9/26 - Burr Trail Rd - 4 nights car camping
- 9/27 - 9/29 - Burr Trail Rd - 3 nights car camping w/ @Artemus and Becky, meet @slc_dan and his kids, @NateGeesaman and his GF and a bunch of dogs. Hiked together Nate's Bristlecone Trail.
- 9/30 - Boulder Intl. - 1 night car camping
- 10/01 - Upper Sand Creek - 1 night tent
- 10/02 - Boulder Intl. - 1 night car camping
- 10/03 - Hwy 12 - 1 night car camping
- 10/04 - Hwy 12 - 1 night car camping
- 10/05 - Mammoth Creek - 1 night car camping
- 10/06 - SR 148 - 1 night car camping
- 10/07 - Quail Creek - 1 night car camping
- 10/08 - Cedar Pocket Rd - 1 night car camping


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car camping nights: 25
tent nights: 2
total: 27
Hiked miles: 101
 
Catching up from the past couple weekends.

Total: 68 Nights

Nov 2-3 | Whitbeck Rock | 1 >> http://adventr.co/2019/11/over-the-edge-island-in-the-sky/
Oct 24-26 | Havasu Canyon | 2 >> http://adventr.co/2019/10/thousand-below-the-waterfalls-of-havasu-canyon/
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



Havasu Creek Camp
by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Mooney Falls
by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


White Rim Morning
by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr
 
Total: 59 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

Super nice out there this weekend.

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I spent a couple of nights in the Robber's Roost this weekend, exploring Bull Pasture and the Pinnacles. The weather was perfect for sleeping on a cot under the stars!

Total: 25 Nights

1/18/2019 - Coconino National Forest, AZ (near Wupatki NM)
1/19/2019 - Wet Beaver Creek, AZ
1/20/2019 - The Rolls, AZ
2/1/2019 - Bull Creek (near Hanksville), UT
2/2/2019 - The Cove (GCNRA, Orange Cliffs), UT
3/22/2019 - Dalton Wells Road, UT
3/23/2019 - Dalton Wells Road, UT
3/30/2019 - Dalton Wells Road, UT
4/4/2019 - Temple Mountain, UT
4/5/2019 - Temple Mountain, UT
4/6/2019 - Temple Mountain, UT
5/24/2019 - The Spur, UT
5/25/2019 - The Spur, UT
5/26/2019 - Twin Corral Flats, UT
7/31/2019 - Keg Knoll, UT
8/30/2019 - Bull Creek, Henry Mountains, UT
9/1/2019 - Duchesne River Overlook, Uinta Mountains, UT
9/27/2019 - Gray Canyon, UT
10/1/2019 - Ruby Ranch, UT
10/2/2019 - F Canyon, UT
10/3/2019 - Below Hey Joe Canyon, UT
10/4/2019 - Across from Spring Canyon, UT
10/5/2019 - Horseshoe Canyon, UT
11/9/2019 - Larry Canyon, UT
11/10/2019 - Larry Canyon, UT


Near Larry Canyon and Crow Seep
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Larry Point
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Made my goal for this year. 200+ nights and not quite finished yet. A great year for sure!

January 5-6 | Western Nebraska | 1 night (car camping)
January 8-9 | Poverty Flats | 1 night (car camping)
January 9-10 | Mojave National Preserve | 1 night (car camping)
January 12-21 | San Diego Trans-county Trail | 6 nights (backpacking)
January 22-23 | Near Mojave, CA | 1 night (car camping}
January 23-25 | California Riding & Hiking Trail, Joshua Tree NP | 2 nights (backpacking)
January 25-26 | Middle of nowhere CA | 1 night (car camping)
January 26-27 | Organ Mountains National Monument, NM | 1 night (car camping)
January 27-28 | Near White Sands National Monument, NM | 1 night (car camping)
January 28-29 | Black Gap WMA, TX | 1 night (car camping)
January 29-31 | Outer Mountain Loop, Big Bend NP | 2 nights (backpacking)
January 31-February 1 | River Road East, Big Bend NP | 1 night (car camping)
February 1-2 | Davis Mountains near Ft Davis, TX | 1 night (car camping)
February 2-5 | Near Carlsbad Caverns NP | 3 night (car camping)
February 5-6 | Fort Bowie National Historic Site, AZ | 1 night (car camping)
February 6-7 | Near Chiricahua National Monument, AZ | 1 night (car camping)
February 7-8 | Willcox, AZ | 1 night (car camping)
February 8-9 | Near Superior, AZ | 1 night (car camping)
February 9-11 | Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness | 2 nights (backpacking)
February 11-12 | Near Chiricahua National Monument | 1 night (car camping)
February 12-14 | Dragoon Mountains, AZ | 2 nights (car camping)
February 15-16 | Near Thoreau, NM | 1 night (car camping)
February 19-20 | Chaco Canyon | 1 night (car camping)
February 20-21 | McHood Park, Winslow AZ | 1 night (car camping)
February 22-24 | Winslow, AZ | 2 night (car camping)
February 24-25 | Seligman, AZ | 1 night (car camping)
February 25-28 | Havasu Falls with @Jammer | 3 nights (backpacking)
February 28-March 1 | McHood Park, Winslow, AZ | 1 night (car camping)
March 1-2 | Near Palo Duro Canyon | 1 night (car camping)
March 2-3 | Near Reno, OK | 1 night (car camping)
March 3-11 | Ozark Highlands Trail + Buffalo River Trail (Wollum to US65) | 8 nights (backpacking)
March 12-13 | Nature preserve near Springfield MO | 1 night (car camping)
March 25-May 1 | Route In Between (Arizona Trail Section) | 30 nights (Backpacking)*
May 1-15 | Route In Between (Deseret Hiking Route) - Kanab to Torrey | 10 nights (backpacking)**
May 27-June 18 | Oregon Coast Trail | 20 nights (backpacking)***
June 23-September 14 | Route In Between+Idaho Centennial Trail | 73 nights (backpacking)****
September 15-16 | Salmon, ID | 1 night (car camping)
September 25-26 | Sparks, NV | 1 night (car camping)
September 26-27 | Lake Washoe, NV | 1 night (car camping)
September 27-29 | ALDHA West Gathering, Nevada City, CA | 2 nights (car camping)
September 29-30 | Winnemucca, NV | 1 night (car camping)
October 4-6 | Fence/Twentyfive Mile Loop | 2 nights (backpacking)
October 25-27 | Desert camping near Millford, UT | 2 nights (car camping)
November 4-9 | Hayduke Section 2 (ish) + Moab explorations | 2 nights (backpacking) + 3 nights (car camping)

