Truck Camping Photo Thread

SE Idaho Part 1: Double Dose of Indian Hot Springs
July 1, 2019.

The day started out just like any other. Well, any other where the previous included a 12-hour drive from home to the starting point of our next adventure.

So it was that, as we lay in bed, I looked over and said, "I've got an idea."

Hey! Get. Your. Head. Out. Of. The. Gutter.

See, we'd planned to spend the day heading to Indian Hot Springs via the east entrance - a dirt track that we'd been meaning to take since we'd first come to Idaho 18 months ago to pick up the CBI Outback Bumper. Having run our of time, we'd headed straight down to The Maze, Canyonlands, and we'd never made it back. Then, at dinner the night before, Ben reminded me that he and Kirsten had tried to reach the springs via the west entrance - stymied by a rock slide on the final descent down into the valley.

So I proposed to @mrs.turbodb that we try the west route first. And then, if we couldn't make it down, we'd drive around to the east. But if we could - and if we could ford the Bruneau River (since the bridge over the river had reportedly been out for a few years) - then we could do both sides on our way east towards City of Rocks, our next destination.

Read the full story and see all the photos: Double Dose of Indian Hot Springs

keep reading: Double Dose of Indian Hot Springs​

 

Day 2...

As we pulled up to our spot - campsite #4 - at Twin Sisters, a surprise! Tents were already setup in "our spot." And what's this? - someone else's name on the reserved sign. Uh oh. I checked the reservation. Yep - I had a confirmation email, my credit card had been charged. And then, I noticed - we'd reserved spot #64 - as far away from Twin Sisters as you could physically get, a site that I'd looked at but - I thought - only in passing. There'd clearly been a snafu somewhere along the way - either in the web site, or between the keyboard and monitor.

How'd we get here and what did we see? Check it all out in Day 2: We Take Up Residence in Idaho's City of Rocks

Day 2: We Take Up Residence in Idaho's City of Rocks
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Thanks! But @turbodb visits and documents more places more beautifully than I do.

 

Day 3

We explored leisurely before heading back to the truck and continuing on our way through the maze of roads that wound up, around, and through the forest - in and out of trees, across wildflower filled meadows, and to several spectacular viewpoints. Even destinationless and meandering, it turned out to be my favorite part of the trip so far.

Check out what we saw and read how our day developed: From City of Rocks to Craters of the Moon

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catch up on the whole story
[part 1] [part 2] [part 3]​

Interested in more adventures?
AdventureTaco Trip Index​

 

Kachess Lake, Washington.

 

By no means is this roughing it, but I'm stoked that I took my 6 year old son camping for the first time at Mohican state park in Ohio. Taught him how to use a hand axe to make kindling for the fire, and how to put new logs in a hot fire. What an epic evening with the boy!

 

Behind the wheel test coming soon!

 

Truth be told, I've played out this scenario!

 

July 4, 2019.

Our trip to SE Idaho complete, we started heading towards home. Of course, we'd never make it - a stop at Ben and Kirsten's @m3bassman being our jumping off point for another several-day adventure in their home state.

......We didn't pause long at any given site however - trucks pulling trailers and boats headed both ways along the road, prompting us to continue on. In fact, as had been true most of the day, there was so much traffic that Ben and Mikey didn't even stop as we passed what was perhaps the epitome of the #insta-overlanding boom that we find ourselves in these days - I mean, you can't get much more over-land than an airplane, can you? LOL.

Read the first day and see what we saw:
Deadwood Res. & Dagger Falls - Idaho (Crowdaho) in July​

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Awesome! You just can’t beat quality Father & Son time. Thanks for sharing

 

Truth.

 

Sweet truck man.
I also sleep in my ST.
Just more bummish lol
a few thick oversized pieces of cardboard,
Ol 6x4 piece of scrap carpeting,
A yoga mat,
And sleeping bag

Feel like I’m a kid again in my protective layer

 

July 5, 2019.

...I didn't get going all that fast, but even at 15mph or so, when you've got the right depth of water, the effect can be dramatic. Everyone loved it, I think. I know I did.

You know you want to see the rest, and hear about the snow we encountered. Check it all out at Stuck in the Snow! Washington Basin

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[part 1] [part 2] [part 3] [part 4]​

 

July 6, 2019.

From there, it wasn't long before we found ourselves on North Peaks Road - first through the forest, and then through the tree line, making our way up, up, up. Then, there we were, getting high - the road the second highest in all of Idaho - on a beautiful day.

See it all in Getting High in Idaho



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[part 1] [part 2] [part 3] [part 4]
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This is for the NorCal guys and gals.

Myself and a group of buddies and their wives are heading up to Crescent City next week. We will be departing from Sonoma. Any recommendations on places to stop along the way? Looks like we will be going the 101. I’ve never been that far north so I’m looking forward to seeing new things!

 

July 7, 2019.

So up we went, the highest road in Idaho, ours for the travelling. There would be - at least for a moment - no Toyota's higher.

Check out the highest road in Idaho, and the weirdest mine to boot - Getting Even Higher in Idaho, Again

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[part 1] [part 2] [part 3] [part 4]


Hope you enjoyed the story! Get out there an explore.​

 

Alabama Hills two nights ago.

 

Was this Mount Harrison?

 

Nope, Railroad Ridge.

C'mon now, there was a link right there to the trip report , hahahahaha.