Truck Camping Photo Thread

Thanks for the offer, I already put the deposit down on the Mini 3.0

 

death valley national park

 

Scenes from this weekend. Just a quick two nighter with the boys

 

Another Cascades quickie

another "get-away-from-it-all", off a Forest Service Rd
2 scrawny pines for a wind break
Mt. Adams in center:








relentless pummeling from W-NW winds, had to wedge stick between tire and wheel well liner lest it flap the whole night through:



still snow patches at 6200 ft.:



got down to 25 F at night:



temps couldn't break out of the high 40's both days:

 

Lost Rd Rehab Fever and Truck Camping

tried to get close to Mt. St. Helens, but there was still too much snow blocking roads, closest I could get was about 4 miles north of Spirit Lake off a Forest Service Rd;
at the dead end of a FS road I found the remnants of an old, unmarked forest road; typical debris:



decided to see where this lost forest road led to, unleashed my 14" Silky and had at it:



initially it was so narrow I backed in as I cleared; also got my first mosquito bites of the season:



stopped at 4PM, relocated to a more open area with better view for the night:



only got down to 40F at night; billions of stars; overnight I developed "Lost road fever" and was resolved to hit again the next day:



the next day at .7 miles in I located a nice flat area for a remote campsite:



man, these mountains are steep!



about 100 feet up the road past this campsite was a large snag I was definitely not keen to tackle:



however, about 100 feet past the snag the decision was made for me; this is how my Lost forest road ends- no gold mine, no hidden
Shangri-La, just a wash-out!
down to only 2 feet wide:

 

UTAH

 

with @prof.jones

 

Did some camper boondocking at Carrizo Plain National Monument last month after the superbloom crowds faded away and this month spent a night truck camping at my all time favorite Songdog Ranch in the Cuyama Badlands. (California)

Carrizo Plain.



Oh sheeit (totally avoidable had I followed my own rules)

Uh-oh.

My helper.




Cuyama Badlands (Songdog Ranch)



Nap-camping. I started working graveyard shift again last summer, thus my sleep quality suffers, so my most of my vacation time is spent finding quiet places to nap and rehabilitate with my dog, who is a napping expert.

 

Anyone camping up at Cherry Springs this weekend? Should be good night sky viewing.

 

Just got back. Camped near Cherry Springs since it was all booked up. Still went Saturday night. Skies were pretty good. A little smoke cover from the Canadian wildfires still. Looking to go back later this season. I know there's a lot of open space there but anyone have recommendations on a nearby camp spot? Always looking to try someplace new. Dont mind the iPhone image of the sky lol. Tried to capture those lasers the rangers use during programs. I'm still in awe of those things

 

Lyman Run State Park isn't too far away.

 

A Cascades Hellscape Quickie

west of Stevens Pass, a couple of nights near the dead end of a Forest Service Rd in a recently burned area:

















2nd afternoon t-storms all around:



discovered this at the dead end of the FS road, an unfortunate victim of the forest fire?



some charred log surfaces resembled facets of a gem, I titled this art shot "The Black Hole"................the muse was upon me.

 

Found a nice place over at Hood Canal off Highway 101 to do a quick shake down run to try out some new gear. Not as secluded as we normally like but the campground was very well maintained.

 

Sunset at Abiquiu Lake campground.

 

Super cool. My brother used to live near there. Bummed I never visited.

 

Echo Park campground

 

A Couple o' Cascades Quickies

off a Forest Service Rd south of Mt. Baker:


early evening t-storms rolling through:











Baker Lake:

 

Weekend trip to Grand Teton NP, camping in the national forest just East of the park. Had a huge owl as our neighbor.

 

Our first time. We have passed by several times. A nice campground. There are variations in sites. RV all the way to walk-in tent and overflow. Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds are great.

 

A rather simple set up this weekend. Where are y’all finding these off the grid beautiful spots?!