While spending time with family in the San Francisco Bay area LJ and I took a drive out to the Marin Headlands. The drive leaves Highway 1 near the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge. Our first stop was a great view point of the Golden Gate and San Francisco. Every time I see…
Trip Reports
The Rubicon – Maybe not
by tomas •
As part of our trip to California this last month I wanted to give the Rubicon a try. We left Novato, CA about 8:30 AM and headed for the trail. The drive through Sacramento was no problem and 50 had light traffic. We made one last fuel stop before heading up Icehouse Road. Icehouse Road…
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In search of rocks
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Sounds boring.. However, on all our outings I try to find some sort of rock hounding spot for LJ. It’s a dad thing, trying to keep these types of interests alive in our kids. Even the simplest hobby can lead towards a life time interest or career. We started the day driving to a location called Topaz…
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On the road – The Rubicon
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Here I am blogging from a remote camp site in the middle of Nevada. Since last Thursday LJ and I have been on a road trip. The first stop was my Mothers 80th birthday in Novato, CA. We spent 4 days visiting with family and enjoyed a trip to the beach and to the Headlands. Leaving…
Expedition Trailer
M416 Fender Modification for Larger Tires
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For our adventure travels I run the same tires and rims on our M416 trailer as on the FJ. With the larger 295 tires additional fender clearance was needed as well as additional width. The M416 fenders have a lip that is about 1.25 inches that adds additional strength. By cutting this lip off I…
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FJ Cruiser Re-Gearing Completed
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With my re-gearing project complete and tested it is time to let everyone know how it went. With the change of tires from 265/70-17s to 295/70-17s the re-gear was needed to keep my crawl ration where it needed to be. The gears installed are 4:56s that combined with my new tires lower my crawl speed…
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New RoofTop Tent – Ezi-Awn T-Top 1800 First Look
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I finally received our new rooftop tent. The ARB tent was not large enough for 3 people so we are upgrading to a Ezi Awn T-Top 1800 RoofTop Tent. The 1800 is going to give us and additional 17 inches in width which will allow the 3 of us to have enough room to sleep.…
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Elk Park Wetland Damage
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During day trip last week we went to Elk Park in the Pike National Forest. Elk park is a large sub-alpine wetland fed by a number of small springs. The area is a very soft marshland with a few small ponds. The pictures included here show the damage that 4×4 and ATV do to this sub-alpine…