jentzschman
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Sandy, Utah
+4 more night in Bear Lake.
13 Total
13 Total
2015 Bag Night Challenge
- Thread starter sixstringsteve
- Start date
ID Bronco
Registered User
- Location
- Idaho Falls, ID
I am glad it's not just me. I am headed to Yellowstone for a week though. Live and Learn. I hope the fishing is good!
ID Bronco
Registered User
- Location
- Idaho Falls, ID
Total: 17 Nights
2 More nights these were at Island Park Scout Camp in Idaho
First Night 1-16-17-2015 Scout Campout
Second Night 3-13-2015 Scout Campout - Pine Creek Pass, ID (Snow caves that didn't last. Most beautiful sunrise I've seen in years)
Third through Fifth nights - 3-26-29, 2015 - City of Rocks & Castle Rock in Idaho - If you haven't been there and like rock climbing, hiking, or cool rock formations you should make it a point to visit!
Sixth night - 4-24-25 McCammon Turkey Hunting - Good times, lots of rain, a couple of fish, lots of turkeys, but no kills.
Seventh night - Wyatt's 7th birthday, May 1-2 he wanted a campout with Dad. Very cool. First night in my refreshed north face 2 man 4 season.
Nights 8-11 (5-21-25, 2015) Kaughman/Birch Creek - Motorcycling, Fishing, Exploring, sweet food, lots of fires!
Twelfth night - (5-29-30, 2015) Moody Creek, ID - Good fellowship, small creek fishing, tent camping with my four boys! Good tradition and great memories!
13-14 Nights Heise Hot Springs - Tent Youth Conference. Awesome activities, beautiful campground, comfy Cot!
Night 15 - Grand Teton National Park Gross Venture Campground - Tent - Daddy Daughter camp out. Kayaking in String Lake. Vehicle trouble aside it was a good time.
Nights 16 & 17 Springbarring (yes I think that is a new hip word) it in the rain. It was double cool for me - one of my boys was attending so I hung with him, but my older boy was a staff member too. It was cool to see him in a work/responsibility environment from afar. That is a great camp and he even got his Sailing merit badge. It was pretty cool.
2 More nights these were at Island Park Scout Camp in Idaho
First Night 1-16-17-2015 Scout Campout
Second Night 3-13-2015 Scout Campout - Pine Creek Pass, ID (Snow caves that didn't last. Most beautiful sunrise I've seen in years)
Third through Fifth nights - 3-26-29, 2015 - City of Rocks & Castle Rock in Idaho - If you haven't been there and like rock climbing, hiking, or cool rock formations you should make it a point to visit!
Sixth night - 4-24-25 McCammon Turkey Hunting - Good times, lots of rain, a couple of fish, lots of turkeys, but no kills.
Seventh night - Wyatt's 7th birthday, May 1-2 he wanted a campout with Dad. Very cool. First night in my refreshed north face 2 man 4 season.
Nights 8-11 (5-21-25, 2015) Kaughman/Birch Creek - Motorcycling, Fishing, Exploring, sweet food, lots of fires!
Twelfth night - (5-29-30, 2015) Moody Creek, ID - Good fellowship, small creek fishing, tent camping with my four boys! Good tradition and great memories!
13-14 Nights Heise Hot Springs - Tent Youth Conference. Awesome activities, beautiful campground, comfy Cot!
Night 15 - Grand Teton National Park Gross Venture Campground - Tent - Daddy Daughter camp out. Kayaking in String Lake. Vehicle trouble aside it was a good time.
Nights 16 & 17 Springbarring (yes I think that is a new hip word) it in the rain. It was double cool for me - one of my boys was attending so I hung with him, but my older boy was a staff member too. It was cool to see him in a work/responsibility environment from afar. That is a great camp and he even got his Sailing merit badge. It was pretty cool.
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sixstringsteve
Well-Known Member
- Location
- UT
How'd you like skyline drive? Its tough not to fall in love with that place.
Tonkaman
Well-Known Member
- Location
- West Jordan
9 nights total:
3 nights in Caineville 3/25-3/28
1 night in Moab 4/10
1 night in Little Sahara 4/18
1 night in Cherry Creek 5/1
1 night @ code name: Hidden Gem
2 nights on Skyline Drive 7/23-7/24
3 nights in Caineville 3/25-3/28
1 night in Moab 4/10
1 night in Little Sahara 4/18
1 night in Cherry Creek 5/1
1 night @ code name: Hidden Gem
2 nights on Skyline Drive 7/23-7/24
ID Bronco
Registered User
- Location
- Idaho Falls, ID
Total: 24 Nights
7 Nights in Yellowstone Park!
First Night 1-16-17-2015 Scout Campout
Second Night 3-13-2015 Scout Campout - Pine Creek Pass, ID (Snow caves that didn't last. Most beautiful sunrise I've seen in years)
Third through Fifth nights - 3-26-29, 2015 - City of Rocks & Castle Rock in Idaho - If you haven't been there and like rock climbing, hiking, or cool rock formations you should make it a point to visit!
