What are your plans for 2009?

[Mtnman1830]

Four day backpack trip to Uintas bagging 13ers
Kings
South Kings
Gilbert
Gunsight
'Dome'
Fortress
Cliff Point

Finish off my County Highpoints
Mine Camp
Ellen
Eccentric
Bull
Nebo
American Fork Twin Peaks
Willard
Waas
Peale
Delano

Slot Canyons
Spooky and Peakaboo
Willis Creek

A week in Olympic National Park

Hike at least 200 miles, 12 days spent outdoors

[cachehiker]

To have as much free time as you seem to. :2thumbs:

[asdf]

Get more camera gear and take more photos (ordered some light painting toys today)

Ride my mtn bike more

Hike with the kids 2-3 times a week

bag more summits

Hike up the south side of Timp.

Take 1or2 week long trip to California... thinking Yosemite or along the coast maybe both.

Get some sick photos from the top of the Reef near Knotted Rope Canyon.

Spend some time in and round Capitol Reef NP.

Do more mon-fri hikes

and more.......

[blueeyes]

Succesfully bike all the way to the top of Ben Lomond Peak from North Fork and make it back down with out falling off my bike. :lol8:

Take the kids camping at least 4 times this summer, and go on several hikes with them. Haven't exactly decided yet where, leave that to the moment.

And make a trip to property we have in Duchesne. Been a long time since I have camped down there. It is time to go!

[BruteForce]

mtnman: Sounds like a great list of objectives. Mine aren't nearly as exhausting (IMHO). I hope to accomplish at least a subset of:

- ATV/Camp from Monroe to Otter Creek Reservoir
- ATV/Camp (again) from Fillmore to Richfield
- Hike and camp atop Lone Peak Wilderness
- Summit Lewiston Peak and walk that entire ridge line
- Participate in at least 3 x 5K races (ankle and old body willing)
- Get in at least 2-3 more free fall sky dives
- Get in some king salmon fishing in either WA state or AK.

[devo_stevo]

Ride my mountain bike as much as I can and take my kids and wife hiking more. I'm also going to get a new camera and do as much shooting as I possibly can.

Wouldn't mind having some more free time too. :haha:

blueeyes, maybe I'll meet up with you for that ride to Ben Lomond. I want to do a big loop from Brigham to Mantua to Liberty to Ben Lomond to Willard Basin to Perry to Brigham. Should hurt a lot, but it's totally worth it.

[blueeyes]

Ride my mountain bike as much as I can and take my kids and wife hiking more. I'm also going to get a new camera and do as much shooting as I possibly can.

Wouldn't mind having some more free time too. :haha:

blueeyes, maybe I'll meet up with you for that ride to Ben Lomond. I want to do a big loop from Brigham to Mantua to Liberty to Ben Lomond to Willard Basin to Perry to Brigham. Should hurt a lot, but it's totally worth it.

Wow! I am in how long would that ride take? We should get Last Child to go with us.

[devo_stevo]

Last summer, I rode from my house in Brigham to inspiration point and back down Perry Canyon and back to Brigham. It took my brother-in-law and I just over 6 hours (riding time) to do it. I'm thinking that the bigger loop would take 2 or 3 hours more than that. I wouldn't try it as a first time real long ride, but you could definately do portions of it. Last summer I took Last Child on part of the route that I want to do. He made a video of it and posted it on here somewhere. If you are going to ride to Ben Lomond (well, some of it anyway, it's really steep) I could definately plan to meet you at the trailhead there.

[Sombeech]

starting in march, bike once a week - on a different bike
go hiking with my boy at least 10 times in our child carrier backpack
go backpacking/camping at least twice
go boating/wakesurfing 5 times
hit 4 canyons
go snowboarding 1 more time this winter
lose 20 lbs this spring - again
Lone Peak
Lewis Peak
hit 4 river runs
St George once
Fruita once
maybe Moab

[Alex]

Make it alive to 2010 :2thumbs:

[nelsonccc]

Kill two birds with one stone.

Lose 10 pounds by finally getting that penis reduction surgery I've been saving up for.

[KapitanSparrow]

Lose 10 pounds by finally getting that penis reduction surgery I've been saving up for.


