Hello, from the mountains of southern Utah. One of the advantages of being able to work from home is being able to work on the road. That’s a great thing if you own a truck camper. As long as I have cell coverage I can work where ever I want. With summer temperatures in Arizona in excess of 115 degrees, we decided the time was right to get away for a couple of months to see the sights and visit some family and friends. We are planning on exploring Utah, Montana, Washington State, Oregon, and California. So far, we’ve visited Bryce Canyon National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Kodachrome Basin State Park, and have hit several prime locations along scenic Utah Routes 14 and 12. More stops, of course, are planned this summer. If you have any destinations and trails that you can recommend, please let us know at tcadventuremag@gmail.com. And if you haven’t done so already, I encourage you to follow Truck Camper Adventure on Twitter and Instagram to stay up on our travels. In the meantime, enjoy a few photographs of our recent adventures here in the American West.
A stop at Cliff Dwellers, Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, AZ. Sunset at Kodachrome Basin State Park, UT. Crossing the Hell’s Backbone Bridge. Down the Burr Trail Switchbacks. Another view going down the Burr Trail Switchbacks. View of the Waterpocket Fold looking east from Boulder Mountain. Exploring the Capitol Gorge, Capitol Reef National Park Boondocking near San Francisco Peaks, Flagstaff, AZ. Stunning view at Sunrise Point, Bryce Canyon National Park. Camping at the excellent Blue Spruce Campground on the Hell’s Backbone Road. Main Lookout at Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah. At the Bonneville Salt Flats, which are currently under 4 inches of water.
Mello Mike is an Arizona native, author, and the founder of Truck Camper Adventure, one of the leading online resources for truck campers and off-grid travel. An RVIA Level 1 Certified RV Technician, Mike has been RV’ing since 2002, restored several Airstream travel trailers, and brings more than two decades of hands-on experience in RV repairs, upgrades, inspections, and consulting. Before launching Truck Camper Adventure full-time, he served 24 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring as a Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CWO3) with a background in communications. Today, Mike and his wife, Karen, explore the country in their custom adventure rig, “Godzilla,” an Elevation Off Grid Black Edition Ford F-550 outfitted with a Bowen Customs bed and Kingstar KRUZR 8 truck camper.
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