Sixth night - 4-24-25 McCammon Turkey Hunting - Good times, lots of rain, a couple of fish, lots of turkeys, but no kills.
Seventh night - Wyatt's 7th birthday, May 1-2 he wanted a campout with Dad. Very cool. First night in my refreshed north face 2 man 4 season.
Nights 8-11 (5-21-25, 2015) Kaughman/Birch Creek - Motorcycling, Fishing, Exploring, sweet food, lots of fires!
Twelfth night - (5-29-30, 2015) Moody Creek, ID - Good fellowship, small creek fishing, tent camping with my four boys! Good tradition and great memories!
13-14 Nights Heise Hot Springs - Tent Youth Conference. Awesome activities, beautiful campground, comfy Cot!
Night 15 - Grand Teton National Park Gross Venture Campground - Tent - Daddy Daughter camp out. Kayaking in String Lake. Vehicle trouble aside it was a good time.
Nights 16 & 17 Springbarring (yes I think that is a new hip word) it in the rain. It was double cool for me - one of my boys was attending so I hung with him, but my older boy was a staff member too. It was cool to see him in a work/responsibility environment from afar. That is a great camp and he even got his Sailing merit badge. It was pretty cool.
18-24 Nights - 7 more nights in Yellowstone National Park. I did a lot of animal watching, fishing, and almost no visitor center/store/regulatory things. Staying away from as much of the "regulatory" things as possible made this an extremely awesome experience. First, I have never spent more than two days in a row in Yellowstone. I live 90 miles away and visit a time or two a year but usually just day trips. This was entirely different. First part of the time I had six kids and my wife and I. (one is a friend) That made it fun and the little things were exciting to the kids which made them cooler for us. Second, just my two oldest boys and I fished for a few days alone. That was cool, because we spent a lot of time together and looked at everything from a more grown up view. We got off the beaten path a lot while fishing. It was cool to see things you cannot see from the road.
I learned quite a few things on this trip. First, to see lots of cool animals you have to spend a lot of time in the park. Second, You have to put on a lot of miles to cover it all and to reach the specific rivers/streams and to hit the right hatches on the water. Third, it is totally awesome to be fishing for totally wild cutthroat or brooke trout with bison thirty yards away. (not smart, but very cool) It added a level of ambiance to the experience that I have not found anywhere else. Having a geyser spouting 50 yards away on the bank is a cool experience. None of the fish were big, but they were plentiful and vibrantly colored. For my own records we saw: 10 grizzly bears, 3 wolves, hundreds of bison, Elk, Deer, Geese, Moose, Cranes, Swans, Muskrat, Antelope, Eagles, Osprey, Ravens, Ducks, Squirrels, Gophers, Chipmunks, Cutthroat Trout, Brooke Trout, a toad and tons of other birds I cannot identify. The spotting scope was worth it's weight in gold. Kids love the outdoors and they rejuvenate me! It was a really cool time. I look forward to our back country hike in September there too!
One last note, when you have a lot of time you don't get as upset or frustrated with slow drivers, foreigners, and silly rules.
7 Nights in Yellowstone Park!
First Night 1-16-17-2015 Scout Campout
Second Night 3-13-2015 Scout Campout - Pine Creek Pass, ID (Snow caves that didn't last. Most beautiful sunrise I've seen in years)
Third through Fifth nights - 3-26-29, 2015 - City of Rocks & Castle Rock in Idaho - If you haven't been there and like rock climbing, hiking, or cool rock formations you should make it a point to visit!
Sixth night - 4-24-25 McCammon Turkey Hunting - Good times, lots of rain, a couple of fish, lots of turkeys, but no kills.
Seventh night - Wyatt's 7th birthday, May 1-2 he wanted a campout with Dad. Very cool. First night in my refreshed north face 2 man 4 season.
Nights 8-11 (5-21-25, 2015) Kaughman/Birch Creek - Motorcycling, Fishing, Exploring, sweet food, lots of fires!
Twelfth night - (5-29-30, 2015) Moody Creek, ID - Good fellowship, small creek fishing, tent camping with my four boys! Good tradition and great memories!
