For Behind the Shot Part 5, we are featuring photos and stories from Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, Mammoth Lakes, California, Washington DC, and many more! Click here to participate in the 2026 Truck Camper Magazine Calendar Contest and be considered for a Behind the Shot feature.
Robbyn Echon
Mammoth Lakes, California
2012 Ford F250
2023 Cirrus 820
Camera Used – iPhone 13 mini
Waking up at 5am somewhere over by the hot springs off the 395, just to get that coveted truck camper spot line up over at The Mill parking lot was always a dream of ours. Walking the lot checking out all the rigs, the setups, the conveniences of being ski-in/ski-out.
Losing a parent and them gifting you the means to have this adventure rig and guiding us through life like a Northstar – so we named her just that.
Mammoth Mountain is our home in the Winter and now the Summer! We love this life and where the Northstar takes us. Our favorite home on wheels.
Jessica Heringer
Cape Blanco, Oregon
2025 Chevy Silverado
2023 Palomino
Camera Used – iPhone 16 pro max
It was the first sunshine after a couple of days of rainy camping. I was walking up and thought that was a good looking combo, bugs, dirt, tree debris, and all.
Ashleigh Miller
Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
2019 Ford F350
2022 Adventurer 80RB
Camera Used – iPhone 14
We had been dreaming about going to the Bonneville Salt Flats for years. So on our road trip from Arizona to Alaska, we made it happen. However, the salt wasn’t quite dry, and we ended up with our truck covered in salt! So worth it though, probably one of the coolest things we’ve ever done.
Dustin Bradford
Washington DC
2023 GMC Sierra 2500
2006 Capri Retreat
Camera Used – Samsung Galaxy S24
I was working in the Washington DC area for a week in May. So, I decided to road trip it from Texas with the Capri. I went down to the Washington Monument one night after dinner and got this shot.
My job provided a hotel while in DC, but the Capri was my hotel for the drive there and back. It took me three days to get there and four days to get home. I visited Shenandoah National Park and Smoky Mountains National Park on the way home. I also did part of the Blue Ridge Parkway and all of the Natchez Trace. It was about 4,000 miles total!
Corey Thompson
Little Colorado River, Arizona
2019 Ford F350
2008 Bigfoot 9.4LB
Camera Used – DJI mini 3
I spent a night here at the coolest dispersed camping spot that I have found. Nobody was out there, and it was on the cliff’s edge. It was pretty amazing.
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