Nestled in the heart of the Rocky Mountains is the town of Ouray, Colorado. Said to be the Switzerland of America, the San Juan Mountains live up to this saying. Ouray sits at the end of the valley in a box canyon surrounded by the cliffs that lead up to the surrounding mountain. Once a…
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2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser Trail Teams Edition
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The 2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser Trail Teams Edition was shown to the public at the 2009 FJ Cruiser Summit. The TT Edition is built on the Sandstorm FJ. In talking with the TRD folks it looks like the 2010 edition will be limited to 1,500 so order yours early. I was also given the impression…
Trip Reports
One Stuck ATV
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Sometimes it takes a Toyota FJ Cruiser to get a 4 wheeler out of a mud hole. This is a first for myfjcruiserorg. The driver of this ATV was trying to keep to the rules and stay on the road. He got into the hole and did not make it through. All tires were spinning…
Trail Armor
All Pro Off-road FJ Cruiser Bumper Mounts
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During my trip into on to Adams Lake a few weeks ago I got very stuck in a mud hole. While attempting to winch the Toyota FJ Cruiser out of the hole I bent the front bumper mounts. The All Pro Off-road front bumper places the winch about 4” above the center line of the…
Trip Reports
Mud and more Mud – Colorado Flat Tops
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Mud and More Mud – Day 1 Some fellow cavers and I spent the 4th of July weekend in on the Flat Tops above Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The objective of our trip was to find a new cave I had been looking for. All we seemed to find was rain, more rain and mud. We…
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Colorado Springs and Urban Bears
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The bears are back. Each summer we enjoy seeing the sows and their cubs. This year one of the moms showed up with triplets. Though we enjoy seeing the wildlife in our back yard, it is an indicator of a wide spread problem. Bears are living in the urban environment because food is easy to…
Trip Reports
Flat Tops
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Jjust back from a short weekend trip to the Flat Tops. Had a good time but it was very muddy. I’ll be posting over the next few days on the trip and the most stuck I have been yet.
Getting Trail Ready
FJ Cruiser Underside Trail Armor
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If you are considering taking your Toyota FJ Cruiser off road crawl under it and take a look around. There are a number of items that can get damaged. In this point we are going to talk about protecting the drive train. The drive train includes; the engine, transmission, transfer case and differentials. The front…