13-14 Nights Heise Hot Springs - Tent Youth Conference. Awesome activities, beautiful campground, comfy Cot!
Night 15 - Grand Teton National Park Gross Venture Campground - Tent - Daddy Daughter camp out. Kayaking in String Lake. Vehicle trouble aside it was a good time.
Nights 16 & 17 Springbarring (yes I think that is a new hip word) it in the rain. It was double cool for me - one of my boys was attending so I hung with him, but my older boy was a staff member too. It was cool to see him in a work/responsibility environment from afar. That is a great camp and he even got his Sailing merit badge. It was pretty cool.
18-24 Nights - 7 more nights in Yellowstone National Park. I did a lot of animal watching, fishing, and almost no visitor center/store/regulatory things. Staying away from as much of the "regulatory" things as possible made this an extremely awesome experience. First, I have never spent more than two days in a row in Yellowstone. I live 90 miles away and visit a time or two a year but usually just day trips. This was entirely different. First part of the time I had six kids and my wife and I. (one is a friend) That made it fun and the little things were exciting to the kids which made them cooler for us. Second, just my two oldest boys and I fished for a few days alone. That was cool, because we spent a lot of time together and looked at everything from a more grown up view. We got off the beaten path a lot while fishing. It was cool to see things you cannot see from the road.
I learned quite a few things on this trip. First, to see lots of cool animals you have to spend a lot of time in the park. Second, You have to put on a lot of miles to cover it all and to reach the specific rivers/streams and to hit the right hatches on the water. Third, it is totally awesome to be fishing for totally wild cutthroat or brooke trout with bison thirty yards away. (not smart, but very cool) It added a level of ambiance to the experience that I have not found anywhere else. Having a geyser spouting 50 yards away on the bank is a cool experience. None of the fish were big, but they were plentiful and vibrantly colored. For my own records we saw: 10 grizzly bears, 3 wolves, hundreds of bison, Elk, Deer, Geese, Moose, Cranes, Swans, Muskrat, Antelope, Eagles, Osprey, Ravens, Ducks, Squirrels, Gophers, Chipmunks, Cutthroat Trout, Brooke Trout, a toad and tons of other birds I cannot identify. The spotting scope was worth it's weight in gold. Kids love the outdoors and they rejuvenate me! It was a really cool time. I look forward to our back country hike in September there too!
One last note, when you have a lot of time you don't get as upset or frustrated with slow drivers, foreigners, and silly rules.
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jmaxj
This sucks!!!!
- Location
- were ever i feel i need to be.....
Total: 23 nights
Got a slow start this year due to building a basement.
April 4-5 transcontinental RR 1 night
April 17-19 Mojave road 3 nights
memorial weekend wandering utah ghost towns in the rain. 3 nights
june 6th-14th 8 nights started in bodie, ca and went down the NV\CA border hitting every ghost town along the way until we hit beatty.
Adding July 1st-5th up at strawberry fishing.
And July 22nd-26th doin the Same thing. Which is 8 more nights. Damn slow year. Lots of day trips tho
so i'm at 23 nights now.........
Got a slow start this year due to building a basement.
April 4-5 transcontinental RR 1 night
April 17-19 Mojave road 3 nights
memorial weekend wandering utah ghost towns in the rain. 3 nights
june 6th-14th 8 nights started in bodie, ca and went down the NV\CA border hitting every ghost town along the way until we hit beatty.
Adding July 1st-5th up at strawberry fishing.
And July 22nd-26th doin the Same thing. Which is 8 more nights. Damn slow year. Lots of day trips tho
so i'm at 23 nights now.........
