Truck Camping Photo Thread

Got dumped on overnight

 

Did a quick overnight camping trip up Phantom Canyon road in Colorado two weeks ago.

 

Another Juan De Fuca quickie (and no, she doesn't have a sister )

northern foothills of the Olympic Mountains;
about 14 miles across the strait to Vancouver Island:

 

Forest road recon and Truck Camping

eastern foothills of the Olympic Mountains;
blocked by snow at upper elevations:



retreated downwards to find a pull-off for a quickie one-nighter with good view of the Duckabush River Valley:



much of the forest road had wild neon day-glow mossy shoulders:












protein shake and bag 'o bread bunch:

 

We rarely camp in developed campgrounds but dispersed camping is not always an option. We recently ended up camping in a state park and the kids were pretty upset about the amount of trash in our site so they spent a good 30 minutes picking it up while I was setting up camp. If only they were self starters cleaning up their stuff at home too

 

More Mobile Makecamp Miscellany

WA- in the eastern Cascade Mountain foothills / Columbia Plateau nexus:

 

Oooh I think I know where this is! Quiet little beach area in Norcal Last time I was up there, we were the only ones there when we arrived, but then woke up the next day to 100s of bicyclists rolling through. We somehow managed to plan our trip in the middle of a big bike race lol.

Quite a drive from Death Valley if it's where I think it is!

Also obsessed with the doggie pics

 

Looking at some of the pictures here I feel like I shouldn’t be so anal about my overall payload. I don’t want to add a truck shell because that will put me just over payload when I hook up to our camper for a trip.

 

Blue Mountains Bivouacking

southeastern WA, northern Blue Mountains;
near full moon and stars both nights; days in the 50F's, nights in the 30F's:








in the evening sitting on my tailgate, a large owl silently glided 20' feet over me




second site about 3 miles south:








saved a pine doomed to be girdled; I try to mitigate the karmic backlash whenever possible :

 

Sisters, OR. Love camping in this truck!

 

Wandering Wenatchee Wonderlands

couple of one-nighters, Wenatchee Mountains, WA;
highs in the lower 40's, nights upper 20's, with sleet squalls all four days;

stymied by snow at 5300 ft.:



retreated down to 4800 ft. for the night:











2nd night a little farther south:

 

Went looking for a whole lot of nothing, and I found it. Part 2.

Sagebrush steppe between Wenatchee Mts. and the Columbia River; very remote and quiet:






Numerous wildflowers were on display, trying to get their horny selves pollinated before the dry season commences; even the toe-stickers were in on the action (Pediocactus nigrispinus):

 

A Couple 'o Cascades Quickies

A couple of one-nighters along the eastern Cascades foothills.
forest road at about 4800 ft.:



felt like a winter campout with highs in the low 40's F, strong biting winds, and sleet squalls:









what a difference the 2nd trip, highs in the 70's F and intense sun; actually sweated and got a bit of a sunburn:





old gaiters make excellent sun blinds:

 

Got out for a bit this weekend, not as remote of a campground as I'd like but these ones were pretty good for being actual campgrounds, not too busy either.

Initial plan was to do Stone Creek Campground in Idyllwild (2nd pic), but the lady friend got very carsick on the way out so we stopped at Oak Grove Campground in Warner Springs for the first night (1st pic)

 

A Hood Canal Quickie

 

Northern half of the New Mexico Back Country Discovery Route.

 

Forest Road Recon, Truck Camping, and a Hoppe’s No. 9 Gun Bore Cleaner Incident

northern foothills of the Olympic Mountains
Forest road recon, apparently seldom used and very overgrown, 8 miles in with a lot of elevation gain to a dead end, but no views, this roads a bust; I'll see if these battle scars will buff out:



Explored another forest road and found eventually a good site overlooking the Juan De Fuca Strait. As I opened the Leer my olfactories were assailed by an awful stench which I recognized immediately- Hoppe’s No. 9 Gun Bore Cleaner. The container housing my gun cleaning kit had become un-bungeed and flopped over. My gun cleaning kit was soaked with Hoppe’s No. 9 Gun Bore Cleaner. Upon further inspection, the cap of my Hoppe’s No. 9 Gun Bore Cleaner was defective and would not seal. So, I transferred what was left of my Hoppe’s No. 9 Gun Bore Cleaner into a pop bottle, cleaned up my kit, and aired out the Leer. As my kit bag was soaked with Hoppe’s No. 9 Gun Bore Cleaner and lying
in the intense June sun, I half expected it to erupt into a spontaneous fireball. They claim that the sense of smell is the most evocative, so I expect that now every time I clean a gun, I’ll remember the “Juan De Fuca Incident”. I also learned that I need to better secure my stuff lest I re-funkify my Leer with Hoppe’s No. 9 Gun Bore Cleaner.






I'm loving these long days:

 

A Lake Crescent Quickie

 

It’s on my bucket list to do. Hoping to be there in a month!