:haha:

[abirken]

Moab before Summer a couple of times
Zion this summer to do some canyons
Ride my bike minimum 50 miles a week once weather gets better
Climb a 14teener or two
Acquire an Imlay bag
get out on my board a couple more time before winter ends
get in a hut trip or visit a yurt to yurt system before winter ends
snowshoe once a weekend until mid April
Acquire a new sleeping bag
Camp at least once a month this summer with kids
Backpack from Snowmass to Crested Butte
local hikes weekly
Get back to a regular Bikrams schedule
Get in one weekend river trip this summer
Drink alot of beer
Practice and perfect my belly dance moves
Drop 20 lbs before August
Surf/family trip to Costa Rica August 5th
Not get my face tan
Stay away from Bogley at this un-godly hour
Take the plunge into vegetarianism




:popcorn:

[Sombeech]

Kill two birds with one stone.

Lose 10 pounds by finally getting that penis reduction surgery I've been saving up for.

Your face is going to be soooo different now.

[Scout Master]

Kings Peak
3 night Back packing trip w/Scouts
2 night Backpacking trip with two sons
Weekly hikes with daughter.
Summit of Timp (3rd time)
Hiking in Yellowstone
Hike twice a week to be ready for Kings.
a long weekend Hiking and camping in the swell
two days in Zion with Daughter
try not to loose too much weight
Do a hike with Alison?

[IntrepidXJ]

I've got a lot of trip ideas floating around in my head....but nothing concrete yet. I usually make my final decisions last minute on where I am going :)

[CrazyFinn]

We are doing a lot more buggy riding this year.
1. Moab,UT - UTV Rally in May
2. Marysvale,UT - UTV Jam in August
3. Parker,AZ - Next weekend
4. Mecca,CA - Mar
5. Mecca,CA - Easter weekend
6. Finish our house (so we can go even more).

[Cirrus2000]

As many Zion/Escalante/North Wash canyons as I can do from April 25 - May 3.
Finally hit some local (Vancouver area) canyons this summer.
Do my best to get out for weekly hikes (and short overnighters) this summer.
I have 11 days off in August. The whole family is making no plans for it and waiting for a last minute deal - we're saving up, and hoping to hit London and Paris, or some other European destination.
I hope to get most of October off, and hit southern Utah again. Probably a couple of longer backpacks this time.
I'm totally committing to making FreezeFest this year. Haven't managed to get all the time off, yet, and it might be tough to convince people to work New Years Eve and Day for me - but I'm working on it!
Get the kids to a) some concerts, and b) some camping. They both want to do more hiking this year, too.
Lose the 10 pounds I regained this winter, and lose 10 more after that.

[Randi]

Grow up....a garden
Get married....to new and exciting ideas
Give Birth....to a business of sorts

And have FUN doing it all~

and the fun part of course, includes lots of outdoor activities including caving, canyoneering, climbing, hiking, backpacking, mountain bike riding, and walking, and maybe even some flying..... :2thumbs:

[tanya]

Kill two birds with one stone.

Lose 10 pounds by finally getting that penis reduction surgery I've been saving up for.


:lol8: You are funny. Can you send me a shot before you do that. :popcorn:

[nelsonccc]

Kill two birds with one stone.

Lose 10 pounds by finally getting that penis reduction surgery I've been saving up for.


:lol8: You are funny. Can you send me a shot before you do that. :popcorn:

Sure. Just let me make sure my camera does panarama shots.

[tanya]

Kill two birds with one stone.

Lose 10 pounds by finally getting that penis reduction surgery I've been saving up for.


:lol8: You are funny. Can you send me a shot before you do that. :popcorn:

Sure. Just let me make sure my camera does panarama shots.

Oh yeah baby! :hail2thechief:

[blueeyes]

Last summer, I rode from my house in Brigham to inspiration point and back down Perry Canyon and back to Brigham. It took my brother-in-law and I just over 6 hours (riding time) to do it. I'm thinking that the bigger loop would take 2 or 3 hours more than that. I wouldn't try it as a first time real long ride, but you could definately do portions of it. Last summer I took Last Child on part of the route that I want to do. He made a video of it and posted it on here somewhere. If you are going to ride to Ben Lomond (well, some of it anyway, it's really steep) I could definately plan to meet you at the trailhead there.

I would not try a ride like that until I built up to it.

Janet wants to come.. we are going to start going to spin classes get our legs in shape for biking. I feel like a slug right now!

[Last Child]

Ride my mountain bike as much as I can and take my kids and wife hiking more. I'm also going to get a new camera and do as much shooting as I possibly can.

