For Behind the Shot Part 5, we are featuring photos and stories from Monument Valley, Chester Frost Park, the San Rafael Swell, and many more! Click here to participate in the 2025 Truck Camper Magazine Calendar Contest and be considered for a Behind the Shot feature.
Jim Bonnardel
Capitol Reef, Utah
2005 Nissan Titan
2023 Palomino SS-1240
Camera Used – DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise Drone
An epic 12-day off-the-grid adventure in Utah that included Moab, Capitol Reef, and Goblin Valley.
Christopher Starks
Chester Frost Park, Chattanooga, Tennessee
2021 Ram 3500
2024 Cirrus 920
Camera Used – iPhone 15 ProMax
This was our first camping experience after purchasing the camper and going full-time on the road. This was a cancellation and the only lakeside camp spot available in the area that week. Meant to be!
Mark Hutchings
Macks Canyon, Deschutes River, Oregon
2024 Ram 3500
2022 Lance 825
Camera Used – iPhone 14
This photo is from a short camping/fishing trip to Central Oregon, primarily to fish the Deschutes River. I camped along the Deschutes in BLM campsites in Maupin, Oregon and in Macks Canyon campground.
Bob Frazier
Great Basin National Park, Nevada
2012 Ford F350
2001 Bigfoot 2500 10’6
Camera Used – Samsung Note 9
Day three of a 45 day tour of the Great Basin and South West; we were enjoying the fall colors mid-elevation at Great Basin National Park in Eastern Nevada. The leaves of the Aspen sparkled like a million gold Dollars fluttering in a light breeze.
Kathy Allison
San Rafael Swell, Utah
2017 RAM 3500
2023 Bigfoot 2500 10.4
Camera Used – iPhone 13 Pro
Found the perfect place to camp in the San Rafael Swell. After getting settled, we were treated to a spectacular sunset light show on Temple Mountain.
Heidi Besen
Glen Canyon Recreation Area, Utah
2018 Ram 3500
2018 Hallmark Nevada
Camera Used – Sony a6700
My husband, Matt, and I were traveling south in Utah after visiting our son in Salt Lake City. We love the red rocks and canyons of southern Utah and the deserts of Arizona. We especially enjoy them in the late winter or early spring and fall. The scenery is gorgeous, crowds are virtually non-existent, and the weather is cool or just a bit warm which is perfect for hiking and exploring.
We drove south from the Goblin Valley area after hiking Little Wild Horse Slot Canyon on Route 24 and found a mostly deserted campground (there was one other camper about 1/4 mile away from us) in the Glen Canyon National Recreation area near Hite, Utah. It was an amazing location. The canyon cliffs and buttes loomed above us and the space was wide open. The lake has receded enormously with the ongoing drought in this area, so this campground which was formerly a marina is no longer anywhere near the water – therefore, not particularly popular with boaters anymore. As we hiked around we found lots of shells from when the lake was higher. The sky was clear and the moon was full. A truly memorable stop.
Jean-Claude Bouer
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah
2024 Ford F350
2024 Northern Lite 10-2 EX LE
Camera Used – iPhone 13
We started our travels from Quebec to visit Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada. We stopped for three days at Lone Rock Beach where this photo was shot.
Tim Kirk
Monument Valley
2024 Ram 3500
2022 Northern-Lite 10-2LE
Camera Used – iPhone 15 Pro Max
I attended a NASCAR race in Phoenix, Arizona to escape the fray that is our local annual Ski-Joring races. On the way back to my home in Montana I traveled through Monument Valley.
Stefan Ruhland
Patagonia National Park, Chile
2018 Ford Ranger
2020 Multi4 Willy180
Camera Used – DJI Mini 3 Pro
On the Panamericana, traveling from Alaska to Chile, we were able to capture the wonderful autumn vibes in Patagonia National Park in Chile. Our camper is simply perfect in this setting! An absolute road trip dream.
Margaret Thran
Trout Lake, Washington
2008 Chevrolet 3500
2025 Host Yukon
Camera Used – Samsung Fold
This is our new camper’s first camping trip to Elk Meadows RV park in Trout Lake, Washington. Mt Adams was peeking out on a beautiful Sunday morning, so I had to take the picture.
Dana Bernard
Alberta
1998 Dodge 2500 / 2002 body
2003 Northern Lite
Camera Used – Phone
Alberta Crownland camping. We found this sweet spot way up in the hills and could see for miles down the valley. We stayed for three nights and only saw two other quads. We nicknamed it “Risotto Ridge” because the mushroom risotto with the view at sunset was spectacular!
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