- Location
- SPANISH FORK, UTAH
Total 12 nights
1 - 1/23 lake fork
2 - 1/30 lake fork
Missed Some in here
3 - 7/17 Diamond Fork
4-5 7/25-7/26 Fish Lake
6 - 7/27 Escalante Wide Hollow Res
7 - 7/28 Elk Mountain
8-9 7/29-7/30 Moab
10-11 7/31-8/1 Scofield Res
12 - 8/21 Lake Fork
Ill try to track all my nights this year
1 - 1/23 lake fork
2 - 1/30 lake fork
Missed Some in here
3 - 7/17 Diamond Fork
4-5 7/25-7/26 Fish Lake
6 - 7/27 Escalante Wide Hollow Res
7 - 7/28 Elk Mountain
8-9 7/29-7/30 Moab
10-11 7/31-8/1 Scofield Res
12 - 8/21 Lake Fork
Ill try to track all my nights this year
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- Location
- SPANISH FORK, UTAH
Total 13 nights
1 - 1/23 lake fork
2 - 1/30 lake fork
Missed Some in here
3 - 7/17 Diamond Fork
4-5 7/25-7/26 Fish Lake
6 - 7/27 Escalante Wide Hollow Res
7 - 7/28 Elk Mountain
8-9 7/29-7/30 Moab
10-11 7/31-8/1 Scofield Res
12 - 8/21 Lake Fork
13 - 8/29 Strawberry
Ill try to track all my nights this year
1 - 1/23 lake fork
2 - 1/30 lake fork
Missed Some in here
3 - 7/17 Diamond Fork
4-5 7/25-7/26 Fish Lake
6 - 7/27 Escalante Wide Hollow Res
7 - 7/28 Elk Mountain
8-9 7/29-7/30 Moab
10-11 7/31-8/1 Scofield Res
12 - 8/21 Lake Fork
13 - 8/29 Strawberry
Ill try to track all my nights this year
Total: 13
-3 night in cainville/capitol reef
-1 night open cot in Moab
-1 night in cherry creek
- 2 nights in Escalante national monument.
-1 night in a hidden, undisclosed location.
-1 night in RTT at Jordan pines.
-2 nights off Skyline Dr
-2 nights at yuba lake
-3 night in cainville/capitol reef
-1 night open cot in Moab
-1 night in cherry creek
- 2 nights in Escalante national monument.
-1 night in a hidden, undisclosed location.
-1 night in RTT at Jordan pines.
-2 nights off Skyline Dr
-2 nights at yuba lake
- Location
- Vehicular limbo
Just back from an overnighter in Murdoch Basin. Here's my tally so far:
1 night in the Silver Island mountains, January.
2 nights on (or near) the White Rim, March.
2 nights in the Swell, March.
3 nights in SW Utah, April.
2 nights on the PET, June.
1 night in the west desert, July.
1 night up Norway Flat, July.
1 night in Murdoch Basin, August.
1 night in the Silver Island mountains, January.
2 nights on (or near) the White Rim, March.
2 nights in the Swell, March.
3 nights in SW Utah, April.
2 nights on the PET, June.
1 night in the west desert, July.
1 night up Norway Flat, July.
1 night in Murdoch Basin, August.
ID Bronco
Registered User
- Location
- Idaho Falls, ID
Total: 26 Nights
2 Nights at Pine Creek Pass
First Night 1-16-17-2015 Scout Campout
Second Night 3-13-2015 Scout Campout - Pine Creek Pass, ID (Snow caves that didn't last. Most beautiful sunrise I've seen in years)
Third through Fifth nights - 3-26-29, 2015 - City of Rocks & Castle Rock in Idaho - If you haven't been there and like rock climbing, hiking, or cool rock formations you should make it a point to visit!
Sixth night - 4-24-25 McCammon Turkey Hunting - Good times, lots of rain, a couple of fish, lots of turkeys, but no kills.
Seventh night - Wyatt's 7th birthday, May 1-2 he wanted a campout with Dad. Very cool. First night in my refreshed north face 2 man 4 season.
Nights 8-11 (5-21-25, 2015) Kaughman/Birch Creek - Motorcycling, Fishing, Exploring, sweet food, lots of fires!
Twelfth night - (5-29-30, 2015) Moody Creek, ID - Good fellowship, small creek fishing, tent camping with my four boys! Good tradition and great memories!
13-14 Nights Heise Hot Springs - Tent Youth Conference. Awesome activities, beautiful campground, comfy Cot!
Night 15 - Grand Teton National Park Gross Venture Campground - Tent - Daddy Daughter camp out. Kayaking in String Lake. Vehicle trouble aside it was a good time.
Nights 16 & 17 Springbarring (yes I think that is a new hip word) it in the rain. It was double cool for me - one of my boys was attending so I hung with him, but my older boy was a staff member too. It was cool to see him in a work/responsibility environment from afar. That is a great camp and he even got his Sailing merit badge. It was pretty cool.
18-24 Nights - 7 more nights in Yellowstone National Park. I did a lot of animal watching, fishing, and almost no visitor center/store/regulatory things. Staying away from as much of the "regulatory" things as possible made this an extremely awesome experience. First, I have never spent more than two days in a row in Yellowstone. I live 90 miles away and visit a time or two a year but usually just day trips. This was entirely different. First part of the time I had six kids and my wife and I. (one is a friend) That made it fun and the little things were exciting to the kids which made them cooler for us. Second, just my two oldest boys and I fished for a few days alone. That was cool, because we spent a lot of time together and looked at everything from a more grown up view. We got off the beaten path a lot while fishing. It was cool to see things you cannot see from the road.