Wouldn't mind having some more free time too. :haha:

blueeyes, maybe I'll meet up with you for that ride to Ben Lomond. I want to do a big loop from Brigham to Mantua to Liberty to Ben Lomond to Willard Basin to Perry to Brigham. Should hurt a lot, but it's totally worth it.

Wow! I am in how long would that ride take? We should get Last Child to go with us.

Ouch man! Stevo you are an animal. That's an insane amount of vertical in one day. Epic, no doubt, it would be. :nod:

[devo_stevo]

Last summer, I rode from my house in Brigham to inspiration point and back down Perry Canyon and back to Brigham. It took my brother-in-law and I just over 6 hours (riding time) to do it. I'm thinking that the bigger loop would take 2 or 3 hours more than that. I wouldn't try it as a first time real long ride, but you could definately do portions of it. Last summer I took Last Child on part of the route that I want to do. He made a video of it and posted it on here somewhere. If you are going to ride to Ben Lomond (well, some of it anyway, it's really steep) I could definately plan to meet you at the trailhead there.

I would not try a ride like that until I built up to it.

Janet wants to come.. we are going to start going to spin classes get our legs in shape for biking. I feel like a slug right now! :2thumbs: Awesome. This warm weather that we're having is making me really want to be out on the bike right now. I've been riding on the road on Saturdays and on the rollers in the basement the rest of the week. Feels good to be on the bike again.

[Last Child]

I hear you! I got the new bike last fall and only got to ride it a couple of times due to surgery and the like. It still has not been on a real trail ride. I'm so dying to get out on it. Been thinking about a trip to Stansbury one of these upcoming Saturdays if you's interested? Never been there.

As far as my plans for 2009....

Hopefully keep the business a float.
Get some of my yard graded/in. Uuuggghhh!
Ski as much as possible and try out a resort I have never skied.
I would like to get out and try some cross country skiing.
Mt. Bike as much as possible - hopefully a trip to Moab or Fruita or at least try out some new "local" trails.
Help Stan out with finishing the Perry Canyon trail to Grizzley Peak.
Get out fishing a few times. Haven't been in a couple of years.
Try to Mellow Down Easy some....

[blueeyes]

Last summer, I rode from my house in Brigham to inspiration point and back down Perry Canyon and back to Brigham. It took my brother-in-law and I just over 6 hours (riding time) to do it. I'm thinking that the bigger loop would take 2 or 3 hours more than that. I wouldn't try it as a first time real long ride, but you could definately do portions of it. Last summer I took Last Child on part of the route that I want to do. He made a video of it and posted it on here somewhere. If you are going to ride to Ben Lomond (well, some of it anyway, it's really steep) I could definately plan to meet you at the trailhead there.

I would not try a ride like that until I built up to it.

Janet wants to come.. we are going to start going to spin classes get our legs in shape for biking. I feel like a slug right now! :2thumbs: Awesome. This warm weather that we're having is making me really want to be out on the bike right now. I've been riding on the road on Saturdays and on the rollers in the basement the rest of the week. Feels good to be on the bike again.

The knee says warm weather is going! Cold on the way. Honestly I am ready for the warm weather to stay.

[Last Child]

The knee says warm weather is going! Cold on the way. Honestly I am ready for the warm weather to stay.

Blasphemy!

Oh how though hast sinned thouh heathen skier! :nono:

Bite thy tongue and repent or may thy boards be smitten to a dawdling tendancy. :mrgreen:

[accadacca]

Spend more time on bogley. :spankme:

[greyhair biker]

-Moab trip
-St.George trip
-Fruita trip............all biking(well, I will hike :haha: )
-LOTS of camping since I only got to camp ONCE last year. FOr some reason my wife didnt want to put up the trailer with me watching with a bum arm :ne_nau:
-I want to hike the Uintahs along the ridgeline above Spirit Lake.
-I'd like to bike BenLomond since I've never been up there.
...I want to do a bike trip from my home to SLC on my recumbent & trailer.
Mainly, I need to figure out what I'm gonna do with my 160 hours of vacation :nod:

[shlingdawg]

A week in Olympic National Park




If you'd like some company - let me know. Olympic is on my doorstep.

[blueeyes]

The knee says warm weather is going! Cold on the way. Honestly I am ready for the warm weather to stay.

Blasphemy!

