2012 Trip Report Recap

Highlights of 2012 (The Year of the Dragon):

• 30 Nights of Camping over 13 trips (18 nights in Utah!)
• Camped at least one night in each month from February to December
• ~8,500 miles driven on the above camping trips
• 110 days of photo taking
• 10,500 photos made it onto my computer
• 3 Major Parties (Wild West Whiskey B-Day, Backyard Bouldering Competition, Halloween Apocalypse)
• Lots of climbing, disc-golfing, ball-sweating (it was the hottest year on record)
• Finished it off in Japan (with just a few days in 2012, I am calling that one a 2013 trip)

It is always good to reflect on what you have accomplished in order to figure out the future. This last year seems as if it was a whirlwind of adventure as we made sure that there was at least one camping trip a month plus all the other craziness of life. We truly lived the Weekend Warrior lifestyle this year and it was well worth the effort.

Here is a recap of the previous year: 2011 Trip Highlights

2012 Trip Reports:

• 30 Nights of Camping:
  • A photoblog of every campsite in 2012
• Top Adventures of the Year (these are my favorites and feature the best trip reports):
  • Zion and  Bryce Canyon National Park in the Spring
  • Kayaking into Lake Powell to view the Annular Eclipse
  • Chaco Canyon Roadtrip
  • Lake Powell Wakeboarding/Ski Trip

• Skiing Trips
  • Hahaha…sniffle…crying: It was one of the worst snow years on record, so no trips worth writing about

• Climbing/Camping/Rafting/Hiking Adventures:
  • Moab Bouldering in February
  • Moab Party – Climbing Fisher Towers and a 30 person campout
  • Ice Climbing in Ouray
  • Rafting the Ruby/Horsethief Canyon on the Colorado River
  • Hiking the SOB Gully at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison
  • Collection of the Random Trips (Fall-Leaves, climbing, camping)

• Parties and Random:
  • Trout Creek Fire
  • Wild West Whiskey Birthday Party
  • Backyard Bouldering Competition 2012
  • Apocalypse 2012: Halloween Party (facebook link)

Looking forward to another year of fun and adventure!

-andy

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