*37 nights on trail, minus nights in Kearny x2, Superior, Pine, Flagstaff, and Jacob Lake x2
**14 nights on trail, minus nights in Kanab, Tropic x2, and Torrey
***22 nights on trail, minus nights in Newport and Florence
****83 nights on trail, minus nights in Ogden, Grace x2, Fort Hall, Arco, Kooskia, and Mullan x4)


Backpacking: 160
Car Camping: 42

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It was a bit cold Friday and Saturday nights, but last night was pretty nice.

Total: 71 Nights

Nov 8-11 | Muddy Creek & Chimney Canyon | 3 >> http://adventr.co/2019/11/muddy-creek-wilderness-chimney-canyon/
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


Salt-Stained Walls
by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Chimney Canyon Campsite
by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Muddy Creek Reflection
by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr
 
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Finally made it back to Range Creek this weekend.

Total: 73 Nights

Nov 15-17 | Range Creek | 2 >> http://adventr.co/2019/11/return-to-range-creek-canyon/
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


Range Creek Camp
by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Spirals & Shadows
by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Castle Country Sunset
by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr
 
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Finally made it back to Range Creek this weekend.

Total: 73 Nights

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


Range Creek Camp
by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Spirals & Shadows
by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Castle Country Sunset
by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr
Did you run into Mike again? The last time I was there he told me to let him know when I'd be back so he could watch me scramble up to some rock art. I kind of got the impression that he was offering me a ride even though I heard he isn't allowed to any more.
 
Did you run into Mike again? The last time I was there he told me to let him know when I'd be back so he could watch me scramble up to some rock art. I kind of got the impression that he was offering me a ride even though I heard he isn't allowed to any more.

Yes, we ran into him on our way back out. He did mention that he’s not allowed to give rides anymore while we were talking, but I bet he still does on occasion. He made it sound like he might be retiring within the next year.
 
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Just another weekend hiking from the Island in the Sky down to the White Rim and back.

Total: 75 Nights

Nov 22-24 | Big Flat | 2 >> http://adventr.co/2019/11/island-in-the-sky-from-west-to-east/
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


Airport Tower
by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Canyonlands Below
by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Marlboro Point Sunrise
by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr
 
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I realized I never added my last trip here

2019 total: 22 nights

Dolly Sods (WV) - March 11 - 13 - 2 nights
Citico Creek Wilderness (TN) - May 20 - 21 - 1 night
Red River Gorge (KY) - June 3 - 4 - 1 night
Dolly Sods (WV) w/ kids - June 16 - 19 - 3 nights
Deep Creek (GMNP) w/ kids - June 30 - July 2 - 2 nights
Laurel River Lake (KY) - July 25 - 26 - 1 night
SEKI - July 29 - August 6 - 7 nights
Roaring Plains Wilderness (WV) - October 4 - 6 - 2 nights

Mt Rogers NRA - November 1 - 4 - 3 nights
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Spent the last two weekends at the Island in the Sky again and have now finished hiking all of the official trails there.

Total: 78 Nights

Dec 13-15 | Labyrinth & Big Flat | 2 >> http://adventr.co/2019/12/island-in-the-sky-taylor-canyon-upheaval-canyon/
Dec 6-7 | Whitbeck Rock | 1 >> http://adventr.co/2019/12/island-in-the-sky-syncline-loop-trail/
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


Zeus and Moses
by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr


Upheaval Dome Crater
by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr
 
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After seeing @IntrepidXJ comment about the Upper Telico ORV area I did some internet research since this area isn't on my newer Nat Geo map. It looks like some of these roads would be great for hiking and maybe bikes. But it also sounds like the Forest Service was planning on a major rehab project.

@Tipi Walter have you hiked through this area in the last couple years? If so, what do the old roads look like?
 
After seeing @IntrepidXJ comment about the Upper Telico ORV area I did some internet research since this area isn't on my newer Nat Geo map. It looks like some of these roads would be great for hiking and maybe bikes. But it also sounds like the Forest Service was planning on a major rehab project.

@Tipi Walter have you hiked through this area in the last couple years? If so, what do the old roads look like?

One of the best things ever to happen to Cherokee NF and Tellico River is the closing of the Tellico Off Road Vehicle playground. The rolling sportmen dropped oil pans into the headwaters of Tellico River and no one complained for years until the area got shut down. The main reason it was shut down was to prevent soil erosion from all the traffic in the mud glomming up the river and turning it brown in rainstorms.

Regarding using the area for hiking/backpacking---the closest I ever came was a trip up to Beaverdam Bald to the West and Hogjaw/Mitchell Lick to the East---along the Snowbird Creek Trail #64. Thanks for the idea as it's a big area probably with a dozen great camping spots.
 
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