The Camping List

Summer is vastly approaching and I am sure many of you are getting ready for epic road trips and adventures. I thought it would be a good time to give you a quick review of the 86 nights spent in a tent during my 100 day photography adventure of 2018. Below are a few thoughts on a few campsites of the trip. If you have any questions on a location or itinerary feel free to ask away. Likewise, if you have any thoughts or experiences that you would like to share, please, shout out to me in the comments below. Mahalo!

To view images from this road trip, please click here to see the Beautiful Suffering online gallery.

Best Easy to get to Backcountry Campsite--Leigh Lake, GTNP, Wyoming

Best Hard to get to Backcountry Campsite-- Cascade North Fork along the Teton Crest Trail, GTNP, Wyoming

Worst Campsite-- Eagle Plains in the Yukon Territory on the way to Inuvik and Tuk

Hottest Campsite-- Shadow Mountain, Bridger Teton National Forest

Coldest Campsite-- Holly Lake, GTNP, Wyoming / Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, Canada (tie)

Windiest Campsite-- Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, Canada

Smokiest-- Summit Lake, BC / Kerkeselin, Jasper NP, Alberta, Canada (tie)

Northernmost Campsite-- Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, Canada

Easternmost Campsite-- Sage Creek, Badlands NP, South Dakota

Most Bear-- Brooks Camp, Katmai NP, Alaska

Most Elk-- Mammoth, Yellowstone NP, Wyoming

Most Bison-- Pebble Creek, Yellowstone NP, Wyoming

Most Moose-- Wonder Lake, Denali NP, AK

Most Caribou-- Wonder Lake, Denali NP, AK

Most Eagles-- Lake Garibaldi PP, BC, Canada

Most Prairie Dogs-- Sage Creek, Badlands NP, South Dakota

Most Snow in Campsite-- Lake Garibaldi PP, BC, Canada

Nicest Neighbors-- Stawamus Chief PP, BC Canada / Grizzly Lake / Talus Lake Tombstone TP, Yukon, Canada

Loudest Neighbors-- Lewis Lake, Yellowstone NP, Wyoming

Coziest Campsite-- Tombstone TP, Yukon Territory, Canada

Wettest Campsite-- Wrangell St. Elias NP, Alaska

Most Scenic (in a gothic beauty kind of way)-- Talus Lake, Tombstone TP, Yukon, Canada

Most Scenic (if The Mountain is out)-- Wonder Lake, Denali NP, Alasaka

Most Scenic (if The Mountain is NOT out)--  Leigh Lake/ Cascade North Fork (tie) GTNP, Wyoming

Most Scenic on a Budget-- Shadow Mountain, Bridger Teton NF, Wyoming

Cleanest--Devil's Tower NM, Wyoming

Best Showers (pay)-- St. Mary's GNP, Montana

Best Showers (free)-- Ten Mile Lake, BC, Canada (best overall)

Best Reservation System-- BC Parks, British Columbia, Canada

Best Memories-- All of 'em!

 

Aloha,

Lee

 

To see images from the exhibition The Beautiful Suffering, please click here.