For Behind the Shot Part 3, we are featuring photos and stories from Andrew Pickens National Forest, South Carolina, Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada, Aguirre Springs Campground in New Mexico, the Pathfinder Reservoir, Beartooth Highway, and Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming.
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Tim Zeh
Andrew Pickens National Forest, South Carolina
2005 Chevrolet 3500
2007 Arctic Fox 1150
Camera: Panasonic FZ200
“Exploring the East Coast, we came along the Francis Marion National Forest in South Carolina and discovered the Sumter National Forest in northwestern South Carolina.
I decided to take a couple days to explore and try dry camping in my recently acquired truck camper. I stopped in the Ranger Station at Andrew Pickens District and the ranger suggested a couple of the free campsites.
This photo was taken along a gravel road on the Chattooga River (Deliverance River) at Long Bottom Ford Campground. There were about ten free campsites that are first come, first serve with a fire ring and a lantern post. I had a great time.”
Juanita Reese
Toiyabe National Forest near Tonopah, Nevada
2016 Toyota Tacoma
2017 Northstar 600SS
Camera: Samsung Edge smartphone
“On our Northstar’s maiden-voyage trip to the southwest, we found this unexpected gem of a campsite after traveling off-road.
Thanks to our solar panel system, we boondocked, enjoyed campfires, scrambled up rocky ridges, explored historic ruins, and viewed starry skies in absolute privacy.
Our traveling companion, Lil’ Guy, insisted on being in this photo.”
Jerry Oakley
Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyoming
2007 Chevy 2500 HD
2016 Northstar TC650
Camera Used: Kyocera Dura Force Pro phone
“I went to Pathfinder Reservoir in Wyoming for dry camping and fishing. My boat is on the beach just out of the picture. It was my second trip to this spot this spring. The fishing was great and the weather was good.
Pathfinder Reservoir is a nice size lake where I have caught Rainbow, Brown and Cutthroat Trout. Pathfinder is about 40 miles west of Casper, Wyoming. The campgrounds offer dry camping with a picnic table shelter and a restroom for $10 a day. There are also places to camp on the lake’s edge.”
Cardwell Smith
Near the ghost mining town of Kirwin, Wyoming
2006 Ford F250
2013 Four Wheel Camper Grandby
Camera: Samsung S6
“We drove up the valley to the ghost mining town of Kirwin, Wyoming. We camped along the Wood River in Shoshone National Forest.”
Cardwell Smith
Clay Butte Lookout Tower Road near Beartooth Lake, Wyoming
2006 Ford F250
2013 Four Wheel Camper Grandby
Camera: Samsung S6
“While camping at Beartooth Lake Campground in Shoshone National Forest, I took the road to the Clay Butte Lookout Tower. It’s off the Beartooth Highway, US 212, in northern Wyoming. The view of the Absaroka Mountains from almost 10,000 feet was magnificent.”
Pat Eastes
Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming
2005 Chevy 3500
2013 Lance 865
Camera: iPhone
“This was taken at first light on June 2nd. We were boondocking in Bighorn National Forest.”
Juanita Reese
Aguirre Springs Campground, Las Cruces, New Mexico
2016 Toyota Tacoma
2017 Northstar 600SS
Camera: Samsung Edge smartphone
“We were camping at Aguirre Springs Campground in Las Cruces, New Mexico and captured the amazing sunset behind the Organ Mountains.”
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