Travel, driving fast, the scenery zooming by outside the window: this is the rhythm of the interstate Highway. The point of the Interstate Highway is to get from point A to B with few stops and as fast as possible. Me, I prefer the slow route, the 2-lane blacktop that twists and winds its way…
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Trip Reports
A Swell Trip
by tomas •
As part of the 2011 Cruise Moab there we two overnight runs. One along the Kokopelli and the second to the San Rafael Swell. When I registered for CM 2011 I was placed on the waiting list for the Swell overnight run. Two days before the start of the event I received a call that…
Expedition Gear, Gear Reviews
ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent Annex – Review
by tomas •
The Annex for the ARB Simpson III Rooftop tent is a fantastic addition. It provides an area under the tent platform that is protected from both the bugs and the elements. I’ll let the photos do most of the talking for this review. The annex is mounted to the tent platform by sliding the edges…
Trip Reports
9 in 2009 – Colorado High Passes Tour – Day 3
by tomas •
Time to get cleaned up. We left Iron City campground and headed down Chalk Creek to to Mount Princeton Hot Springs for a chance to soak in the hot water and get a shower. Mount Princeton offers a setting with both the standard hot pool as well as a section next to the creek where…
Trip Reports
May Adventure Trip Day 5
by tomas •
Day five of our trip in our Toyota FJ Cruiser took us back into Colorado. After packing we headed down the John Brown Creek Road to Gateway. This road is a very steep grade following the river down the canyon. The scenery is fantastic with the road traveling through some narrow section cut by the…