Oh how though hast sinned thouh heathen skier! :nono:

Bite thy tongue and repent or may thy boards be smitten to a dawdling tendancy. :mrgreen:

Ok I will repent... wax all three pairs of skis (just so ya know this takes me forever.... i just learned how) tonight and go skiing tomorrow. :2thumbs:

I just read all these trip reports and see pics of Southern Utah and other places and I am dying to go camping. TWO long years since I have been. I have made up my mind... even if it means going by myself out into the middle of nowhere I am going to our prop in Duchesne this summer. I have not been down there since Sarah was 3 months old. Go teach my kids how to catch lizzards. If I bat my blue eyes I can probably get my Dad to go with me. :lol8:

[Cirrus2000]

If I bat my blue eyes I can probably get my Dad to go with me. :lol8:

If you bat your blue eyes, you could probably get anyone to go with you! :wink:

[blueeyes]

If I bat my blue eyes I can probably get my Dad to go with me. :lol8:

If you bat your blue eyes, you could probably get anyone to go with you! :wink:

Probably :nod: but I won't just take anyone down there. The Prop (as we call it) is special to me. Many many good memories growing up. You have to love lizzards, cactus, and juniper trees and going on long walk abouts. And on these walks you have to be creative and see faces and other things in the rocks.

[Last Child]

The knee says warm weather is going! Cold on the way. Honestly I am ready for the warm weather to stay.

Blasphemy!

Oh how though hast sinned thouh heathen skier! :nono:

Bite thy tongue and repent or may thy boards be smitten to a dawdling tendancy. :mrgreen:

Ok I will repent... wax all three pairs of skis (just so ya know this takes me forever.... i just learned how) tonight and go skiing tomorrow. :2thumbs:

I just read all these trip reports and see pics of Southern Utah and other places and I am dying to go camping. TWO long years since I have been. I have made up my mind... even if it means going by myself out into the middle of nowhere I am going to our prop in Duchesne this summer. I have not been down there since Sarah was 3 months old. Go teach my kids how to catch lizzards. If I bat my blue eyes I can probably get my Dad to go with me. :lol8:

Waxing your own skis now huh? The ski Gods are smiling and all will be forgiven! :mrgreen:

Have fun skiing tomorrow! Beaver got 9 inches over the last two days. Man I wish I could go today. I have to stay home and negotiate contract clauses on a job. :frustrated:


Yeah, all this warm weather reporting is making it tough. I also am right now looking at some Robins in the trees across the street. Yesterday I saw three Morning Doves? Must mean spring is already here? :snowguy:

Catching lizards in Duchesne? Sounds like mucho fun to me! :2thumbs:

[TreeHugger]

REALLY learn how to ski in powder (making progress!!)
Bike more... bike more with Blueeyessmiling!!
Finish in the top one third of my first real triathlon.
Grand Wash backpacking
A week in Cour d'Alene for Ironman
2 weeks in Europe with my sister
7-10 days in the San Juan Islands
Next December in Mexico to experience the monarch butterfly migration....

Of course the two summer trips will totally depend on whether or not I find a job before then - the funding for the one I have now will be gone next year...

[blueeyes]

I have decided to hide away in Tree's luggage when she goes to Nepal!! (I am going to make a trip there someday..... oh my list is so long)

Tree hope to ride many times with you this coming summer! I will drag Janet with me and Julie if I can talk her into it.

[ststephen]

Teach my son and wife how to spot a car over obstacles.

Spend a week in The Maze (very soon!)

Lead my son's Scout troop on their first "50 miler" backpacking trip. Looking like it will be in Sequoia NP. Try hard to have at least some of them actually want to go on another one with me.

Get the scouts in shape with some shorter backpacking trips in the local mountains. Make them kiddies carry heavy packs to toughen 'em up...heh heh.

Luck out this year and get in to the NYC Marathon, then train and finish it and eat some great Jewish and Italian food.

Get a few more ski days in this winter.

Finally replace my old SLR with a DSLR.

Schedule in at least one easy car-camping & fishing trip in the Sierras in the late summer

Have a drink in the bar at the Awanhee after doing some kind of hike in Yosemite

Do more birding than last year.

[Wasatch Rebel]

Definite: 1)going to spend 5 days in Yosemite 2) an overnight fishing/backpacking trip into the Uintas, first weekend in August 3) Several Wasatch front hikes

Hopefully: 1) Another campout with the family 2) getting the four wheel drive rig I've been planning on getting and hitting some back roads on the Yosemite trip 3) Notch Peak 4) Lone Peak 5) running the East Millcreek 4th of July 5k. 6) Getting down to 12-15 percent body fat (I'm at 20 now). 7) Spending tons of fun times with the grandkids.