I learned quite a few things on this trip. First, to see lots of cool animals you have to spend a lot of time in the park. Second, You have to put on a lot of miles to cover it all and to reach the specific rivers/streams and to hit the right hatches on the water. Third, it is totally awesome to be fishing for totally wild cutthroat or brooke trout with bison thirty yards away. (not smart, but very cool) It added a level of ambiance to the experience that I have not found anywhere else. Having a geyser spouting 50 yards away on the bank is a cool experience. None of the fish were big, but they were plentiful and vibrantly colored. For my own records we saw: 10 grizzly bears, 3 wolves, hundreds of bison, Elk, Deer, Geese, Moose, Cranes, Swans, Muskrat, Antelope, Eagles, Osprey, Ravens, Ducks, Squirrels, Gophers, Chipmunks, Cutthroat Trout, Brooke Trout, a toad and tons of other birds I cannot identify. The spotting scope was worth it's weight in gold. Kids love the outdoors and they rejuvenate me! It was a really cool time. I look forward to our back country hike in September there too!
August 27, 28th - 2 nights - Pine Creek Pass - Just threw my tarp, pad and bivvy out. It was a little chilly 42 degrees Friday night. Great fishing up Rainy Creek and Pine Creek, all native Yellowstone cutthroats. Then a motorcycle ride with my Son. The rest of the family was at Cousins Camp so that freed me up to play a little.
2 Nights at Pine Creek Pass
First Night 1-16-17-2015 Scout Campout
Second Night 3-13-2015 Scout Campout - Pine Creek Pass, ID (Snow caves that didn't last. Most beautiful sunrise I've seen in years)
Third through Fifth nights - 3-26-29, 2015 - City of Rocks & Castle Rock in Idaho - If you haven't been there and like rock climbing, hiking, or cool rock formations you should make it a point to visit!
Sixth night - 4-24-25 McCammon Turkey Hunting - Good times, lots of rain, a couple of fish, lots of turkeys, but no kills.
Seventh night - Wyatt's 7th birthday, May 1-2 he wanted a campout with Dad. Very cool. First night in my refreshed north face 2 man 4 season.
Nights 8-11 (5-21-25, 2015) Kaughman/Birch Creek - Motorcycling, Fishing, Exploring, sweet food, lots of fires!
Twelfth night - (5-29-30, 2015) Moody Creek, ID - Good fellowship, small creek fishing, tent camping with my four boys! Good tradition and great memories!
13-14 Nights Heise Hot Springs - Tent Youth Conference. Awesome activities, beautiful campground, comfy Cot!
Night 15 - Grand Teton National Park Gross Venture Campground - Tent - Daddy Daughter camp out. Kayaking in String Lake. Vehicle trouble aside it was a good time.
Nights 16 & 17 Springbarring (yes I think that is a new hip word) it in the rain. It was double cool for me - one of my boys was attending so I hung with him, but my older boy was a staff member too. It was cool to see him in a work/responsibility environment from afar. That is a great camp and he even got his Sailing merit badge. It was pretty cool.
18-24 Nights - 7 more nights in Yellowstone National Park. I did a lot of animal watching, fishing, and almost no visitor center/store/regulatory things. Staying away from as much of the "regulatory" things as possible made this an extremely awesome experience. First, I have never spent more than two days in a row in Yellowstone. I live 90 miles away and visit a time or two a year but usually just day trips. This was entirely different. First part of the time I had six kids and my wife and I. (one is a friend) That made it fun and the little things were exciting to the kids which made them cooler for us. Second, just my two oldest boys and I fished for a few days alone. That was cool, because we spent a lot of time together and looked at everything from a more grown up view. We got off the beaten path a lot while fishing. It was cool to see things you cannot see from the road.
I learned quite a few things on this trip. First, to see lots of cool animals you have to spend a lot of time in the park. Second, You have to put on a lot of miles to cover it all and to reach the specific rivers/streams and to hit the right hatches on the water. Third, it is totally awesome to be fishing for totally wild cutthroat or brooke trout with bison thirty yards away. (not smart, but very cool) It added a level of ambiance to the experience that I have not found anywhere else. Having a geyser spouting 50 yards away on the bank is a cool experience. None of the fish were big, but they were plentiful and vibrantly colored. For my own records we saw: 10 grizzly bears, 3 wolves, hundreds of bison, Elk, Deer, Geese, Moose, Cranes, Swans, Muskrat, Antelope, Eagles, Osprey, Ravens, Ducks, Squirrels, Gophers, Chipmunks, Cutthroat Trout, Brooke Trout, a toad and tons of other birds I cannot identify. The spotting scope was worth it's weight in gold. Kids love the outdoors and they rejuvenate me! It was a really cool time. I look forward to our back country hike in September there too!
