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Ruin Park and Bobbies hole Day 6 takes us into the Needles District of Canyonlands from the backside. The day was long filled with an extended drive through the high country of the Blue Mountains. Leaving Natural Bridges we climbed up to the Bears Ears. The Bears ears are a district landmark with the round going... more
We needed to get an early start today. The drive was going to be long and dusty. Our goal was to make Natural Bridges early enough to get a campsite. Natural Bridges has only 13 sites and they fill up fast. We use the rack with a Thule Cargo Bag to carry the clothes and... more
We were greeted by a warm day with the sunrise at Dollhouse. Our first objective of the day was a short hike to the Bear Panel to see the rock art We had a general idea of where the panel was so we had to do a little exploring. Due to the Biological soils we... more
With Doll House only about 20 miles from Tea Pot we did not have to rush to get an early start. Tea Pot Rock is where the most difficult section of the trail begins. The next 5 miles take to take over an hour. Having never been here we did not know what to... more
As a part of our vacation this last summer we decided to visit the controversial Roan Plateau in west central Colorado. If you have ever driven on I70 between Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction you have driven by the Roan Plateau. It is on the north side of the highway just west of Riffle.... more
The objective for day 2 was to reach the Teapot Rock camp. The distance was only about 30 miles. Tea Pot Rock camp was picked to keep the driving short and allow us time to stop as much as we wanted. It was a cold morning at Panorama Point with the low in the 20’s.... more
Our day required an early start from Green River Utah. I had a full day planned to start our expedition. We headed west on I 70 from Green River to the exit for Utah 24 South. Utah 24 heads south to Hanksville along the east edge of the San Rafael Reef (this will be... more
DaToy goes into the shop next Monday to get the fenders replaced due to structural cracks. This problem has show up in many FJ Cruiser through what appears to be mid year 2008. Toyota has re-engineered the fenders and I will try to get into the body shop and get pictures as the fix... more
Cargo Rack Installation It took me some time to find the right rack for our FJ Cruiser. I wanted to replace the factory rack as soon a possible due to its lack of performance. I finally selected the Africa Outback rack for following reasons; It is made from Aluminum It has no side rails. I have never liked... more
I wanted to install a flashlight that would always be charged and ready to use. I selected the Streamlight Strion Rechargeable due to its size. The Strion does not use LED technology but has a 70 minute run time using Lithium Ion batteries and a Xenon bulb. Mounting the flashlight so it looked integrated... more