August 27, 28th - 2 nights - Pine Creek Pass - Just threw my tarp, pad and bivvy out. It was a little chilly 42 degrees Friday night. Great fishing up Rainy Creek and Pine Creek, all native Yellowstone cutthroats. Then a motorcycle ride with my Son. The rest of the family was at Cousins Camp so that freed me up to play a little.
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ID Bronco
Registered User
- Location
- Idaho Falls, ID
Total: 27 Nights
1 Night - Anderson Mill Canyon dirt biking
First Night 1-16-17-2015 Scout Campout
Second Night 3-13-2015 Scout Campout - Pine Creek Pass, ID (Snow caves that didn't last. Most beautiful sunrise I've seen in years)
Third through Fifth nights - 3-26-29, 2015 - City of Rocks & Castle Rock in Idaho - If you haven't been there and like rock climbing, hiking, or cool rock formations you should make it a point to visit!
Sixth night - 4-24-25 McCammon Turkey Hunting - Good times, lots of rain, a couple of fish, lots of turkeys, but no kills.
Seventh night - Wyatt's 7th birthday, May 1-2 he wanted a campout with Dad. Very cool. First night in my refreshed north face 2 man 4 season.
Nights 8-11 (5-21-25, 2015) Kaughman/Birch Creek - Motorcycling, Fishing, Exploring, sweet food, lots of fires!
Twelfth night - (5-29-30, 2015) Moody Creek, ID - Good fellowship, small creek fishing, tent camping with my four boys! Good tradition and great memories!
13-14 Nights Heise Hot Springs - Tent Youth Conference. Awesome activities, beautiful campground, comfy Cot!
Night 15 - Grand Teton National Park Gross Venture Campground - Tent - Daddy Daughter camp out. Kayaking in String Lake. Vehicle trouble aside it was a good time.
Nights 16 & 17 Springbarring (yes I think that is a new hip word) it in the rain. It was double cool for me - one of my boys was attending so I hung with him, but my older boy was a staff member too. It was cool to see him in a work/responsibility environment from afar. That is a great camp and he even got his Sailing merit badge. It was pretty cool.
18-24 Nights - 7 more nights in Yellowstone National Park. I did a lot of animal watching, fishing, and almost no visitor center/store/regulatory things. Staying away from as much of the "regulatory" things as possible made this an extremely awesome experience. First, I have never spent more than two days in a row in Yellowstone. I live 90 miles away and visit a time or two a year but usually just day trips. This was entirely different. First part of the time I had six kids and my wife and I. (one is a friend) That made it fun and the little things were exciting to the kids which made them cooler for us. Second, just my two oldest boys and I fished for a few days alone. That was cool, because we spent a lot of time together and looked at everything from a more grown up view. We got off the beaten path a lot while fishing. It was cool to see things you cannot see from the road.
I learned quite a few things on this trip. First, to see lots of cool animals you have to spend a lot of time in the park. Second, You have to put on a lot of miles to cover it all and to reach the specific rivers/streams and to hit the right hatches on the water. Third, it is totally awesome to be fishing for totally wild cutthroat or brooke trout with bison thirty yards away. (not smart, but very cool) It added a level of ambiance to the experience that I have not found anywhere else. Having a geyser spouting 50 yards away on the bank is a cool experience. None of the fish were big, but they were plentiful and vibrantly colored. For my own records we saw: 10 grizzly bears, 3 wolves, hundreds of bison, Elk, Deer, Geese, Moose, Cranes, Swans, Muskrat, Antelope, Eagles, Osprey, Ravens, Ducks, Squirrels, Gophers, Chipmunks, Cutthroat Trout, Brooke Trout, a toad and tons of other birds I cannot identify. The spotting scope was worth it's weight in gold. Kids love the outdoors and they rejuvenate me! It was a really cool time. I look forward to our back country hike in September there too!
August 27, 28th - 2 nights - Pine Creek Pass - Just threw my tarp, pad and bivvy out. It was a little chilly 42 degrees Friday night. Great fishing up Rainy Creek and Pine Creek, all native Yellowstone cutthroats. Then a motorcycle ride with my Son. The rest of the family was at Cousins Camp so that freed me up to play a little.
September 4-5 - 1 Night Anderson Mill Canyon - Riding motorcycles, good times. I forgot how fun forest trails are. Late night arrival, rain showers on us while setting up the tent and no level spots for the tent. When I was sleeping and heard the rain coming down, I was really happy to have the peace of mind that having a quality tent brought. I knew I would not bet wet. Then met up for some grouse hunting too.
1 Night - Anderson Mill Canyon dirt biking
First Night 1-16-17-2015 Scout Campout
Second Night 3-13-2015 Scout Campout - Pine Creek Pass, ID (Snow caves that didn't last. Most beautiful sunrise I've seen in years)
Third through Fifth nights - 3-26-29, 2015 - City of Rocks & Castle Rock in Idaho - If you haven't been there and like rock climbing, hiking, or cool rock formations you should make it a point to visit!
Sixth night - 4-24-25 McCammon Turkey Hunting - Good times, lots of rain, a couple of fish, lots of turkeys, but no kills.
Seventh night - Wyatt's 7th birthday, May 1-2 he wanted a campout with Dad. Very cool. First night in my refreshed north face 2 man 4 season.
Nights 8-11 (5-21-25, 2015) Kaughman/Birch Creek - Motorcycling, Fishing, Exploring, sweet food, lots of fires!
Twelfth night - (5-29-30, 2015) Moody Creek, ID - Good fellowship, small creek fishing, tent camping with my four boys! Good tradition and great memories!
13-14 Nights Heise Hot Springs - Tent Youth Conference. Awesome activities, beautiful campground, comfy Cot!
Night 15 - Grand Teton National Park Gross Venture Campground - Tent - Daddy Daughter camp out. Kayaking in String Lake. Vehicle trouble aside it was a good time.
Nights 16 & 17 Springbarring (yes I think that is a new hip word) it in the rain. It was double cool for me - one of my boys was attending so I hung with him, but my older boy was a staff member too. It was cool to see him in a work/responsibility environment from afar. That is a great camp and he even got his Sailing merit badge. It was pretty cool.
18-24 Nights - 7 more nights in Yellowstone National Park. I did a lot of animal watching, fishing, and almost no visitor center/store/regulatory things. Staying away from as much of the "regulatory" things as possible made this an extremely awesome experience. First, I have never spent more than two days in a row in Yellowstone. I live 90 miles away and visit a time or two a year but usually just day trips. This was entirely different. First part of the time I had six kids and my wife and I. (one is a friend) That made it fun and the little things were exciting to the kids which made them cooler for us. Second, just my two oldest boys and I fished for a few days alone. That was cool, because we spent a lot of time together and looked at everything from a more grown up view. We got off the beaten path a lot while fishing. It was cool to see things you cannot see from the road.
I learned quite a few things on this trip. First, to see lots of cool animals you have to spend a lot of time in the park. Second, You have to put on a lot of miles to cover it all and to reach the specific rivers/streams and to hit the right hatches on the water. Third, it is totally awesome to be fishing for totally wild cutthroat or brooke trout with bison thirty yards away. (not smart, but very cool) It added a level of ambiance to the experience that I have not found anywhere else. Having a geyser spouting 50 yards away on the bank is a cool experience. None of the fish were big, but they were plentiful and vibrantly colored. For my own records we saw: 10 grizzly bears, 3 wolves, hundreds of bison, Elk, Deer, Geese, Moose, Cranes, Swans, Muskrat, Antelope, Eagles, Osprey, Ravens, Ducks, Squirrels, Gophers, Chipmunks, Cutthroat Trout, Brooke Trout, a toad and tons of other birds I cannot identify. The spotting scope was worth it's weight in gold. Kids love the outdoors and they rejuvenate me! It was a really cool time. I look forward to our back country hike in September there too!
August 27, 28th - 2 nights - Pine Creek Pass - Just threw my tarp, pad and bivvy out. It was a little chilly 42 degrees Friday night. Great fishing up Rainy Creek and Pine Creek, all native Yellowstone cutthroats. Then a motorcycle ride with my Son. The rest of the family was at Cousins Camp so that freed me up to play a little.
September 4-5 - 1 Night Anderson Mill Canyon - Riding motorcycles, good times. I forgot how fun forest trails are. Late night arrival, rain showers on us while setting up the tent and no level spots for the tent. When I was sleeping and heard the rain coming down, I was really happy to have the peace of mind that having a quality tent brought. I knew I would not bet wet. Then met up for some grouse hunting too.
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Total 14 nights
1 - 1/23 lake fork
2 - 1/30 lake fork
Missed Some in here
3 - 7/17 Diamond Fork
4-5 7/25-7/26 Fish Lake
6 - 7/27 Escalante Wide Hollow Res
7 - 7/28 Elk Mountain
8-9 7/29-7/30 Moab
10-11 7/31-8/1 Scofield Res
12 - 8/21 Lake Fork
13 - 8/29 Strawberry
14 - 9/6 Sheep creek
Ill try to track all my nights this year
1 - 1/23 lake fork
2 - 1/30 lake fork
Missed Some in here
3 - 7/17 Diamond Fork
4-5 7/25-7/26 Fish Lake
6 - 7/27 Escalante Wide Hollow Res
7 - 7/28 Elk Mountain
8-9 7/29-7/30 Moab
10-11 7/31-8/1 Scofield Res
12 - 8/21 Lake Fork
13 - 8/29 Strawberry
14 - 9/6 Sheep creek
Ill try to track all my nights this year
sixstringsteve
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- Location
- UT
Total: 37
1 night - Jan 2 @ Moab
1 night - Jan 9 @ a yurt in Liberty, ID snowshoeing
1 night - Jan 16 @ Moab
1 night - Jan 30 @ 5th water hot springs backpacking
1 night - Feb 13 @ Wedge Overlook mountain biking
1 night - Feb 20 @ backyard testing a new tent
4 nights - March 12-16 @ White Rim Trail mountain biking
4 nights - March 26-30 @ Canyonlands Figure 8 packrafting trip
4 nights - April 17-21 @ Zion NP 50 mile backpacking
4 nights - May 22-26 @ Salt Creek in the Needles backpacking
1 night - May 29 @ the swell
1 night - June 20 @ Pittsburgh Lake backpacking
3 nights - July 16 @ skyline drive bikepacking
1 night - July 31 @ Dry Creek to Granite Flats backpacking
1 night - Aug 7 @ Lake Hardy backpacking
2 nights - Aug 19-21 @ Tetons
6 nights - Sept 2 - 7 @ Wind Rivers, WY traverse backpacking 90 miles
Total Van nights: 1
Aug 21 @ Lava Hot Springs
1 night - Jan 2 @ Moab
1 night - Jan 9 @ a yurt in Liberty, ID snowshoeing
1 night - Jan 16 @ Moab
1 night - Jan 30 @ 5th water hot springs backpacking
1 night - Feb 13 @ Wedge Overlook mountain biking
1 night - Feb 20 @ backyard testing a new tent
4 nights - March 12-16 @ White Rim Trail mountain biking
4 nights - March 26-30 @ Canyonlands Figure 8 packrafting trip
4 nights - April 17-21 @ Zion NP 50 mile backpacking
4 nights - May 22-26 @ Salt Creek in the Needles backpacking
1 night - May 29 @ the swell
1 night - June 20 @ Pittsburgh Lake backpacking
3 nights - July 16 @ skyline drive bikepacking
1 night - July 31 @ Dry Creek to Granite Flats backpacking
1 night - Aug 7 @ Lake Hardy backpacking
2 nights - Aug 19-21 @ Tetons
6 nights - Sept 2 - 7 @ Wind Rivers, WY traverse backpacking 90 miles
Total Van nights: 1
Aug 21 @ Lava Hot Springs
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- Location
- Vehicular limbo
1 night in the Silver Island mountains, January.
2 nights on (or near) the White Rim, March.
2 nights in the Swell, March.
3 nights in SW Utah, April.
2 nights on the PET, June.
1 night in the west desert, July.
1 night up Norway Flat, July.
1 night in Murdoch Basin, August.
3 nights in Ouray CO, September.
2 nights on (or near) the White Rim, March.
2 nights in the Swell, March.
3 nights in SW Utah, April.
2 nights on the PET, June.
1 night in the west desert, July.
1 night up Norway Flat, July.
1 night in Murdoch Basin, August.
3 nights in Ouray CO, September.
Total: 14
-3 night in cainville/capitol reef
-1 night open cot in Moab
-1 night in cherry creek
- 2 nights in Escalante national monument.
-1 night in a hidden, undisclosed location.
-1 night in RTT at Jordan pines.
-2 nights off Skyline Dr
-2 nights at yuba lake
-1 night lake mountain. Second time in RTT.
-3 night in cainville/capitol reef
-1 night open cot in Moab
-1 night in cherry creek
- 2 nights in Escalante national monument.
-1 night in a hidden, undisclosed location.
-1 night in RTT at Jordan pines.
-2 nights off Skyline Dr
-2 nights at yuba lake
-1 night lake mountain. Second time in RTT.